Hi Rob, I just soak them in water, with a little wallpaper removing liquid. They then come off easily with a fingernail. I then clamp them to dry, which allows them to dry flat. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. R. Goodale wrote: > Another question, I was wondering... > > Could anyone suggest a way to remove wood from the bottom of ivory key > tops? > Over the last several years I have been removing and collecting ivory > from old junk pianos. I really have quite an impressive collection now, > numerous shades and easily enough to recover the keys on several pianos > or more. One problem, however, is that quite often some wood comes off > with the ivory when removed. I have tried all types of scraping, > sanding, grinding, what have you. This usually results in breaking the > key top or gouging it so that the bottom is no longer even. I'm afraid > of using any kind of chemical for fear that it will either warp or > otherwise damage the ivory. It would sure be nice to get all these keys > cleaned off so that they are usable. Ideas? > > Rob Goodale, RPT >
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