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<DIV>John et al,</DIV>
<DIV>I talked to Bill Smith about one piece ivories. He says, yes, some =
pianos
did come that way. We didn't narrow down the who, but if Bill says they =
were
made then the rest of us can take it to the bank!</DIV>
<DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</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> Wednesday, February 13, =
2002 12:54
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: pianotech-digest =
V2002
#262</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Alan,<BR>Thank you.<BR>I have never seen a piano =
with the
one piece ivories.<BR>You have received some good advice already.<BR>I =
have
the feeling that you are going to have to replace the two =
ivories.<BR>Luckily,
with any luck, you should still have the source for the =
ivory<BR>available,
and should be able to match it, reasonably well. There might =
be<BR>some from
the same batch, so the grain and colour will =
match.<BR>Regards,<BR>John M.
Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
=
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A><BR>--=
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<<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: =
Tuesday,
February 12, 2002 11:04 PM<BR>Subject: Re: pianotech-digest V2002
#262<BR><BR><BR>><BR>> In a message dated 2/12/02 4:38:08 PM, <A =
=
href="mailto:owner-pianotech-digest@ptg.org">owner-pianotech-digest@ptg=
.org</A><BR>writes:<BR>><BR>>
<< Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:09:31 -0400<BR>> From: "John =
Ross"
<<A
=
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A>><B=
R>>
Subject: Re: removing tar from ivory<BR>><BR>> Hi Alan,<BR>> =
If it is
fairly new, I doubt if it is ivory.<BR>> What brand of piano is =
it?<BR>>
Most of them now have some type of plastic.<BR>> The Yamaha one on =
their
more expensive grands is a specialized plastic,<BR>that<BR>> is =
more like
ivory than others.<BR>> How many keys are affected?<BR>>
Regards,<BR>> John M. Ross<BR>> Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR>> <A =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A>
>><BR>><BR>> John,<BR>><BR>> The piano is a '20s =
Steinway
that I rebuilt in 1990 (that's when these<BR>> ivories went =
on).
Sorry for not being more clear about that.<BR>><BR>> Two keys =
are
affected.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>><BR>>
Alan<BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>