ivory wafers

[David Vanderhoofven]

Would any kind soul post a recipe for making your own ivory wafers?

Thanks!

David Vanderhoofven
Joplin, MO

At 01:21 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote:
>Tom,
>     There are a few different schools of thought concerning the actual 
> purpose of the ivory glue wafer. For starters the wafer is a thin piece 
> of muslin cloth and this makes the ivory appear white, ivory is 
> translucent and the wafer shows through. The wafer also works as a medium 
> for holding glue, wood is porous and readily absorbs glue, ivory is 
> porous and absorbs glue also. So this wafer holds a fair amount of glue 
> to prevent a glue starved joint. Finally some believe that the wafer acts 
> as a expansion joint between the ivory and the keystick. I'm not to sure 
> this theory of an expansion joint is sound. Keys and their tops  do 
> change dimensionally and at different rates with climate changes but 
> ivory was and still is today glued on with hot hyde glue. Hot hyde glue 
> has excellent creep and rigidity resistance so this property lessens that 
> theory if the wafer is saturated with hyde glue. Mike Morvan Blackstone 
> Valley Piano