Klarinet Archive - Posting 000241.txt from 1997/07

From: SDM@-----. Morrow)
Subj: Dangerous Keys :-) (was Re: Buffet S1 E13 instruments)
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 09:14:50 -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
>xx
>

This is precisely why I have removed all of my keys and wrapped
them in aluminum foil! Besides reducing the risk ofpoisoning myself when I
suck on my clarinet, it also gives my clarinet that "homemade" look , and
solves the problem of freezer burn when I take the instrument out of the
freezer!

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410) 955-3631

SDM@-----.edu