{"id":3444,"date":"2023-02-22T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klaviano.com\/piano-blog\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:34:46","slug":"is-it-possible-to-sell-a-piano-with-an-ivory-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klaviano.com\/piano-blog\/is-it-possible-to-sell-a-piano-with-an-ivory-keys.html","title":{"rendered":"Is it possible to sell a piano with an ivory keys?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s start with the fact that the sale of ivory products is banned and illegal<\/strong>. This ban was introduced in 1990, and was further tightened in December 2021<\/strong>. However, what if you own a piano made before these dates and it has an ivory keys? Can I sell a piano with an ivory keyboard? How can I identify an ivory keyboard? Why was ivory once used in the manufacture of pianos? These questions will be answered in the following article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where did the ivory on the piano keyboard come from?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, at the time when the first pianos were made, things were different with the keys. Why are there black keys on a white keyboard<\/a>? At first, they were made entirely of wood<\/strong>, but these were not very durable and wore out too quickly. Therefore, over time, overlays of, among other things<\/strong>, ivory (but cow bone was also used) started to be glued onto the wooden keys, which were of better quality and much more durable. With the advent of a better raw material, plastic, the piano industry stopped using ivory in the 1970s<\/strong>. Plastic keys are cheaper, easier to work with and less susceptible to damage<\/strong>. Unlike ivory, which easily breaks and cracks with overuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do I know if the keyboard of my piano is made of ivory?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n