After I wrote that there was actually more evidence that hide glue has an impact on a guitar’s tone than abalone inlay has, Mike wrote:
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Originally Posted by 00-28
No there's not. 
.......Mike |
Well, I didn’t say it’s COMPELLING evidence! But I do think it has a bit of tonal impact. I know that the Martin Custom Shop workers who would laugh you out of the room if you tried to tell them that abalone purfling “improves” the sound all seem to believe in the tonal impact of hide glue.
My own attitude towards hide glue is similar to that of Bob DeVellis. I think it’s fine if that’s what people want, but I’ve never played a high end guitar assembled with hide glue that I’ve wanted to own, much less felt compelled to buy.
It’s not as though I feel actively hostile towards hide glue guitars; it’s more like I’m actively indifferent towards them...
Hope that makes sense.
Wade Hampton Miller