Another Ivory Key Tops Question

[Jurgen Goering]

I have encountered that before.  I would use a solvent, not an 
abrasive.  Lacquer thinner or acetone will remove just about any paint. 
  That will reduce ivory polishing to a minimum.
Jurgen Goering


On Nov 21, 2007, at 11:00, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote:
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> A client of mine has a 1903 Waters upright.  The ivories are in pretty 
> good
> shape except that they appear to have been "painted".  In the middle
> octaves, the coating has been partially worn away through playing.  But
> towards the ends the paint is largely intact. The paint can be scraped 
> off,
> but it would take a fair amount of work to clean up the entire set.
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> Is this painting normal practice?  Is there an easy way to clean 
> things up?
>
> Rob
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