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Nice work all of them. How do you guys attach the baize onto the wood? I have used several different types of glue in the past, the ones that did not stain were not good fixers, the ones that fixed the baize stained it. Which kind of fabric glue is a good non staining fixer?

I have done the gluing with normal PVAC wood glue. I use with baize normal backcloth which you could attach with ironing. If cases inside is "pure wood" I first line it with thin cotton cloth or card board, thicknes less than 0,03". When attaching the baize I first cut the pieces to correct measurements and after that apply a thin and smooth glue over the surface where baize will be attac. Then I wait short time and then when the glued surface begin to be sticky I attach the cloth over it.

I used spray-on contact cement (the auto parts store sells it for reattaching headliners). You just have to be careful to get it right the first time because the contact cement covered surface adhere to each other immediately on contact.
Steve

Shotgunlover. I have not as yet found a truly non staining adhesive though there are some that do come close.

COPYDEX Is a form of Latex emulsion that can be used as a straight forward adhesive or as a contact adhesive. It is as you would expect water based recommended for paper fabrics and leather though once dry it can be extremely difficult to remove in fact can be impossible though while still wet it can be removed with a damp cloth. Its strength is good for large flat areas but on corners I prefer to use an out and out contact adhesive though it is good for small repairs on vintage cases as well as a complete re-cloth.
EVO-STICK. Is a high strength contact adhesive for just about anything, it works well on paper fabrics and leather and does not stain if you remove it with its correct solvent soon after using. The down side it is Solvent based and in a closed room it can give you a bad time with dizziness headaches. It is excellent for patching and I have used it for a complete re-cloth.
Rabbit skin glue. Natural works well clean none staining if removed quickly with warm water, good grip once cool but you do need a double boiler glue pot to use it. Though the only Adhesive to use for a true vintage repair and remarkably it is still easy to obtain here.
All the above Adhesives are obtainable here in Brit land without to much trouble and I am sure COPYDEX and EVO-STICK equivalents are available in the US.

Those violin cases are a great idea! What goes around comes around, doesn't it? In this day-and-age of nitwits and do-gooders frowning on anything firearm related, I think it would be a useful subterfuge. Any ideas on how to go about finding a suitable project case?

Hi Lads, I play Irish folk music on the fiddle.
I was coming home from a`gig late one night this summer & I saw the flashing blues behind me, I guess I had a brake light out.
After the usual licence n reg, he asked what was in the case on the back seat...I said a fiddle...
He seemed to think it a guncase,(Its a modern one, not fiddle shaped at all) but after I opened it, he said he had relatives back in Dublin, & he asked me if I knew a certain tune his Grandad
used to play...& sure enough I did,,,,so we had a little 5 minute concert there at about 2:00 am////in the deserted strip mall I pulled into at about
It was kinda nice.
franc

Lloyd3. Look for an old Viola case for a project because they are a little larger than a standard Violin case which will make it far easier to work with.

damascus,
yours seems like the real deal, as there are no bow hangers to house the fiddle bows in the inside of the top lid,like real fiddle cases have, like the fiddle case rockdock posted with holders on the top lid/
Though the inside looks alot newer than the outside, do you think the indide was stripped & redone?
Nice either way
Franc

I have taken it to a shoe shop for the leather and this case is a mess . There are no real corners and it has had some restoration in England over the years like heavy leather strips at the corners.He is going to reinforce the leather with glue and where the wood is broken he is going to reinforce it with tin and cover it with leather.
I think I am going to Frame up the Label....If anyone can screw it up it would be me.
Monty

i know it is a different type of felt, but when I restored a machinist's chest - the folks at Gertsner recommended hide glue. it worked great and did not stain or soak thru