Gordon, Thanks for your inquiry, I get requests for the celluloid once in a while, and I still put down some Ivorine (pyralin) once in a while. Our choices are getting better for keytops now that there are good materials available from Europe, we are not restricted to the domestic one-piece tops anymore. The Ancient Wooly Mammoth Ivory, Mineral Plastics and high quality Acrylics are really making a difference. I have even seen the quality of imported bone keytops improve in the past few years. Have a good one. Michael A. Morvan Blackstone Valley Piano Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard Restoration 76 Sutton Street Uxbridge, Ma. 01569 (508) 278-9762 Keymaestro at verizon.net www.pianoandorgankeys.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: Re: mineral plastic and mammoth ivory you asked about > That helps a lot Mike, thanks. Frankly, I liked the > old off-white celluloid stuff, particularly the > "grained" stuff. It had a cool, soft, "satiny" feel > to it. > G > > > --- MICHAEL MORVAN <keymaestro at verizon.net> wrote: > >> Gordon, >> When you say ivory-ish, I assume your client >> would like something as >> close to ivory as possible without the expense of >> real ivory. If this is so, >> I can offer 3 choices: first would be off-white >> mineral plastic with a >> textured finish, second would be an off-white >> European acrylic plastic with >> a textured finish, third would be the vagias >> simulated ivory keytop made of >> plastic. They no longer make the celluloid simulated >> ivory tops that were on >> keyboards about 50-60 years ago. Prices are: >> $975.00, $515.00, $340.00 >> excluding shipping, bushings etc.. All three tops I >> offered you are separate >> tops and fronts and will resemble a new keyboard in >> the quality of their >> application. Hope this helps. Mike >> >> Michael A. Morvan >> Blackstone Valley Piano >> Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard >> Restoration >> 76 Sutton Street >> Uxbridge, Ma. 01569 >> (508) 278-9762 >> Keymaestro at verizon.net >> www.pianoandorgankeys.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> >> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:10 PM >> Subject: Re: mineral plastic and mammoth ivory you >> asked about >> >> >> > Hi Michael. Do you do ( or know someone who does >> ) an >> > "ivory-ish" keyboard recovering ( not glaring >> white, >> > and preferably with bit of "grain" ) that would >> be >> > good for an ancient square grand ??? >> > G >> > >> > --- MICHAEL MORVAN <keymaestro at verizon.net> wrote: >> > >> >> John, >> >> The mineral plastic, Ancient Wooly Mammoth >> Ivory >> >> and adhesives you inquired about are available on >> my >> >> website at the Keyboard Restoration Supplies >> page. >> >> This page is not fully complete, but is >> functional. >> >> Please note, these keytops are only available as >> >> blanks, so a lot of shaping and contouring must >> be >> >> done after it has been applied. They are not a >> >> one-piece molded top that requires minimal >> trimming. >> >> Hope this helps. Mike >> >> >> >> Michael A. Morvan >> >> Blackstone Valley Piano >> >> Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard >> >> Restoration >> >> 76 Sutton Street >> >> Uxbridge, Ma. 01569 >> >> (508) 278-9762 >> >> Keymaestro at verizon.net >> >> www.pianoandorgankeys.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> > Expecting? Get great news right away with email >> Auto-Check. >> > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. >> > >> > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html >> > >> >> >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a PS3 game guru. > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! > Games. > http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 >
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