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A few years ago , a fellow tech. called to tell me of an unusaul job he
was<br>
asked to do . A lady wanted him to recover the ivories on her YAMAHA<br>
which she had purchased in St. Louis some 25 years previous. Her
husband <br>
was transfered to our city, Winnipeg, Canada with his company. He was
now<br>
retired and moving home to St. Louis, but they were told that the piano
couldn't<br>
go back , because of the ivory keytops. My friend was flabbergasted,
seeing<br>
as the piano was 25 years old, and had been bought in the US. In any
case<br>
he replaced the ivories, which he said were perfect. We couldn't
believe the <br>
zero tolerance excersized . Guess if someone had not asked or she
hadn't <br>
volunteerd the info., nobody would have been the wiser. Seems strange
to me.<br>
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Carl / Winnipeg<br>
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MICHAEL MORVAN wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Tom,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> It is legal to sell ivory in the
U.S., it is simply illegal to import or export ivory. The ivory that
was in this country prior to 1989 is free to be traded or sold. Any
questions, give me a call. Mike Morvan Blackstone Valley Piano</font></div>
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Monday, January 31, 2005 3:28 AM</div>
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? selling ivory</div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">List,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> I have a request from a
jewelry maker seeking to purchase old ivory keytops.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Is it legal to sell ivory in
this manor? This is old upright salvage stuff at least 60 years old or
more.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Advice appreciated ,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Tom Driscoll RPT</font></div>
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