getting ivory into the US

[Avery Todd]

Michael,

I have a bone keyboard on one of our S & S D's, Can you suggest a way to 
whiten it
at least a "little" bit? Thanks.

Avery

At 12:54 PM 2/1/05, you wrote:
>Fran,
>     I apply new Ivory and Bone keytops for a living. The way to tell them
>apart is as follows: Bone is more porous than ivory (very visible) and is
>almost always more of an off-white than true white or translucent like
>ivory. Bone also has more of a straight grain while ivory can be straight
>but is more often the typical flame-point or finger print type pattern. Mike
>Morvan Blackstone Valley Piano
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "FRANCES HELMS" <fhelms@topeka.k12.ks.us>
>To: <dlbullock@att.net>; <pianotech@ptg.org>; <drjazzca@yahoo.ca>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:27 PM
>Subject: Re: getting ivory into the US
>
>
> > Speaking of ivory keytops...I was told many years ago that many of what
> > is regarded as "ivory" in keytops is actually bone.  My source, who was
> > an antique dealer also told me that the only definitive way to tell the
> > difference is to taste them.  According to him, ivory tastes salty.
> > Comments??
> > Fran Helms,
> > Topeka,Ks
> >
> > >>> "D.L. Bullock" <dlbullock@att.net> 2/1/2005 12:43:01 AM >>>
> > To transport an old piano with ivory keys to the US. you must remove
> > and box
> > up the white keys and UPS them to the US.  You can then send the piano
> > with
> > black keys only through customs.  It is so incredibly stupid to quibble
> > over
> > antique ivory when the purpose of the law is to stop new ivory.  This
> > is the
> > only way I know to be sure the piano will get to keep its original 100
> > year
> > old ivory.
> >
> >
> >
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