<!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 6.00.6000.17107" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY dir=ltr bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll try that, Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos</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=larryf@pacifier.com href="mailto:larryf@pacifier.com">Larry Fisher RPT</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, December 30, 2011 10:05 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] cutting small Ivory peces.] (Carlos Ralon)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'"> <DIV>You might consider soaking the ivory in vinegar.  This softens the ivory to the effect of cooked pasta and can be cut with a knife or scissors.</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>