<html> <body> It'll be interesting to see what responses come up after this. In the meantime, I'm holding my tongue! For once. :-) Avery At 06:25 PM 11/9/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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 animals 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 <dl> <dd>From: Frank Jahnke <jahnke@fmjassoc.com> <dd>Organization: FMJ & Associates <dd>Reply-To: jahnke@fmjassoc.com, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> <dd>Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:27:28 -0800 <dd>To: SooperTooner@aol.com <dd>Cc: pianotech@ptg.org <dd>Subject: Re: Bone/Ivory keytop replacement source </dl> <dl> <dd><tt>There is also Yvonne Ashmore in Grass Valley, CA.  She has both legal <dd>ivory and bone, and works almost exclusively on keys and their covering. <dd>She is also a wonderful woman of impeccable integrity. <dd>I'm loath to put her contact info on a public list, so please see <dd> <a href="http://www.ptg.org/chapters.php?Chapter=956&action=list&PHPSESSID=3ef0271eeb714e939aaf8c91cdce3b82" eudora="autourl"> http://www.ptg.org/chapters.php?Chapter=956&action=list&PHPSESSID=3ef0271eeb714e939aaf8c91cdce3b82</a> <dd>I hope that's at least a bit better. <dd>Frank Jahnke <dd>On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 06:37 -0500, SooperTooner@aol.com wrote: <dd>> <dd>> I have a good customer with an S&S "D". It's an older instrument with <dd>> ivory. The key tops in the center section (10-12 keys) are shot and <dd>> need attention. She WILL NOT consider plastic. Trust me, I've tried. <dd>> My questions: <dd>>  <dd>> 1. Who repairs ivory and will replace only those necessary? She <dd>> doesn't need a complete recovering. I have a good stock of used ivory, <dd>> but the heads on this piano are longer than what I have so it might be <dd>> necessary to cut some "legal" ivory to fit. <dd>>  <dd>> 2. Is anyone recovering in bone these days? I can't seem to find <dd>> anybody. There used to be a guy in Virginia (I think) but that was <dd>> probably 10 years ago. <dd>>  <dd>> Just as a reminder: she WILL NOT consider plastic so responses to my <dd>> query suggesting same aren't necessary. <dd>>  <dd>> Thank you. <dd>>  <dd> >                            Donn Young, RPT <dd> >                             On the web at: <dd> >                           <a href="http://www.fixpianos.com/" eudora="autourl">www.fixpianos.com</a> <dd>> <dd>> <dd>_______________________________________________ <dd>pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </tt> </dl><tt></blockquote></body> </html>