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Hey guys,
Just picked up an old piano which has the 'ivory' missing on one key. Any suggestions appeciated.
PS - it's a 'Carl Delius - Stuttgart' whatever that is.
cheers, niteshift
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Old world piano craftsmanship you got there! Call a recommended piano tuner, preferably an older one, for they'll have more collective parts. Most tuners pick up some ivories from pianos they may have taken in and replaced the keytops, while keeping the good ivories for such pianos as yours. There are slightly different sizes of the heads and tails, and of course there will be differences in grain and color, so ask the tuner if he has a large collection of them, to better match what you do have. Or, you could find an reputable piano store, where they do rebuilds, and see if they have a box of them to choose from. You'll need to take the entire key out though if you want to buy one there, along with the one nest to it, to match up as best as possible in grain and color, (either the head or tail,,,or both if missing). If not sure how to do that, call that store, or a tuner to have someone come out. They can also do an evaluation of the piano. If not tunable, a reputable tuner will let you know. Good to get a reputable tuner, as in all walks of service people. Call music teachers for recommendations, not stores. EDIT: Just found this seemingly reputable piano tech in your city: http://www.hendersonpianos.com.au/index.htmlHappy playing!
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Hey thanks John. It was a freebie, so can't complain. I'll get it tuned once its sat for awhile and got used to it's surroundings. Thanks for the link, I'll give them a call.
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we had an old piano growing up with ivory keys and my dad made guitar picks out of them and they made great picks. the tone from them was amazing.
anyone ever use a tortoise shell pick?
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Hey Nathan,
Perhaps that's what happened to the missing key. Some bloomin' guitarist butchered it to use on a secondary level instrument !
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Or maybe some skilled veterinarian repaired a cavity on an elephant's tusk with it...
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