True, you can't get elephant ivory, but there are several folks who will
recover keyboards with bone. I believe they use cow horns or similar
non-endangered parts. I think the early keyboard instrument builders
use these on their reproduction instruments. Some early instruments
used bone instead of ivory. It's supposedly looks quite nice. Cost,
I've heard, is around $1,000. If anyone has an interest, I could
probably get an address for you.
Philip Jamison
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