getting ivory into the US

[MICHAEL MORVAN]

Avery,
    Whitening or bleaching ivory or bone keytops while still applied to the 
keystick is tricky and the results vary widely. One approach is to lightly 
wipe the keytops down with straight ammonia to remove the grease (from 
fingers) and dirt. Then lightly resurface the keys using 5-600 grit paper 
and rebuff. This will usually lighten them up a few shades. Another approach 
is to again, wipe with ammonia to remove grease and dirt, lightly dab the 
tops with a solution of 40% hydrogen peroxide, keeping the keys as saturated 
as you can, as long as you can without loosening the tops, resurface then 
buff. These results vary but will usually yield some results. Ultimately 
removing the tops, submersing them in hydrogen peroxide, drying them, 
reapplying and buffing works best.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: getting ivory into the US


> 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.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > D.L. Bullock    St. Louis
>> > www.thepianoworld.com <http://www.thepianoworld.com>
>> >
>> > Do you or your family have a health challenge?  Put YOUR BODY'S OWN
>> > IMMUNE
>> > SYSTEM to work for you----It is capable of repairing itself from EVERY
>> > disease if you give it the right fuel.  Visit
>> > http://bullock.myglycostore.com <http://bullock.myglycostore.com/>  to
>> > get
>> > the right fuel
>> >
>> > Visit  http://bullock.goldenkeys.net/ to investigate a great automated
>> > home
>> > based business to get your products for free.
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
>
> _______________________________________________
> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
>