<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0"= name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;= MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff= background="" scroll=yes ORGYPOS="0"> <P>Instead of going through all that just order an Acrilikey= repair kit.   It does a great job.   Same= material as fake fingernails.   It buffs up and= matches the ivory very well. </P> <P>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Robin Stevens= <PIANOMAN@WESTNET.COM.AU><BR>To: Pianotech= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:04:37 +1030= (Cen. Australia Daylight Time)<BR>Subject: Re: Missing= Ivories<BR><BR> <DIV align=left> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2= width="100%" align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto;= FONT-FAMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Most tuners that have been in the trade for many years= keep the good ivories when replacing keyboards. I myself have= dozens of jars of ivories of all description. So replacing= ivories is no problem. But I must say the wafer thin American= ivories are the first to chip and fall off, and my supply of= this sort of ivory is getting low!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The chipped ivories can be repaired with the stuff the= dentists use to repair chipped teeth. Have a talk to your= friendly Dentist and see if he will supply the necessary etch,= bond and filler materials needed. The old method used by= the Dentists was to mix various colors to match your chipped= tooth. The basic white in the color range was ideal for a= bleached ivory, There is a yellow color that can be added to= match unbleached tops.</DIV> <DIV>The Dentists use a different system now, but they might= still have the old stock on hand.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Bottom line is to see if anyone on the list can= match the ivories you need.</DIV> <DIV>One last though. I have noticed that makers of jewelry= trinkets are taking quite a interest in small pieces of ivory.= Maybe there might be a dollar or two selling scrap ivories= to these people.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens</DIV> <DIV>South Australia</DIV> <DIV><A= href="mailto:pianoman@westnet.com.au">pianoman@westnet.com.au</A= > </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original= Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 02/03/05= 07:14:53</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I>= Missing Ivories</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How do you all deal with a customer's piano that has three,= four, five or ten missing ivory keytops (and others being= chipped and cracked), and they don't want to replace them= because they just like the fact that they are ivories?  Do= you just leave them because they cost a lot more than the= plastic tops?  Or what do you explain to the client?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Another question...what if a client has just one or two= missing ivories, and everything else is in great shape. = Can we just get one or two ivory keytops to replace it= with?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV><BR><BR>Matthew Todd<BR>Todd Piano= Works<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Tuning - Repairing -= Regulating <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Search presents - <A= href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=30648/*http://movies.yahoo.com/= movies/feature/jibjabinaugural.html">Jib Jab's 'Second Term'</A>= <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom= align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE= ></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>