getting ivory into the US

[MICHAEL MORVAN]

Fran,
    I apply new Ivory and Bone keytops for a living. The way to tell them
apart is as follows: Bone is more porous than ivory (very visible) and is
almost always more of an off-white than true white or translucent like
ivory. Bone also has more of a straight grain while ivory can be straight
but is more often the typical flame-point or finger print type pattern. Mike
Morvan Blackstone Valley Piano
----- Original Message -----
From: "FRANCES HELMS" <fhelms@topeka.k12.ks.us>
To: <dlbullock@att.net>; <pianotech@ptg.org>; <drjazzca@yahoo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: getting ivory into the US


> Speaking of ivory keytops...I was told many years ago that many of what
> is regarded as "ivory" in keytops is actually bone.  My source, who was
> an antique dealer also told me that the only definitive way to tell the
> difference is to taste them.  According to him, ivory tastes salty.
> Comments??
> Fran Helms,
> Topeka,Ks
>
> >>> "D.L. Bullock" <dlbullock@att.net> 2/1/2005 12:43:01 AM >>>
> To transport an old piano with ivory keys to the US. you must remove
> and box
> up the white keys and UPS them to the US.  You can then send the piano
> with
> black keys only through customs.  It is so incredibly stupid to quibble
> over
> antique ivory when the purpose of the law is to stop new ivory.  This
> is the
> only way I know to be sure the piano will get to keep its original 100
> year
> old ivory.
>
>
>
> D.L. Bullock    St. Louis
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