One Piece Ivory

[John Musselwhite]

At 05:31 PM 4/2/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >              One piece ivory was used by both Yamaha and Bossy, but I've
> >  only seen this on post war production. I would be sceptical with 
> regards to
> >  Sherlock Manning.
> >
>Please add Falcone and Bechstein to that list. Also post WWII production.

Until recently I looked after Steinway D 500099... a powerhouse grand built 
in 1986 with one-piece ivory key tops. And yes, they were cracking where 
the head and tail would have joined.

                 John
John Musselwhite, RPT    -     Calgary, Alberta Canada
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