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Offline rohansahai

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Ivory Keys
on: March 23, 2006, 08:19:40 PM
I heard that the Japanese were working on producing some kind of substitute for ivory keys with a similar feel and grip.... anybody has an idea about it?
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Re: Ivory Keys
Reply #1 on: March 24, 2006, 02:04:16 AM
I heard that the Japanese were working on producing some kind of substitute for ivory keys with a similar feel and grip.... anybody has an idea about it?

Yamaha developed something called Ivorine or Ivorite years ago.  I don't know if something more recent has come about.  I could never get it straight from piano salespeople that the piano I was looking at had such keys.  If it did, it did not feel like real ivory when I was shown it, IMHO.

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Offline pianopitchman

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Re: Ivory Keys
Reply #2 on: March 24, 2006, 05:25:38 PM
Yamaha's synthetic ivory is standard on the: C3, C5, C6, C7, CFIIIS, S4 and S6.  None of the Yamaha uprights or smaller grands have it.  Additionally, on the above mentioned pianos, they use a wood composite for the sharps and not the plastic cover that is standard on smaller models.

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Re: Ivory Keys
Reply #3 on: March 24, 2006, 07:15:54 PM
Yamaha's synthetic ivory is standard on the: C3, C5, C6, C7, CFIIIS, S4 and S6. 

Ah, much thanks, pianopitchman.  In that case, I can be sure it doesn't feel like ivory!

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Re: Ivory Keys
Reply #4 on: March 24, 2006, 07:23:00 PM
 Actually, Yamaha's Ivorite does'nt feel much like ivory. It also doe'snt feel much like acrylic either. It's just feels different.
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Re: Ivory Keys
Reply #5 on: March 24, 2006, 07:52:00 PM
Ivorite's also used on the SU7 upright.  Must be why it's so pricy ;D

Andy
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