We have typically simply given away chipped and cracked ivory to jewelry makers here in Chicago. There is no reasonable way to price it, and frankly, we don't buy and sell anything that would create a need for a sales license. Paul In a message dated 1/10/2010 9:22:21 P.M. Central Standard Time, pianolady50 at peoplepc.com writes: From: _David Pritchard_ (mailto:david at davidpritchard.com) To: _pianotech at ptg.org_ (mailto:pianotech at ptg.org) Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:03 PM Subject: [pianotech] Ivory What do you guys and gals do with all the chipped ivory heads when you replace the ivory with plastic? Well, for years I have saved it ALL and wondered why. Of course the good stuff gets used for keyboard repairs, but what to do with the five gallon buckets filled with damaged stuff? A couple years ago I started 'doing' a couple crafts shows each season selling original miniature oil paintings (a previous career in art education) and painted ivory jewelry (necklaces and earrings - flowers, lighthouses, ships, seashells, holly and poinsettias at the holidays). Sell lots for far less than I should, but then...it's fun. Debbie L. Rockport, MA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100110/e8c1acd9/attachment.htm>
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