:o It was 10 years ago when I worked in NYC and had that nice clear Pianotek glue. That was the glue hue I was looking for!! THANK YOU FRED! :) Michelle On Jan 9, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Fred Sturm wrote: > Hi Michelle, > Pianotek's hide glue was beautifully clear and yellow about ten > years ago. More recently it has been a bit more on the brown side. > Not as murky as what I used to get from APSCO, but in that > direction. I don't think it is a real problem in terms of function > - maybe a wee bit weaker, but not significantly. The clear yellow > was extraordinarily pure. I showed some to a violin maker I know, > and he was amazed and had to get some right away (I referred him to > Pianotek). More recently he has been complaining that it isn't as > good now. > Of course, if you have high humidity, you can get various > microorganisms infecting it, even during storage when dry. That can > cause cloudiness and stink (and how!) if it gets acute. If you > don't have bad smell, it's more likely impurities in the glue. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm@unm.edu > > > > On Jan 9, 2006, at 11:13 AM, Michelle Stranges wrote: > > >> It's much darker. Sometimes even "cloudy". >> Looks like melted caramel- the cubed kind that you buy in the >> grocery store. >> >> I have worked with glues that seemed much "clearer" than the stuff >> I have been getting. >> >> :) >> michelle >> On Jan 9, 2006, at 12:20 PM, David Love wrote: >> >> >> >>> What did it look like? >>> >>> David Love >>> davidlovepianos@comcast.net >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Michelle Stranges >>> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:01 AM >>> To: College and University Technicians >>> Subject: [CAUT] Hot Hide glue woes (??) >>> >>> Hi Folks.. >>> >>> I am wondering if I could get some feedback on the >>> characteristics of >>> the glue *you* use. >>> >>> I love hot hide glue (who doesn't??) but I am having concerns that >>> mine doesn't "look" nice. >>> >>> Now this *ain't* some girly thing- I just wonder if I've got >>> something weird here. >>> >>> They say in the directions that it should look.. you know... kinda >>> transparent, healthy (sorry I don't have them with me) >>> >>> While I *do* feel the glue I mix is gonna do it's job- it just >>> doesn't LOOK good. >>> The batch I've been working with- in no way is it transparent and a >>> light caramel color. >>> I have tried spirng water in exachange for regular tap water, clean >>> jars and brushes and Voodoo chants. >>> >>> It still looks not like it should. >>> >>> This has happened a couple of times and I even called Pianotek and >>> they gladly sent me some more to replace. >>> >>> What color is your parachute? >>> (and glue??) >>> >>> :) >>> >>> Strange is >>> _______________________________________________ >>> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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