[CAUT] New Ivory ethical questions

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Don,
What is your source for the bone?  Thanks,

jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:05 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] New Ivory ethical questions

Hi Jeff,

Just tell them that Ivory was the "cheap substitute" for the "real deal"
and put on bone. It out performs ivory from the point of view of wear and
touch. It is much harder than ivory.

At 05:43 PM 10/12/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>I recently became aware that new ivory is back on the market -- supposedly 
>legal -- again.  Does anyone here have any knowledge of the source of this 
>ivory, or thoughts on the ethical questions (assuming some of the ivory 
>might be harvested from elephants, which I personally wouldn't want to be a

>part of).
>Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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