PIANO KEYSWERE ONCE MADE OUT OF IVORY. THIS SOUGHT-AFTER MATERIALISN'T USED ANYMORE...
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Narrator: PIANO KEYS
WERE ONCE MADE OUT OF IVORY. THIS SOUGHT-AFTER MATERIAL
ISN'T USED ANYMORE BECAUSE IT'S BANNED TO PROTECT
ELEPHANTS WHO WERE KILLED FOR THEIR IVORY TUSKS. PIANISTS NOW PLAY PLASTIC KEYS, BUT THE TECHNIQUES INVOLVED
IN MANUFACTURING A PIANO HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH AND STILL
RELY ON HANDCRAFTSMANSHIP, JUST LIKE A CENTURY AGO. [ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
WERE ONCE MADE OUT OF IVORY. THIS SOUGHT-AFTER MATERIAL
ISN'T USED ANYMORE BECAUSE IT'S BANNED TO PROTECT
ELEPHANTS WHO WERE KILLED FOR THEIR IVORY TUSKS. PIANISTS NOW PLAY PLASTIC KEYS, BUT THE TECHNIQUES INVOLVED
IN MANUFACTURING A PIANO HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH AND STILL
RELY ON HANDCRAFTSMANSHIP, JUST LIKE A CENTURY AGO. [ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
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Narrator: PIANO KEYS
WERE ONCE MADE OUT OF IVORY.
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THIS SOUGHT-AFTER MATERIAL
ISN'T USED ANYMORE
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BECAUSE IT'S BANNED TO PROTECT
ELEPHANTS WHO WERE KILLED
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FOR THEIR IVORY TUSKS.
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PIANISTS NOW PLAY PLASTIC KEYS,
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BUT THE TECHNIQUES INVOLVED
IN MANUFACTURING A PIANO
00:00:14.694 --> 00:00:17.964
HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH AND STILL
RELY ON HANDCRAFTSMANSHIP,
00:00:17.966 --> 00:00:20.704
JUST LIKE A CENTURY AGO.
00:00:20.706 --> 00:00:23.142
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.
