Ivory key tops

[David Renaud]

  I often have a junk upright lying about to
pillage for parts. Occasionally one comes with a 
decent set of ivory. 

  A Steinway A2  arrived with plastic.
It now has very nice ivory claimed from a Girard
Hientzman.

  The key sides were ground way down by whomever did
the plastic, leaving wide gaps between keys. I built
up the sides; not grinding down the ivory to match the
altered keys. 
Glued ivory first. Then used paint sticks cut into
little rectangles, nice softwood. Clamp/glue to the
side then grind to match the ivory size; 
Looks neat, clean, flush.

  I could and would do a compleat set of Ivory,
but it would command a premium price. 

                           Cheers
                           Dave Renaud
                           RPT 


--- Rogério_Cunha <rogeriocunha@ajato.com.br> wrote:
> The owner of the piano want that I apply ivory key
> tops or some other tops
> that seems to be ivory.


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