Hi Rob. I think this paint is not normal practice. In your situation, I (but who am I ? poor Belgian without government) would take all white keys off and rub them consecutively on 240, 400 and 800 grit sandpaper glued on a wood board with some felt layer in between (to allow for good contact between sand paper and ivory) after while, buffing with cotton wheel and ivory polishing stuff. Best regards. Stéphane Collin. A client of mine has a 1903 Waters upright. The ivories are in pretty good shape except that they appear to have been "painted". In the middle octaves, the coating has been partially worn away through playing. But towards the ends the paint is largely intact. The paint can be scraped off, but it would take a fair amount of work to clean up the entire set. Is this painting normal practice? Is there an easy way to clean things up? Rob Mitchell Piano Service www.mitchellpianoservice.com (415) 994-1030
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