old Steinway ivories

[Allen Wright]

Ed,

By the way, what is this whiting stuff we're talking about? I don't see
anything listed in Schaff or Pianotek - except something you paint on the
tops of keys to make them not yellow anymore (yikes ).

Once again, pardon my ignorance. It's just a subject that's been sort of off
my radar, and all of a sudden it seems like an enjoyable sort of challenge.

Thanks,

Allen

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>From: A440A@aol.com
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: old Steinway ivories
>Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2003, 1:04 PM
>

>
> << I guess I'll just have to take a perfectly good keytop off and see if
> there's any linen underneath. All this is not of great import, of course -
> I'm just interested to know if they sometimes did it this way (just using
> hide glue) sometimes. >>
>
> Many STeinway pianos used no linen.  I have repaired quite a few that did and
> didn't!  Check your level without, and if correct, I would suggest a very
> thin whiting mixture on the old wood, (clean well, first), and then attachment
> with PVC-E glue.
>
> Ed Foote RPT
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