Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 1997/07

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Buffet S1 E13 instruments
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 18:13:26 -0400

What's supposed to be so good about silver? Plenty of things corrode it,
notably cyanides and organic sulphur compounds. It can also be toxic. One
reason that it's not so dangerous to people as nickel can be is that
silver chloride has a
very low solubility in water - or gastric juices. How many people on this
list make a habit of licking their keywork if it gets corroded?
Gold would be much better.
Roger Shilcock
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On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Starr/John wrote:

> Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 09:27:50 -0800
> From: Starr/John <starrs@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Buffet S1 E13 instruments
>
> Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
>
> One
> > interesting thing is that the E-13 has silver plated keys, while the R-13
> > has nickel plated keys.
>
> Apparently, Germany(where the E-13 is made)has outlawed nickel plating,
> as it is bad for the environment. Therefore, only silver-plated
> instruments will be coming out of Germany. Eventually, France is
> expected to follow suit and outlaw nickel plating as well.
>
> Starr
>