[pianotech] shipping piano overseas with ivory keys

[John Ross]

I had a customer once, who, in order to beat the ban on the ivory, had a 
lower serial number stenciled on her piano, to make it appear old enough to 
be an antique, and therefore beat the ivory ban.
Did I make that all one sentence. :-)
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" <dahechler at att.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] shipping piano overseas with ivory keys


David Ilvedson wrote:
> What is situation with ivory keys on an old piano going to a new home
> in New Zealand?
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA 94044
I am not really sure - today.

About a year ago, I had a customer that was moving to Canada. The
shipping and the moving companies told them that the ivory would have to
have stripped off. Move the piano then - replace - the ivory keys - NOT
the ones you just stripped off, but replacement ivory keys gotten from
Canada (or in your case New Zealand.)

I suppose if you had the guts, to pack the stripped off keys in a
luggage bag and take it with you on the plane. (Oops, did I say that -
(I just slapped myself))

A real pain in the ass !

Thankfully, her piano had the old Ivorine keys.

Duaine

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