Klarinet Archive - Posting 000863.txt from 1998/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: key plating, Moenning barrels
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 04:02:19 -0500

On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Todd and Lynnette Staley wrote:

> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 20:41:47 -0600
> From: Todd and Lynnette Staley <nette@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: Klarinet list <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: key plating, Moenning barrels
>
> I also have a question along this line. Is there any way to tell what type
>** of plating, nickel or silver, that you have? Also, has anyone had
> experience with Moenning barrels and if so, good or bad. My instructor is
> recommending one due to my eternal sharpness, but I would like to research
> them first. TIA
> Lynnette
> --
> Todd & Lynnette Staley
> email: nette@-----.net
>
** There could be, if you happen to keep concentrated nitric acid in the
house... Silver has a much whiter appearance when light is reflected off
it than nickel -- they may well polarise the reflected light differently,
too, though I haven't tried to find out.
Roger Shilcock