On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Bernd Haegemann wrote:
> There is a constant learning process during the tying of the first 3 frets
> which leads to a triumphant sailoresque mastery of knothood.
I'm living proof that it leads to no such mastery.
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HP> changing frets was an easy task, "but some players will SELL THE
INSTRUMENT rather than change the frets.
There is a constant learning process during the tying of the first 3
frets which leads to a triumphant sailoresque mastery of knothood. Let's
open a beer to celebrate that. At the fift
Apparently I didn't send the USDA monograph on Alkaline Casein glue. You can
access it at http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn158.pdf
Casein is widely used in the manufacture of coated paper as the glue that holds
the pigment in the coating. Alkaline is preferred in the paper industry a
Thanks for all the interesting replies!
I came across another interesting use of glue the other day - I bought
a very cheap uke (which actually worked pretty well) and decided to
take it apart. It was held together with hot-melt glue of the type
used in glue guns. It came apart re
Note that the formula William Samson gives is for acid casein while the
formula given by the USDA monograph is for alkaline casein. Alkaline casein is
preferred in some uses such as paper coating where acid can contribute to
discoloration and deterioration.
Edward Margerum
At 09:33 +
Dear Bill,
Margaret beat me to it with the detailed quotes from Cennini and
Thompson but while I was looking at the Cennini I noticed that his
recipe for fish glue says that it was used for lute mending, It sounds
from the word "leaf" as if it is isinglass:
HOW FISH
Dear Bill,
Casein glue was certainly used extensively in the middle ages by
painters to join the boards of their painting panels before preparing
with gesso etc. In fact quite a common recorded item in the invoices
they submitted to their commissioning patrons was for the cheese
needed to make
Artists use(d) casein glue to glue up panels for painting. The
advantage is that it is waterproof so isn't softened by the gessoing
process.
Casein Glue for Joining
If it is necessary to glue up a panel, the best thing to use is the
cheese and lime glue which Cennino descri
Hi Josh -
I am having trouble with that computer, and I probably will be replacing it
soon,
but my other duties have kept me from getting to it today, and it might not get
fixed till early next week. If you are interested in tablature, you will
find it at
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/tab
Dear Bill,
Many years ago, before I knew better, I made my first instrument with
a propriety wood glue 'Cascamite' which I thought at the time was a
cassein type adhesive (the similarity in the name). And it was
certainly strong, gap filling (benefit for a novice!) and took plenty
Hi,
An idle question here - I saw on TV how to make casein glue - using
skimmed milk, bicarb and vinegar. Apparently it's been around since
ancient Egyptian
times. http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_8474158_make-casein-glue.html
Do you know of any uses it might have had in instrument maki
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