Thread: A very early F. Fenney and some restoration questions

Definitely repairable. Superglue bonds great to bone. In my experience, there's never been any need for fiberglass and epoxy backing, and I've used superglue for structural pieces of ivory at the pivot.

Matching the colors will be an interesting challenge. If it were me, I'd try to get enough material to run multiple experiments on until I get it close.

Your best bet is to dye the add-in piece as close to the color of the original scales as possible, but a tiny bit lighter. Once glued on, use a sponge or paper towel to sort of feather in the dye.

But the pique work is absolutely worth preserving.