Klarinet Archive - Posting 000338.txt from 1996/05

From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Subject: Re: Nickel plating
Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 12:28:24 -0400

Ian wrote:

>My Buffet has some plating wearing off some of the keys. These areas are
>are greyish silver in the middle and copper coloured at the edges. This
>implies to me that the keys are plated with copper then with something else
>(presumably the "bright" nickel Steve Prescott refered to). Is this what
>people are seeing?
>
>Ian Dilley.

Ian,

The copper you see is called a copper strike. The keys are plated lightly
with copper. The "bright" nickel adheres to the copper better than to the
nickel alloy. The same is done with silver plated keys.

Steve.

Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu