So I'm seeing a lot of discussions (duh, here) about construction and what-if's. I seemed to see a discussion (Ted?) on using hide/gelatin glue. So my questions are:
1 Would hide/gelatin glue work to secure fretboard to neck and/or neck to box? Would this have the strength needed for the string tension?
2 Would hide/gelatin glue work if someone was making a CBG with the understanding that some changes might need to be made? Wood glue is more permanent and thus if one want to, say, change out the neck to something else or re apply a new fretboard, would using hide/gelatin glue make more sense?
Thanks ya'll
-Wes
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The issue of hide/gelatin glue is all about historical instruments and restoring. Possibly also if you have a very expensive acoustical guitar.
When I was in that area of interest, it was great to be able to take off a soundboard with a hot knife (basically) Similarly to take the bridge off the soundboard. [I made Early Music Instruments, lutes, psalteries etc.... just for fun and a bit of pocket money]
Restoration of instruments that use modern glues is very difficult and often moves into "destructive" which is not good at all.
With all due respect to the instruments we make, there is no way i would bother to do repairs that require loosening glue to any extent. Just make another CBG, break up the box and use the neck again. I do not think we need to be so precious as to use the traditional glues.
Most of the modern wood glues will do the trick. BTW the hide glues and gelatin glues are hard to work with and really do not work as well as modern woodwork glues.
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When I was in that area of interest, it was great to be able to take off a soundboard with a hot knife (basically) Similarly to take the bridge off the soundboard. [I made Early Music Instruments, lutes, psalteries etc.... just for fun and a bit of pocket money]
Restoration of instruments that use modern glues is very difficult and often moves into "destructive" which is not good at all.
With all due respect to the instruments we make, there is no way i would bother to do repairs that require loosening glue to any extent. Just make another CBG, break up the box and use the neck again. I do not think we need to be so precious as to use the traditional glues.
Most of the modern wood glues will do the trick. BTW the hide glues and gelatin glues are hard to work with and really do not work as well as modern woodwork glues.