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Restoring Original Ivory Key Tops
By Terry Smythe

Just had a visit to my personal web site today from a piano
rebuilder in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, who offered the following
comment, perhaps of interest to our group.

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
http://www.mts.net/~smythe

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I am a craftsman piano tuner/technician in Saskatoon and do complete
refinishings and rebuilds.  Just a hint for refurbishing ivories.
I had some custom polishing belts made up by 3M for my belt sander and
they work just super for repolishing ivories.  I just use a palm sander
with 400 grit auto body sandpaper to smooth off any scratches or take
off discoloration, then I buff them on the polishing belt.  It takes
about 10 seconds polishing per key for a mirror finish.

Frank Zunti
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada


(Message sent Mon 6 Jan 2003, 19:53:40 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

Key Words in Subject:  Ivory, Key, Original, Restoring, Tops

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