getting ivory into the US

[Cy Shuster]

Alan,

There's been a great Journal article about this.  Pull the naturals, put 
cheesecloth over them, spray with peroxide (just enough to keep damp, but 
not enough to curl them off), and put them in direct sunlight or under 
strong "grow" lights for plants.

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:23 PM
Subject: RE: getting ivory into the US


> I've been very successful at bleaching loose ivories by immersing them in
> strong peroxide (beautician's supply store). My only fear was that they
> would warp or curl, but they don't. So my other "wonderment" has been "is
> there some way to do this in situ," maybe mixing the stuff with something 
> to
> form a paste ... ?
>
> Alan R. Barnard
> Salem, MO