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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City><st1:place><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
  =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Garland</span></font></st1:p=
lace></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> there is a
Journal article on this.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span>Search on
CD </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
  =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ROM.</span></font></st1:plac=
e></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>You need much stronger % of =
H2O2 and a
true UV bulb, not black light. <span =
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>The
% of H202 is about 20% and will turn your skin white in a second and rot =
wood
on your bench if it ever leaks out of the bottle. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>Ask me how I know.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Cheese cloth is spread over the =
ivory to
keep it wet longer and evenly and the stuff is misted on every few =
hours. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>It will warp and turn the ivory =
to powder
if you overdo it. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>Be =
extremely
conservative.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>LAFARGUE =
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  yes'>New Orleans</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font =
color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> Chapter, =
PTG<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New =
Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>985.72P.IANO<o:p><=
/o:p></span></font></p>

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 =
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llafargue@charter.net</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of </span></b>Wimblees@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> =
</span></font><st1:date
Month="7" Day="24" Year="2004"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:
 10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Saturday, July 24, =
2004</span></font></st1:date><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><st1:time
Hour="13" Minute="17"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
 font-family:Tahoma'>1:17 PM</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> caut@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> getting the =
yellow out. </span></font></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Garland Goodland, RPT, of =
the
Western Carolina Chapter, asked about getting the yellow out. Here is =
his
original post. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How do I remove the yellow =
coloring
from old ivory keytops? I have tried sunlight and Hydrogen Peroxide. =
</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Don</span></font></st1:Place=
Name><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
</span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Valley</span></font></st1:Pl=
aceName></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, RPT, let
me have some 35% solution H2O2 and I tried it, but to no avail. I seem =
to
remember an article in the Journal about this; please direct me to it if =
you
can. Otherwise, just tell me what to do, since Don and I do not know at =
this
point! Thanks! <br>
_______________________________________________<br>
I answered with this. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The only other method I've =
tried,
with some limited success, is black light. You can buy 4' tubes of =
florescent
black light tubes&nbsp;at most hardware stores. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Get a 4' two&nbsp;tube shop =
light,
and mount it about a foot over the keys. Then soak cheese cloth in H202
solution, and cover the ivories&nbsp;Let it sit for a couple of days. =
The
cheese cloth will dry out, but the H202 will absorb into the ivory, and =
the
ultra violet rays of the black light will lighten up the ivory. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I don't think I ever got =
all the
yellow out, but the keys&nbsp;did look a lot less =
yellow<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To which =
</span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Garland</span></font></st1:p=
lace></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
replied:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear Wim, Thanks for the =
advice.
What I have done so far is to sand the keytops with 220 wet paper to =
even up
the joints between heads and tails. That got most of the yellowing off, =
but
there is still some yellow here and there, which looks worse than =
before!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Don suggested putting a rag =
soaked
in H2O2 over the keys, but all that did after a day was to curl some of =
the
tops and cause them to fall off. I wet one side again (just water) and =
waited
until they were flat again to put them back on the keys. I don't really =
want
the ivories coming off because I have to sand again when I put them back =
on.
But I would like to lessen the yellow before I polish the ivory on the =
buffing
wheel. Buffing might remove some, but I don't plan to&nbsp;remove =
significant
ivory in polishing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>You say that the =
&quot;black
light&quot; helps, but you also say that you have not been able to =
remove all
the yellow. Maybe I will hear from some more people, or can find =
the&nbsp;<em><i><font
face=Arial><span =
style='font-family:Arial'>Journal</span></font></i></em>
article.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Does anyone have a better =
idea, or
can tell </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
  =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Garland</span></font></st1:p=
lace></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> which
Journal the article is in.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal =
style='margin-left:.5in'><st1:City><st1:place><font size=2
  face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Garland</span></font></st1:p=
lace></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'s address
is <a href="mailto:garland@main.nc.us" =
title="mailto:garland@main.nc.us">garland@main.nc.us</a><o:p></o:p></sp=
an></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wim =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Arial
FAMILY=SANSSERIF PTSIZE=10><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Willem
Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Technician<br>
</span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
  =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>School</span></font></st1:Pl=
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