bleaching ivories: E-Z

[John Ross]

I ordered it from a pharmacy.
I think it was $30Cdn. a pint.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean May" <DeanMay@PianoRebuilders.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 7:45 AM
Subject: RE: bleaching ivories: E-Z


> So where do you get 30%?
>
> Dean
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> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
Behalf
> Of Richard Brekne
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 6:42 AM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: bleaching ivories: E-Z
>
> John Ross wrote:
>
> >Make sure it is the 30% variety, the normal stuff on the shelf, does not
> >work.
> >Regards,
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
>
> Yes... thanks for adding that point John.
>
> ricB
>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I have also experimented with spare ivory tops, using laundry bleach.
> >>>I soaked for different lengths of time.  Some for several hours.  I do
> >>>remember that they turned to mush.  Literally mush.  The tails I
> >>>soaked would not hold their own weight.  It was like picking up
> >>>pasta.  I don't remember how the shorter times turned out.  But, the
> >>>impression I took away from the experiment was that bleach is probably
> >>>not the best for ivory.
> >>>
> >>>Mike Bratcher
> >>>
> >>>
> >>A little hydrogen peroxide goes a long ways
> >>
> >>RicB
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