Klarinet Archive - Posting 000177.txt from 1997/07

From: "Brian Ackerman" <ackerman@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Buffet S1 E13 instruments
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 19:48:08 -0400

Sorry, it seems you may well be right about the nickel-plating. Here in
England they are only listed as silver-plated, but you seem to have the
alternative of nickel in USA.

I can't see why anyone would really want nickel-plated keys. Surely most
players would agree that silver-plating looks and feels much better! It is
also more resistant to acidic fingers than nickel-plating.

The unplated R13 is quite unusual and maybe it was a special order. It will
tarnish quickly because the nickel-silver only has about 10% nickel in it.
Older keywork that was designed to be unplated had about 18% nickel, and
stayed bright much longer. Modern keys are designed to be plated, and
therefore do not need the high nickel content.

Brian Ackerman.

> On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Brian Ackerman wrote:
>
> > there that are still nickel-plated. The R13 is not of course
nickel-plated,
> > as was also incorrectly stated in another mailing.
>
> I posted that information, and copied it directly from the Boosey and
> Hawkes/Buffet catalog. I can't vouch for the accuracy of it, but only
> reported what they themselves said.
>
> Ed Lacy
> el2@-----.edu