> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 07:42:21 -0800 > From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com> > Organization: PianoBuilders/NW > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: keytop replacment questions ( and ivorine story ) > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org Actually I think that was the celluloid stuff I burned off. What I didn't like about ivorine was the dimpled effect you could see. I've never installed ivorine but I suppose that might have been caused by too much glue or uneven surface? David ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > > Are we talking about the new sheet "ivorine" here, or the older celluloid that was used many long years ago? > > I worked with ivorine for many years with no problems. It came in sheet form and we cut it into roughly 1" x 6" pieces to > glue onto keys. Trimming was done either with an Osland key trimmer, or later with a sliding table on a router table. > > I never found "ivorine" to be particularly flammable. Now, celluloid was a whole other matter... > > -- ddf > > > > ilvey Pacifica, CA ilvey@a.crl.com
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