Bone/Ivory keytop replacement source

[dknabe@airmail.net]

Merle Sanford is the lady you are looking for from the Houston Chapter.
She also just taught at the Texas State Associatation in Austin.

All the best,
Doug Knabe
> I took a class in ivory replacement and refurbishing at an annual
> convention from a pleasant white-haired lady from Texas - maybe Mary
> something - I can't remember her name. Anyone know her name? She does bone
> also.
>
> Terry Farrell
>   ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>   I have a good customer with an S&S "D". It's an older instrument with
> ivory. The key tops in the center section (10-12 keys) are shot and need
> attention. She WILL NOT consider plastic. Trust me, I've tried. My
> questions:
>
>   1. Who repairs ivory and will replace only those necessary? She doesn't
> need a complete recovering. I have a good stock of used ivory, but the
> heads on this piano are longer than what I have so it might be necessary
> to cut some "legal" ivory to fit.
>
>   2. Is anyone recovering in bone these days? I can't seem to find
> anybody. There used to be a guy in Virginia (I think) but that was
> probably 10 years ago.
>
>   Just as a reminder: she WILL NOT consider plastic so responses to my
> query suggesting same aren't necessary.
>
>   Thank you.
>
>   Donn Young, RPT
>   On the web at:
>   www.fixpianos.com
>