mineral plastic and mammoth ivory you asked about

[gordon stelter]

That helps a  lot Mike, thanks. Frankly, I liked the
old off-white celluloid stuff, particularly the
"grained" stuff.  It had a  cool,  soft, "satiny" feel
to it.
     G


--- MICHAEL MORVAN <keymaestro at verizon.net> wrote:

> Gordon,
>     When you say ivory-ish,  I assume your client
> would like something as 
> close to ivory as possible without the expense of
> real ivory. If this is so, 
> I can offer 3 choices: first would be off-white
> mineral plastic with a 
> textured finish, second would be an off-white
> European acrylic plastic with 
> a textured finish, third would be the vagias
> simulated ivory keytop made of 
> plastic. They no longer make the celluloid simulated
> ivory tops that were on 
> keyboards about 50-60 years ago. Prices are:
> $975.00, $515.00, $340.00 
> excluding shipping, bushings etc.. All three tops I
> offered you are separate 
> tops and fronts and will resemble a new keyboard in
> the quality of their 
> application. Hope this helps.    Mike
> 
> Michael A. Morvan
> Blackstone Valley Piano
> Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard
> Restoration
> 76 Sutton Street
> Uxbridge, Ma. 01569
> (508) 278-9762
> Keymaestro at verizon.net
> www.pianoandorgankeys.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:10 PM
> Subject: Re: mineral plastic and mammoth ivory you
> asked about
> 
> 
> > Hi Michael. Do you do ( or know someone who does 
> ) an
> > "ivory-ish" keyboard recovering ( not glaring
> white,
> > and preferably with  bit of "grain" ) that would
> be
> > good for an ancient square grand ???
> >     G
> >
> > --- MICHAEL MORVAN <keymaestro at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> John,
> >>     The mineral plastic, Ancient Wooly Mammoth
> Ivory
> >> and adhesives you inquired about are available on
> my
> >> website at the Keyboard Restoration Supplies
> page.
> >> This page is not fully complete, but is
> functional.
> >> Please note, these keytops are only available as
> >> blanks, so a lot of shaping and contouring must
> be
> >> done after it has been applied. They are not a
> >> one-piece molded top that requires minimal
> trimming.
> >> Hope this helps.   Mike
> >>
> >> Michael A. Morvan
> >> Blackstone Valley Piano
> >> Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard
> >> Restoration
> >> 76 Sutton Street
> >> Uxbridge, Ma. 01569
> >> (508) 278-9762
> >> Keymaestro at verizon.net
> >> www.pianoandorgankeys.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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