More on glue

[Swingman]

The different types of adhesives used by Taylor guitar:

[basilisk]

I'm surprised at the percentage of alphatic resin glues used.

I would have assumed that it would have been predominantly urea resins or hide glues.

basilisk

[basilisk]

I would have thought that the softer glues would have had a deadening effect on the acoustics, maybe not, maybe desirable, I don't know enough about guitars or glues apparently.

I wonder if a pissed bass player could deliver a severer beating with a guitar glued up with alphatic resin or one glued up with hide glue?

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[Swingman]

Did it with my '61 Fender Jazz, and didn't even knock it out of tune. ;)

[Leon]

Were YOU that guy that started that guitar wrecking scene on stage? LOL

[Swingman]

I think we tend to not realize just how much glue technology has changed in the last twenty years.

That said, the "Duramold" process, stuff of the birch plywood H-4 Hercules during WWII, used a phenolic resin, which certainly stood up to that critical task.

[Swingman]

If you read the spec sheet on Titebond 50, the glue Taylor appears to use mostly, you will appreciate even more previous remarks about how important EMC of wood, and maintaining RH and temperature in a modern instrument factory are.

[Swingman]

No, but I have had to take extraordinary exception, on a few rare occasions, to drunk asshats coming on stage and/or trying to wrest the mic from a lead singer. Used with the same "butt stroke" as you would with a military rifle, the butt end of a Fender bass can be quite effective as a next-to-last resort. Trust me. ;)

Simply part of the bassist' job back in the old days of Texas dance halls.