What kind of glue does everyone use? I've done many repairs on violins, violas and cellos over the years and the preference there is always hide glue. I've seen lots of guitar and uke pictures where I can see regular Titebond wood glues (as well as on sites for guitar and uke luthier materials).
Just curious if it matters with Ukes? We use the hide glue on the violin family so that the wood lets go instead of cracking in the event of major humidity or drying out. Also it's a lot easier to pop a top or a seam to do repairs on the ribs or bouts. I've seen what regular wood glue or Elmers can do to a violin and it's not pretty.
All my experiments into uke building have used regular wood glue, but I'm getting close to actually putting some stuff together that I'd like to actually work, so I thought I'd ask!
Just curious if it matters with Ukes? We use the hide glue on the violin family so that the wood lets go instead of cracking in the event of major humidity or drying out. Also it's a lot easier to pop a top or a seam to do repairs on the ribs or bouts. I've seen what regular wood glue or Elmers can do to a violin and it's not pretty.
All my experiments into uke building have used regular wood glue, but I'm getting close to actually putting some stuff together that I'd like to actually work, so I thought I'd ask!