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		<author><name><![CDATA[carld05]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-17T21:20:38-04:00</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Building Tools • Re: Spectrum Glue Use]]></title>

		
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So is that a "yes" it can be used like LMII's glue and TB1?<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[tippie53]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-17T05:56:34-04:00</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Guitar Building Procedures • Re: ICYMI - Fish Glue is great stuff.]]></title>

		
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not all fish glue is the same I use a high tack fish glue . the only failure I Had was a customer that threw in a wet rag because RH was low.<br>easy repair. be sure you allow 24 hr clamp time<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[tippie53]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-17T05:54:25-04:00</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Building Tools • Re: Spectrum Glue Use]]></title>

		
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pretty much  45 min clamp time   dried hard cleans up with warm water<hr />
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		<updated>2026-05-16T15:26:46-04:00</updated>

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John,<br>I bought some Spectrum glue from your website and wanted to know how best to use it. Is it a close replacement for the LMII glue? Thanks.<hr />
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		<updated>2026-05-16T15:13:55-04:00</updated>

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I guess the rumors about fish glue failing may have some merit.I've used it on most of my builds. I don't recall which ones, or what I used in place of it. I've4 always used HHG for the bridge and the dovetail joint, out of consideration for the hapless sod who has the job of fixing all the faults I managed to create. ;-)<hr />
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		<updated>2026-05-16T15:13:04-04:00</updated>

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I guess the rumors about fish glue failing may have some merit.I've used it on most of my builds. I don't recall which ones, or what I used in place of it. I've4 always used HHG for the bridge and the dovetail joint, out of consideration for the hapless sod who has the job of fixing all the faults I managed to create. ;-)<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[Kevin Sjostrand]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-15T19:53:34-04:00</updated>

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I've used fish glue on 4 violins that went to India and parts of each one has failed due to the high heat and very high humidity there.<br><br>So in those environments its not a good plan, but I did like using it. Never considered using it on a guitar but sure wouldn't if it is going to India or any other high humidity area.<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[Radmcg]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-15T18:30:41-04:00</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Finishing Your Guitar • getting opaque lacquer.  Gibson gold top]]></title>

		
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Painted my last kit with spray can Stew Mac antique gold.  Worked fine I just hate spray can lacquer.  Bought Mixol Gold metallic but can't find instructions for opaque colors. Read everything on their site, not much help.  Read somewhere to spray tinted lacquer over white vinyl/sanding sealer.  I live in mobile so usually use mohawk instrument lacquer with blush reducer due to humidity.  Any idea how to get gold top opaque metallic?I'm thinking of just buying the spray stuff and decanting it.  Never done that before and at $31.00 a can seems kind of expensive.<br>AHA<br>Rad<hr />
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		<updated>2026-05-15T13:54:58-04:00</updated>

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The  only possible drawback to fish glue that Ive heard is that it may be sensitive to high humidity and tend to fail if left in a  place of high humidity. I'm not sure what a precise definition of "high humidity" might be in this context, or<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[Srick]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-15T09:13:25-04:00</updated>

		<published>2026-05-15T09:13:25-04:00</published>
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Following Tippie53’s lead, over the past year I have become a big fan of fish glue. Listening to one of John’s videos this week, he made it a point of noting that the next morning you can take a toothbrush and some hot water and remove the excess squeeze out from the joint. <br><br>OMG - it works like a charm! Color me surprised!<br><br>Fish glue, like its cousin hide glue, dries hard and thin. It is repairable, and with some heat and a little water, a fully glued joint can be coaxed apart. There is no need to remove all of the glue to achieve the repair as you would need to do with an aliphatic glue like TiteBond. It can be used at room temperature and from what I can tell, has a pretty darn good shelf life. Plus, it is very tacky — when you put a joint together for clamping, there is very little (if any) slippage as you tighten the clamp. That has happened way too many times when I have used TiteBond; maybe it’s not a problem when building a piece of furniture, but there is no room for slippage in luthiery.<br><br>I am liking this stuff more and more. Plus, no gluepot or mixing needed.<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[BlindBo]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-12T07:18:04-04:00</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Guitar Building Procedures • Re: Neck or body first]]></title>

		
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Blaze, like MG said, it’s probably just a matter of choice. Personally, I’ve always done the body first, probably because it looks like you’ve really done something when the body goes together and the bindings, etc. are in.The next step for me is to rough fit the neck joint before doing anything else to the neck. I use John Hall’s “ACE” method: neck Angle, Centerline, and Elevation. Once the dovetail joint is done, then I start on the neck details. Once all the woodworking is done, I finish the body and neck separately, do any final touch up to the dove tail, and then glue the neck to the body.<br><br>That’s the way I’ve always done it, but, “your mileage may vary”. 😂  Good luck and I hope you enjoy your new hobby.<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[Kevin Sjostrand]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-11T18:34:18-04:00</updated>

		<published>2026-05-11T18:34:18-04:00</published>
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Well I barely know what I'm doing for sure?<br>I am looking forward to getting this one done. I have maple and spruce for 3 more.<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[Kevin Sjostrand]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-11T12:10:16-04:00</updated>

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John that's what I did send it's looking fine. 2 more coats today and I'll be done spraying.<br><br>I might be done with vinyl sealer too.<br><br>Thank for the help guys!<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[tippie53]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-11T05:38:49-04:00</updated>

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1 lb cut  wiped on  stopped vinyl years ago<hr />
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		<author><name><![CDATA[MaineGeezer]]></name></author>
		<updated>2026-05-10T20:41:49-04:00</updated>

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The process clearly goes better if you know what you're doing. I don't! ;-)<hr />
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