Unless the piano is worth more than $1000 the fake ivories from Schaff or APSCO # 361019 (p. 43) are sometimes amazing matches. I have placed them on keyboards for demonstration and "lost" them to myself and client. A word of warning that windows that "filter" light or are tinted may cause them to look diff than in natural light. Less ultraviolet I am assuming. The glue for these and molded plastic keytops I am leaning toward Goop. The down side to Goop is its odor. PVC-e is messy because you need to use too much, it must squeeze out but not too much or it really doesn't hold tight, and even then it does not fare well in the pull test. Then you gotta scrap it off. Goop is the strongest I have come across by far. Even stronger than the glues the supply houses sell for gluing down plastic tops. Goop can be used like contact cement or like conventional glue. It grabs from the get go, but positioning can be done, and the positioning actually aids in spreading the glue. With a little practice clamping is not necessary. No ozzing out, and it does not mar the keytop if it accidently gets there. I have only been using it for a year so if I hear of failures this list will be the second to know. Richard Moody
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