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Setting a neck
Barklessdog:
I was reading on how luthiers set necks with hot hide glue.
What have you guys done?
Dave W:
I've never set a neck but none of the majors have used hot hide glue probably since well before WWII.
HHG fanatics will tell you about centuries-old items with HHG joints that are still good. They conveniently overlook that only a very small percentage have lasted. HHG is rigid. When the wood moves, the joint or the wood around it can break. You need some flexibility here because the neck will move, it's under string tension and will have to be adjusted now and then. HHG does have its uses but IMHO this isn't one of them.
drbassman:
I use Titebond.
shadowcastaz:
Me too,wood glue.
drbassman:
Speaking of setting necks, how do you do it?
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