<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I believe that the buffing compounds typically used on ivory are bees-wax based. So the buffing leaves the ivory very smooth (feels good) but with a small amount of "tack" (also feels good). It also seals the ivory surface. Have you any experience with buffing ivory?<DIV> </DIV><DIV>Doug</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> <DIV><DIV>On Nov 13, 2007, at 5:36 AM, Jim Busby wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"><DIV class="Section1">Hi Wim,<O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </O:P>Yeah, they feel slick.<O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </O:P>JIm<O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </O:P><DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><HR size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></DIV>From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [<A href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf Of Willem Blees Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:35 PM To: <A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> Subject: Re: [CAUT] slick keytops<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "> </O:P>Do the keys feel slick to you? If not, perhaps you might ask the professor what hand cream he/she uses. Too much of that stuff on hands will make sandpaper feel slick.<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P><DIV>Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Honolulu</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">HI</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE> Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Busby <<A href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">jim_busby@byu.edu</A>> To: <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">College and University Technicians</ST1:PERSONNAME> <<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>> Sent: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:40 pm Subject: [CAUT] slick keytops<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P><DIV id="AOLMsgPart_2_72afc3ec-2a28-402e-8bee-4e9fc0a2a31a"><DIV><DIV>List,<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV> <O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV>A professor says the keys on our CF are “too slick” or “slippery”. This is real ivory. And they were dirty too. I cleaned them with “Keybrite”, and now they’re even more “slick”. Any quick solutions? (Light sanding? Hairspray?)<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV> <O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV>Thanks,<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV> <O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV>Jim Busby BYU<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV> <O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV><DIV>p.s. I couldn’t find anything for ivory on the archives.<O:P style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></DIV></DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; ">size=2 width="100%" align=center></DIV>Email and AIM finally together. 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