Klarinet Archive - Posting 000830.txt from 1997/05

From: mipresc@-----.edu (Steve Prescott)
Subj: RE: Ligatures - OK Please explain
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 09:24:17 -0400

Ed Lacy wrote

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BTW, while they are called "gold" and "silver," I believe it is correct
that neither are made of those metals. Some alloys of brass are involved,
possibly plated in at least one of the Harrison ligatures.

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Ed, I believe the ligatures are of brass and then plated. Platers will
copper flash the brass then silver plate it. In order to gold plate, they
will copper flash the brass, silver plate it then gold plate it. Gold
sticks better to silver. What the exact make up of the brass (%'s) of the
Harrison ligature is, I don't know. (Brass is a mixture of copper, tin, and
zinc)

Steve

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