Bone/Ivory keytop replacement source

Avery Todd avery1@houston.rr.com
Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:47:45 -0600


At 06:52 AM 11/8/05, you wrote:
>Merle, Mary, hey, that's pretty close! Yup, she's the one. I believe 
>she would be an excellent candidate to consider.

Me, too!

Avery


>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>>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
>>
>>
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