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The bindings on my guitars are glued on with Titebond I, and if one reads the specs on the glue, one learns that clamping pressure makes a huge difference in the strength of the bond. It is something like 100 times stronger when it is firmly clamped than if it is merely in proximity, which is what tape is just able to do IF the bindings are perfectly bent. Since the tone of a guitar is (IMO) largely dependent on the integrity of the materials AND the joinery, strongly clamping the binding is what I call a no-brainer.
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Thanks for the comprehensive explanation Bruce.... and here was I thinking all along that you just enjoyed slipping on tough leather gloves and lassoing defenseless guitar bodies. You learn something new every day...
Does the rope ever leave indentations in the wood binding or is the wood you use hard enough to withstand the pressure?
Cheers, berf