marshall1987
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Nie Zweifel an einen deutschen Handwerker.
Now the binding is ready to be routed. Florian uses acetone to glue on the binding . The acetone melts the celluloid that makes it attach to the
Brazilian rosewood.
Gibson uses glue instead, which is quicker and cheaper, but not historically correct.
So vintage Gibson glued the body binding on, glued the tops to backs, glued the necks to the body, glued the fretboard to the neck, glued the holly veneer to the headstock, glued the headstock wings to the headstock, glued the nut to the neck...but used ACETONE to attach the fretboard binding? Sounds strange.
Acetone is a superb plastic "welding" reagent
The reason glue was used for the other bits you mention is that none of those other bits are plastic...they are all wood. Acetone doesn't "melt" wood
So, if Acetone doesn't "melt" wood, why was it apparently used to attach the binding to the (wooden) neck? Surely, it wouldn't work?
So, the statement that it WAS used is perhaps incorrect?
This is just getting too complicated........:hmm
It melts into the wood.
It melts into the wood.
Acetone is a superb plastic "welding" reagent
The reason glue was used for the other bits you mention is that none of those other bits are plastic...they are all wood. Acetone doesn't "melt" wood
No, the binding on the body is a different plastic called RoyaliteWhy was glue used for the binding on the body? Same material, isn't it?
Why was glue used for the binding on the body? Same material, isn't it?
Exactly correct
+1Once again for those who may have missed it:
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