myths

[Israel Stein]

At 01:11 AM 12/23/2006, you wrote:
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>Wally,
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>Ivory is naturally bleached by sunlight.
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>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, CA  94044

So are some plastics. And I don't know what Wally means by 
"scientific" evidence - but I can cite anecdotal evidence from my own 
experience that this is indeed so. Back when I was working for the 
Boston Steinway dealer (1990-91, well into the plastic era) we got a 
call from a distraught woman with a 5 year-old Steinway B about 
yellowed keys. I found that she kept in a totally darkened room - and 
then one day something possessed her to open the shades, whereupon 
she discovered that her keys were various shades of yellow...

Israel Stein