Actually, I have made guitar and mandolin picks out of old ivorite. Not bad for the mandolin, but by the time I got it thin enough to sound good on the guitar, a pick lasted about three good strums. One possibility for the pianotech with an entrepreneureal spirit might be making up action models, using wippens and hammer shanks available from YAMAHA individually, and some old hammers from a previous job. Sometimes we even have a broken set of hammers and could supply singles, although this is rare. But PLEASE, don't leave the old Ivorite keytops. If you decide to make action models, use our regular white keytops, which we will supply real cheap. This use of old, but otherwise sound keys, is particularly appealing if you have ever priced an action model. And, hey, it's your chance to recycle! Officially, of course, YAMAHA wants these old keys returned to us to be destroyed. It will suffice to say, we're not exactly inundated with them at present. Steve Peason YCA tele support
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