when to replace ivories

[hubert liverman]

Mark,

Thank you for your response. If the action is immobile, that is the primary
concern. Mildew is a real problem, among others cocerning
pinblocks,soundboards etc: hrere in the south. I am sure that the the list,
and the archives will help you. Sometimes 'more than you care to know'.  :-)

Cheers,

Hubert
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Davidson" <mark.davidson@mindspring.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: when to replace ivories


> Hubert liverman writes:
>
> >I am not an ivory expert either! However I have
> >had some experience cleaning cracked ivory key
> >tops. I found that most 'blackness' was due to
> >household cooking /finger grease. A 'caveat', we
> >do not know the the thickness of the ivory, the
> >narrownes of the cracks. Are they splinter, or
> >wide enough to use a solution to clean said
> >cracks? We also do not know the quality of the
> >piano in question. Please help.
>
> All original 5'2" Knabe from the late '20s.  Appears
> to be suffering more from lack of use than anything
> else (no wear on pedals, hammers, keys, but
> unplayable due to most keys being - well - immobile).
> Some mildew inside leads me to think some serious
> humidity exposure somewhere along the way.
>
> I guess you would consider the cracks narrow, still
> possibly a lot of the blackness would clean up.
>
> -Mark
>
>
>
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