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Offline Mesophilic

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Piano key ivory
« on: April 15, 2020, 04:39:40 pm »
My neighbor is hauling off an old piano to the dump.  I popped the ivory off the keys, cause no sense in wasting good legal ivory.

Aside from inlay, anyone have some other interesting ideas I could do with it?
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2020, 04:41:55 pm »
I used them in tip overlays
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Offline Stoker

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2020, 04:52:28 pm »
Don't forget the Ebony keys. 8)
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Offline Handforged

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2020, 05:28:56 pm »
scrimshaw? Not sure how thick the ivory is on some of those older pianos. Some had solid keys while others were just a thin veneer about 1/16" thick.
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Offline Mesophilic

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2020, 06:31:37 pm »
These are the thin veneers, as you described about 1/16" thick.
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Offline EdwardS

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2020, 07:37:28 pm »
It's beautiful for scrimshaw.  It's also tough enough for strike plates and even nock inserts.  Ivory to me is a joy to work.
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Offline Mesophilic

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2020, 07:53:01 pm »
Didn't even think about strike plates...thanks!

I'm guessing they used hide glue back in the day because a brief soak in warm water and the little bits of wood stuck on to them slide right off.   I also noticed that they used some kind of toothing tool because the glue sides are definatly ridged.
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Offline EdwardS

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2020, 08:21:55 pm »
Yeah, everything on an old piano is hide glue.  Those ebony keys are awesome too.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2020, 09:36:52 pm »
Spines for reinforced self nocks on arrows.
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Offline Mesophilic

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2020, 01:21:36 pm »
I have some long skinnier pieces from the back part of the keys...would work great for nock reinforcements.  The veneers were laid down in two pieces for most of the keys.
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Offline JEB

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Re: Piano key ivory
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2020, 03:04:29 pm »
Just wunderin? When did they quit using ivory?  Every once in awhile you see a craigslist add for a free piano. I would take it and scrap it out just for the keys. Would love to foot some arrow  self nocks with ivory.
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