Fran, I apply new Ivory and Bone keytops for a living. The way to tell them apart is as follows: Bone is more porous than ivory (very visible) and is almost always more of an off-white than true white or translucent like ivory. Bone also has more of a straight grain while ivory can be straight but is more often the typical flame-point or finger print type pattern. Mike Morvan Blackstone Valley Piano ----- Original Message ----- From: "FRANCES HELMS" <fhelms@topeka.k12.ks.us> To: <dlbullock@att.net>; <pianotech@ptg.org>; <drjazzca@yahoo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: Re: getting ivory into the US > Speaking of ivory keytops...I was told many years ago that many of what > is regarded as "ivory" in keytops is actually bone. My source, who was > an antique dealer also told me that the only definitive way to tell the > difference is to taste them. According to him, ivory tastes salty. > Comments?? > Fran Helms, > Topeka,Ks > > >>> "D.L. Bullock" <dlbullock@att.net> 2/1/2005 12:43:01 AM >>> > To transport an old piano with ivory keys to the US. you must remove > and box > up the white keys and UPS them to the US. You can then send the piano > with > black keys only through customs. It is so incredibly stupid to quibble > over > antique ivory when the purpose of the law is to stop new ivory. This > is the > only way I know to be sure the piano will get to keep its original 100 > year > old ivory. > > > > D.L. Bullock St. Louis > www.thepianoworld.com <http://www.thepianoworld.com> > > Do you or your family have a health challenge? Put YOUR BODY'S OWN > IMMUNE > SYSTEM to work for you----It is capable of repairing itself from EVERY > disease if you give it the right fuel. Visit > http://bullock.myglycostore.com <http://bullock.myglycostore.com/> to > get > the right fuel > > Visit http://bullock.goldenkeys.net/ to investigate a great automated > home > based business to get your products for free. > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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