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All about fish glue and hide glue – Journeyman’s Journal

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More properly referred to as “Protein” glues – includes glues made from bone, hide, rabbit skin, fish, isinglass, and various forms of the above (eg. disiccated, liquid, and preparations of, such as Old Brown Glue “OBG”). Source: All about fish glue and hide glue – Journeyman’s Journal All about fish glue and hide glue PUBLISHED ON May …
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A Luthier’s Blog (Gary Nava – UK)

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Gary Nava’s Blogspot. Source: A Luthier’s Blog (Gary Nava’s Blogspot). He seems to have had this going since 2006. Hi, I make mostly mandolins and guitars, entirely by myself and by hand. Although I’m based in the Norfolk Fens, my instruments can be found all over the world. I made my first guitar when I …
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Hide Glue Info

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Source: HideGlueInfo By Frank Ford, 1999 I’ll stick with hide glue. . . © Frank Ford, 1997, 1999 Hide glue has the best characteristics for stringed instrument work, BUT it requires care and practice to use properly. This is serious business, you really do have to learn to work with it. (My current glue is Milligan & Higgins 192 gram …
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Hot Hide Glue — Questions and Answers

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Questions and Answers about Hot Hide Glue. The first in what we hope will be a long series of Q & A articles written by noted rebuilder and author, Craig Brougher. Source: Hot Hide Glue — Questions and Answers From a Player Piano Rebuilding website, much info about HHG, in a Question and Answer format.