Never immerse ivory in water or wet the surface. Always wear cotton gloves when handling ivory. Keep light levels low and even.
The theological meaning of "word" within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum. From the divine point of view, it consists of God revealing...
Read More »The voice repertoire is in five Levels. Developed in Finland since 1986, the vocal repertoire of the Suzuki method has spread to over 20 countries...
Read More »The first step is to find the serial number of your instrument. The serial number identifies the year an instrument was manufactured and is the key...
Read More »Key Considerations For a beginner, 66 keys are sufficient for learning to play, and you can play most music on a 72-key instrument. For anyone...
Read More »Bone-like materials (ivory, bone and antler) are made up of both organic and inorganic components. The major organic component is the fibrous protein collagen. This makes up about 25 - 30 % of these natural substances with most of the balance being made up of inorganic calcium phosphate containing small amounts of magnesium and carbonate. Even when dry these mineralised tissues contain up to 10 % water. Skin derivatives such as horn, baleen and tortoise shell have the sulphur-containing protein keratin as the main constituent. Vegetable, or palm ivory is composed of almost pure cellulose, the fundamental constituent of the cell walls of plants while synthetic ivory substitutes can be prepared from a variety of different materials (see above).
The function keys or F-keys on a computer keyboard, labeled F1 through F12, are keys that have a special function defined by the operating system,...
Read More »Ten to Thirty Years Normal regulation and voicing will maintain good tone and touch if usage is moderate. If the piano suffers wide temperature and...
Read More »The blues scale (or Pentablues) is the pentatonic scale plus one note. This note became known as the “blue note“, and is the flat fifth in the case...
Read More »Your child should practice regularly, just like a student in band or orchestra. Students should average between two and three hours a week. The...
Read More »The U.S. ivory ban does not limit the right to possess or pass down ivory to family members. No current state ivory ban restricts the possession or...
Read More »Buying and selling ivory is illegal. This applies to all ivory items — sculptures, embellishments, keytops, and even entire pianos with ivory keys....
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