Klarinet Archive - Posting 000455.txt from 1996/02

From: David Gilman <dgilman@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Silver Plating (was: Selmer Clarinets)
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 12:37:44 -0500

Teri,

Good question. If I found a clarinet with nickel plated keys that absolutely
knocked me off my feet, I would buy it and have it stripped and replated.
But, I have never found one worth the trouble and added expense. My point
was that one should not have to go to such lengths to acquire a truly fine
instrument. Examples of a professional model should be uniformly fine as
well as available with important options (like silver plating). That is one
of the many reasons I've stayed away from Buffet all these years.

Thanks for asking.

David Gilman

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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 01:02:51 -0500
From: Teri Herel <Herelt@-----.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list KLARINET <KLARINET@-----.BITNET>
Subject: Silver Plating (was: Selmer Clarinets)

In a message dated 96-02-14 14:41:22 EST, dgilman@-----.EDU
(David Gilman) writes:

> And finding ten to try with silver plated
>keys is extremely difficult. [I personally need silver plating because I
>slide around on nickel and then wear through it after a few months, leaving
a
>chalky, gritty surface underneath.]

Brings up a good point. If you found a fantastic horn, but the keys were
nickel, would you get them replated with silver?