Angry Consequences

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Marcus Aurelius

The online magazine Loudwire has an article about the “The History of Guitar Smashing in Rock ‘n’ Roll ”. For the guitars that were repairable after the destructive acts, what types of glue would a luthier use to mend the broken wood? As with all trade crafts, there’s a deep well of knowledge in mundane things like what glue to use. The Art of the Lutherie article about the “What Is The Best Glue For Guitar Building? ” helps answer that. What I find neat about this is that animal glue, specifically glue made from the air bladders of fish, such as the mentioned “Norland High Tack Fish Glue”, was used centuries ago and is still one of the most popular types of glue luthiers use.

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus : (26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calm, and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.