I am wondering and worried about pickup wiring,what happens when or if it goes bung after being sealed up in an A with F holes? Do you remove back or make a trapdoor in back or side? or remove back? what sort of glue should I use on back to make it repairable? have been using gorilla pva on the rest of it. should I try hide glue? (father had a glue pot but I doubt I can find it so I would probably be reduced to a jar in a saucepan)
Aparently titebond make a liquid hide glue,would it work?anyone tried it?
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Mark Swanson
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Re: more mandolin questions
Well there is a lot here. What kind of pickup wiring? Usually it can be done through the F holes. The instrument should never have to be taken apart for wiring reasons. As far as glue, the Gorilla glue is something that I would question, I am not sure about their PVA and I would trust Titebond first. Look for that glue pot, and learn about hide glue...the liquid stuff is no good for instruments generally.
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