<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"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Most tuners that have been in the trade for many years keep th= e good ivories when replacing keyboards. I myself have dozens of jars of = ivories of all description. So replacing ivories is no problem. But I mus= t 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 y= our chipped tooth. The basic white in the color range was ideal for a ble= ached ivory, There is a yellow color that can be added to match unbleache= d tops.</DIV> <DIV>The Dentists use a different system now, but they might still have t= he 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></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto: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="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Missing I= vories</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How do you all deal with a customer's piano that has three, four, fi= ve or ten missing ivory keytops (and others being chipped and cracked), a= nd they don't want to replace them because they just like the fact that t= hey are ivories?  Do you just leave them because they cost a lot mor= e 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 ivor= ies, 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.h= tml">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></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>