Youngs Piano Shop

Serving Northern Vermont

and New Hampshire

Since 1978

Are my keys genuine ivory?

Genuine ivory is distinguished in two main ways: First, it is almost always divided into two parts, with a seam between the head piece and the tail piece. Most synthetic materials are one piece with no seam. Second, upon close inspection, real ivory always shows at least a faint grain pattern similar to the grain pattern in wood.

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