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                            Debbie Legg &lt;pianolady88@verizon.net&gt;;                            <br>
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                            pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt;;                                                                                                     <br>
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                                <span style="font-weight:bold:">Subject:</span>
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                            Re: [pianotech] Cutting ivory into a circular shape                            <br>
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                            Fri, Jan 25, 2013 1:35:51 PM                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">It seems that one must dry the circles flat and weighted.&nbsp; Upon evaluation, this morning, of the circle drying by leaning...it curled.&nbsp; It would appear that drying an ivory head in this manner provides enough support to the grain to prevent curling, while the circle is only supported at two points (12 and 6 o'clock) therefore allowing the unsupported grain to cause curling.<BR><BR>Debbie Legg<BR></td>
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