<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19170"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>   I use a damp cloth and a steam iron to free old ivory from the keystick.Then leave the pieces  in very hot water for a few minutes , replenish with more hot water as needed and usually after a few minutes  the old glue </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>and whatever residue remains will slide off.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A few suggestions were made about drying the ivory to keep it from warping-curling .  Clamping , weighting down , flipping the pieces over etc .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I just lean the piece at the back of the bench or on a shelf as pictured here. The ivory dries perfectly flat when the air surrounds both sides . Stack em' up and go away.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just my take, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Tom D.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>