Hi list, WE have a Bechestein grand piano made in earlier 70s with one piece ivory.one of the keytop is missing.i have been trying to find the replacement for a month without any luck,headach! any information you can offer? Thanks! Baoli Liu --- Stéphane_Collin <collin.s@skynet.be> wrote: > I have had a Bechstein concert grand from 1928 with > one piece ivory. > Twice I have seen some incredible imitation in > celluloïd that were so good that they fooled the > merchant selling them as ivory. > My trick to recognize ivory, along with the > fingerprints of random shape, is to bite in it. If > you bite in ivory, you get the unique tooth on tooth > contact feel and noise, like when you bite on your > own teeth. If you bite in celluloïd (no need to > start a fire) you get the feel of something much > softer. I never tried to bite in plastic, as I > recognize it easier. > I covered once a keyboard with ivorite, which is as > easy to shape as ivory, but when played with > slightly damp fingers (as happens) has a less firm > contact than ivory. > > Stéphane Collin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matthew Todd > To: Pianotech > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 5:12 AM > Subject: Keytops > > > Is it true in EVERY circumstance that all ivory > keytops have two parts (head and tail), and plastic > tops come in one piece. Or are there other ways to > tell the difference? > > Someone on the list told me that I can never ask a > stupid question, so I guess this is a test. I am > just starting out, but thanks! > > Matthew > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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