<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Bone/Ivory keytop replacement source</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> I suggest refusing to do it. It sickens me that so many in our trade cater = to those who believe it is right to celebrate the slaughter of magnificent a= nimals for their two front teeth. Even if it happened over a century ago, it= was never right, and we are wrong to condone or prolong this fetish. Joseph Giandalone, RPT Conway, MA <BLOCKQUOTE> From: Frank Jahnke <jahnke@fmjassoc.com> Organization: FMJ & Associates Reply-To: jahnke@fmjassoc.com, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><B= R> Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:27:28 -0800 To: SooperTooner@aol.com Cc: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Bone/Ivory keytop replacement source </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE><TT>There is also Yvonne Ashmore in Grass Valley, CA.  She= has both legal ivory and bone, and works almost exclusively on keys and their covering.<BR= > She is also a wonderful woman of impeccable integrity. I'm loath to put her contact info on a public list, so please see http://www.ptg.org/chapters.php?Chapter=956&action=list&PHPSESSID=3= ef0271eeb714e939aaf8c91cdce3b82 I hope that's at least a bit better. Frank Jahnke On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 06:37 -0500, SooperTooner@aol.com wrote: > > I have a good customer with an S&S "D". It's an older in= strument with > ivory. The key tops in the center section (10-12 keys) are shot and<BR= > > need attention. She WILL NOT consider plastic. Trust me, I've tried.<B= R> > My questions: >   > 1. Who repairs ivory and will replace only those necessary? She > doesn't need a complete recovering. I have a good stock of used ivory,= > but the heads on this piano are longer than what I have so it might be= > necessary to cut some "legal" ivory to fit. >   > 2. Is anyone recovering in bone these days? I can't seem to find > anybody. There used to be a guy in Virginia (I think) but that was > probably 10 years ago. >   > Just as a reminder: she WILL NOT consider plastic so responses to my<B= R> > query suggesting same aren't necessary. >   > Thank you. >   >            &nbs= p;            &n= bsp;  Donn Young, RPT >            &nbs= p;            &n= bsp;   On the web at: >            &nbs= p;            &n= bsp; www.fixpianos.com > > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </TT></BLOCKQUOTE><TT> </TT> </BODY> </HTML>