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plinkyplank

Jan-16-2015, 3:21pm

Hi,

Does anyone know which glue Gibson used in the Lloyd Loar era for binding?

I'm guessing hide glue but am not sure.

Thanks.

Graham McDonald

Jan-16-2015, 4:40pm

More likely scrap celluloid dissolved in acetone. That was certainly what was being used in the 1960s and 70s according to an ex-Gibson mandolin maker a I met few years back.

Cheers

Hi,

Does anyone know which glue Gibson used in the Lloyd Loar era for binding?

I'm guessing hide glue but am not sure.

Thanks.