Merci mon ami! Never saw such wafers in piano supply shops over here but sometimes in older pianos. Pierre Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] De la part de Conrad Hoffsommer Envoyé : mardi 18 novembre 2008 12:21 À : pianotech at ptg.org Objet : Re: [pianotech] ivory replacements with wafers intact using metal key plates Gevaert Pierre wrote: > Hi Conrad, > A silly question but could you tell me what is a wafer ? Mon ami, A wafer is a thin piece of cloth impregnated with water soluble glue. They are available in three sizes/shapes - oversized head, oversized tail and even larger for end key tails. Thinner than a communion wafer, but just as crisp. Schaff calls them ivory cement wafers. -- Conrad
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