---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment So...do you all still remove the flammable celluloid with the old iron and wet rag? As well as plastic and pyralin? Matthew Joe Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote: David Nereson said: "Some attempts were made in the past to simulate an ivory grain in plastic. The most common was probably "Ivorine," which has striations (faint bluish lines, spaced about a millimeter apart) running the long way through the keytops -- it's kinda hokey and looks not at all like ivory..." David, et al, That is/was not "Ivorine"! That be Celluloid! The flammable, stinky stuff, used in the first part of the 20th Century. Ivorine is the good plastic that many of use replace keytops with. The name "Ivorine" was the trade name used by Tuners Supply and is essentially "Pyralin", which is an Industry name for a specific type of plastic. It is sold by Schaff. Many pianos, even pre-1900 had Celluloid fronts with Ivory tops. The better quality stuff lasts forever, and is the precursor of the Pyralin. K? Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/18/68/9a/55/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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