At 08:33 AM 9/17/99 -0400, you wrote: >Anyone have a quick and painless (for the ivory) method of removing ivory >keytops for re-use on another keyboard? > mild heat, thin blade no quick way, painless - keep your other hand out of the way of the blade :-) ~~~~~ >Also, is there any risk of chipping when cutting ivory on a bandsaw? I >need to cut a piece down to a width that's narrow enough for a fortepiano >keytop (black key). Cut with an Exacto razor saw blade Sand down on a belt sander file edges smooth Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jpage@capecod.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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