Gluing Ivories Back On

[gordon stelter]

Dear Joe,
     I, too, am a professional pianist, and I prefer
plastic for the very reason that the ivory was ripped
from the face of  a slaughtered, intelligent, feeling
being while its children watched and cried.  
( Elephants DO cry !)
    It seems bizarre that a device capable of bringing
such beauty to the world should have as a component
such ghastliness, and I'm glad that technology has
replaced it.
     Sincerely,
     Gordon Stelter
--- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Finally! Someone asked!!!!!: "So what do you like
> Joe?" sent in by Alan
> Barnard. He gets the grand prize of a hearty cyber
> hand shake! He went on
> further to talk about contact cement.....NOT! Even
> further...."Anyone still
> messing with wafers, clamps, etc.?"
> Back when Tuners Supply was still with us, they
> offered a kind of white glue
> that was not the Elmers type stuff, but rather a
> volatile solvent based
> thingee. I used that with good success, in
> conjunction with plates,clamps,
> etc.
> Since Tuners is gone, I have found that the best
> glue for replacing is Sobo
> glue, (a more sophisticated White glue), that has
> been adulterated with
> Titanium Dioxide, (that's what makes white paint
> white). Although this glue
> takes a long time to set, it can be unclamped w/in
> an hour or so, as long as
> it isn't subjected to playing for at least 12 hours.
> That is what I use. I
> also am..."still messing with wafers, clamps, etc."
> If the original ivory
> had a wafer and it was taken off, then a wafer Must
> be used in order to get
> the surface level. When I do replacement with new
> Ivory, I sometimes will
> use wafers, some times not. It depends on the
> application, height, etc.
> This is the proper way to glue on Ivory.
> The Elephant had to DIE in order for us to have the
> Ivory. Show a little
> respect and treat it like the rare commodity that it
> is. PLEASE?
> As for why Ivory? Most good pianist, if given the
> choice, will opt for
> Ivory. Reason? Because it has a texture or grip that
> Plastic does not have.
> Just one of those small things that make playing a
> good instrument better.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> I'm never lost, because everyone is telling me where
> to go. <G>
> 


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