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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fellow piano technicians,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> New elephant ivory =
(pre-ban),
new ancient Wooly Mammoth ivory, and bone is available for purchase and
application using original Pratt-Read equipment by my company. Linen =
wafers that
are applied under the ivory are available from supply houses but in some =
instances it is better to make them yourself. Elephant ivory and wooly =
mammoth
ivory are free to be bought and sold in the U.S. if it has an affadavit =
of
origin. Mike Morvan Blackstone Valley Piano (508)278-9762 =
please
call with any questions</FONT></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 href="mailto:carpthos@televiso.com" =
title=carpthos@televiso.com>Thos.
Carpenter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 31, 2005 =
8:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ? selling =
ivory</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just ordered some from Pianotek a =
couple months
ago, and I saw them in the Schaff catalog last week.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:mcpiano@videotron.ca" =
title=mcpiano@videotron.ca>Marcel
Carey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 31, =
2005 5:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: ? selling =
ivory</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=125365800-01022005><FONT color=#0000ff =
face=Arial size=2>Hi
Carl,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125365800-01022005><FONT color=#0000ff =
face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125365800-01022005><FONT color=#0000ff =
face=Arial size=2>I
think they are called wafers and still available to my humble
knowledge.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125365800-01022005><FONT color=#0000ff =
face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125365800-01022005><FONT color=#0000ff =
face=Arial
size=2>Marcel Carey,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=125365800-01022005><FONT color=#0000ff =
face=Arial
size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
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href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Carl
Teplitski<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 31, 2005 7:55 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: ? selling
ivory<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>Does anyone know if the spacer, =
white
inserts, or whatever they are called, are<BR>still available. =
These are
glued under the ivory head for the color , which shows <BR>thru =
the
ivory. Would like to acquire some of same . =
<BR><BR>Carl /
Winnipeg<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:MarinoPiano@aol.com">MarinoPiano@aol.com</A> =
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I have bought used ivories =
from all of
the supply houses over the years. I think Schaff still has them =
in the
catalog. I know Player Piano Co in Kansas has them =
too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Arthur Marino</FONT></DIV>
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