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Ben-Had
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Glue

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Re: Glue

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the more I look into glues and joinery the more I am thinking that the 2 main factors will come down to the techniques of joinery used and how refined the joint is made
The other variable is the clamping technique. There is a sweet spot on the different glues on how thick the glue line should be. Of all of this , the joint integrity or the way the surfaces mate is most likely the most critical.
In guitars the one issue of cold creep may be the most notable. Taylor uses a plastic pin on the bridges to locate the bridge on the top and the pin also helps to keep the bridge from creeping. Alan Carruth has noted this phenomenon . I have stopped using tite bond in bracing and bridge. I do prefer HHG and fish but agree many great guitars are made with tite bond.
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
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