> >Robin, > >Elephant Ivory is what we are used to seeing. Walrus Ivory is a creamy brown > >color. I'm sure someone, some time used it on a special piano, but it was > >not used to any extent, that I know of. > >Best Regards, > >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > The smaller the tusk, the higher the percentage of waste for relatively > fixed sized slabs like those used on keytops, especially if you consider > grain orientation. Let's see, do we want to kill and butcher 1,000 > elephants, or 60,000 walrii? > I was under the impression that within the next few years the ivory question would be a moot point...since it will soon be possible to grow the stuff in some kind of nanokultur biofabrikasjonal equabulator. Was I mistaken ? RicB
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC