new ivory

[Tom Dickson]

Hi, Chris!

    I can't vouch for the use of the mammoth ivory on piano keys, though I 
have no doubt that the information is correct.

    However, regarding the mammoth ivory - yes, and yes.  They are extinct, 
however this is real.  A local artist in our vicinity uses a variety of 
ivory, including old piano keys to do scrafitto.  This is an art form that 
involves etching designs into the surface and coloring them with a stain.  
In a workshop of his that I attended, he showed us various materials he 
uses.  One of his sources was a team that was excavating in the Arctic ( I 
believe it was for oil ) and they found a part of a mammoth tusk.  He showed 
us the tusk, and it was quite large and heavy.

    He planned to slice this tusk for future art projects, so I imagine that 
with enough of the material, one could also do keytops.

    Give me a private e-mail if you would like more info on the artist or 
his work.

                                                    Sincerely,
                                                    Tom Dickson
                                                    Regina, SK

>From: "Christopher D. Purdy" <purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: new ivory
>Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:11:38 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
> >One exception, Wim.  Last I heard, Fazioli will still do one upon
> >request in mammoth ivory, not illegal to import.
> >
> >Paul S. Larudee, RPT
> >Richmond, CA
>
>mammoth?!
>
>aren't they, umm, extinct?  i have never heard of this, is this for real?
>
>chris
>
>
>
>-Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.   School of Music  Ohio University  Athens OH
>
>-purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu   (740) 593-1656    fax# (740) 593-1429
>
>


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