Allen writes: << 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 ). >> Whiting is anything you can mix with hide glue to make an opaque white surface upon which to affix relics of dead elephants. I have used Calcium Carbonate but others may prefer a titanium oxide. I have even heard of people that used "white-out" fluid from the office supply house,but I have no idea of its worth. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <A HREF="http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/399/six_degrees_of_tonality.html"> MP3.com: Six Degrees of Tonality</A>
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