FWIW I've seen a fellow in Oslo pull out hide glued soundboards in the course of a demonstration for a convention class. He does this on a regular basis as he has a particular view about how to handle soundboard cracks. He thinks that if you are first going to fix a crack, then you might as well do it as part of a larger job of upgrading the panel. So he pops (litterally) out the panel, pops off the ribs, and pushes the panel back together. Reinstallment of the ribs allows him the nicety of being able to machine crown them a bit to add to panel strength. If he does need extra material for the panel, he puts it on one of the edges. Another fellow I know in Amsterdam also seems to have no trouble removing panels glued with hide glue. He's one of these fellows who are fond of using the old panel with new ribs. Works well, lasts a long time. Not being a soundboard installer myself, I cant speak from experience mind you, but when I see such things done before my eyes... I gotta come to the conclusion its more a matter of knowing how its done then anything else. That being said..... just how many times is it likely that a rim will get a new soundboard installed ?? If you are installing a new panel in an old instrument ? Seems unlikely that this issue should ever come up again in the life of that instrument... or what ? RicB Ron Nossaman wrote: > >And Ron, have you ever removed a soundboard that was put in w/Titebond? > > > >Bob Davis > > No, I haven't. Nor have I often gotten a hide glue installed soundboard out > without trashing it pretty badly and leaving plenty of spruce on the rim. > Titebond, like hide glue, scrapes off easily and cleanly after it's heated > briefly with a torch or heat gun. I don't see a problem. > > Ron N > > _ -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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