keytop replacment questions

[Gregory Torres]

Peter,
It is not illegal to own a piano with ivory. Or anything else with ivory I
believe. Also, you can still get ivory from a supplier in New York, at about
2000.00 for a set of heads and tails-last time I checked was in '95. Don't
remember the supplier, though.
And Ivorine is NOT made with ivory-it is an ivory replacement (plastic
compounds of some sort) -nothing else.

Regards,
Greg Torres


-----Original Message-----
From: jpiesik@arinc.com <jpiesik@arinc.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>; Peter KESTENS
<KESTENS.P@Debcom.be>
Date: Tuesday, December 09, 1997 3:41 PM
Subject: Re[2]: keytop replacment questions


>Peter,
>
>Is it illegal to own a piano with ivory keytops? Is it illegal to replace
>missing ivory keytops with recycled ivory keytops? Dave mentions a product
>called "Ivorine" which you state contains ivory. I do not believe this
>material contains ivory, if it did, wouldn't it be illegal to manufacture?
>
>Does anyone know what the real laws are regarding ivory as it applies to
our
>profession?
>
>John Piesik
>
>
>
>Yes you are telling the truth, but ivorine is still made of ivory and using
>that is illegal.
>Peter
>'t MUZIEKINSTRUMENTENATELIER
>PETER KESTENS
>BELGIUM
>KESTENS.P@DEBCOM.BE
>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: DGPEAKE@aol.com <DGPEAKE@aol.com>
>Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Datum: maandag 1 december 1997 4:36
>Onderwerp: Re: keytop replacment questions
>
>
>>In a message dated 97-11-30 10:13:35 EST, you write:
>>
>><<
>> In Europe we tend to use a pre-moulded key covers with fronts these
>> automatically square themselves up.
>>  >>
>>Barrie,
>>
>>The problem with pre-moulded key covers are numerous.  First of all they
>are
>>.90 when ivory is around .20 thick.  They also are not made of ivorine and
>>therefore show a lot of scratches.  The keytop also tends to crack.
>>
>>Ivorine is the way to go and in my opinion, look a lot nicer.  It takes
>more
>>time, but  the outcome is well worth it.
>>
>>Dave Peake, RPT
>>Portland, OR
>>
>
>