building the hammered dulcimer - PART (04) - soundboard glue-up and fit

In this episode I will manufacture the soundboard and bottom of the instrument. Both are made from rift sawn spruce. I will start by jointing the boards with a handplane, making sure to avoid any knots or other bad spots. I continue by planing the wood to a thickness of aprx. 6mm towards the treble and aprx. 8mm in the bass. I then sand top and bottom down to 240 grid and make sure that both the soundboard and the bottom have a perfect fit. The Bottom is glued onto the frame, the soundboard lives in a rabbet in the pinblocks.
For some parts of the build I will be referencing the book "Saiteninstrumente selbst gebaut Band 1" by Martin Kesselring (Zytglogge Verlag Bern, 1987)
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[@lawabidingcitizen5153]

Very nice build! What kind of glue do you use for the wood? Ponal? Pattex? TiteBond?

[@solitudewoodworking8431]

Thank you!! I have been using the red and blue titebond for all glueups and have been very pleased with the results

[@lawabidingcitizen5153]

@@solitudewoodworking8431 Alright! Seems like TiteBond is universally loved for woodworking, how does it compare to Ponal or Pattex if you have experience with them?