removing tar from ivory

[John Ross]

Hi Alan,
If it is fairly new, I doubt if it is ivory.
What brand of piano is it?
Most of them now have some type of plastic.
The Yamaha one on their more expensive grands is a specialized plastic, that
is more like ivory than others.
How many keys are affected?
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
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Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:19 PM
Subject: removing tar from ivory


> Dear Fellow Techs,
>
> Roof tar has made its way onto the relatively new one-piece ivories on a
> client's piano.  Does anyone know a safe way to remove the tar which won't
> alter the ivory?  All suggestions welcomed, especially the "tried and
true"
> ones.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan Eder
>
>