<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17104" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've head the term "old Ivory" and "new Ivory"  Can some one explain the difference? Taken from Dead elephants, or live animals? or what?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos Ralon</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=reggaepass@aol.com href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">Alan Eder</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 18, 2011 1:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] nomenclature</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial color=black size=2><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Piano Parts and Their Functions" by Merle Mason</FONT><BR><BR>ae<BR> <DIV><BR> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: johnparham <<A href="mailto:johnparham@piano88.com">johnparham@piano88.com</A>><BR>To: joegarrett <<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>>; pianotech <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: Fri, Nov 18, 2011 5:06 am<BR>Subject: Re: [pianotech] nomenclature<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_0_efd5d9ba-da8f-4cde-895c-3779ffbae272 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Joe, I did a search for "Mason's Book" and did not find it. If that is not the name I need to search for, what is the official title? -John Parham > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [pianotech] nomenclature > From: "Joseph Garrett" <<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>> > Date: Tue, November 15, 2011 9:32 pm > To: "pianotech" <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> > > > Our nomenclature to others, outside of our small community, is like trying > to talk to a Medical Doctor. They have their nomenclature and we have ours. > Both are complicated, but with a definate purpose...to specify and > enlighten our peers. And, in my opinion, to confuse the hell out of he rest > of the world..<G> > Mason's Book should be a required read for ALL aspiring techs, imho. No > Exceptions!<G> A yearly "review" should also be a requirement, just to keep > the 'flow'.<G> > Best, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I </TT></PRE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>