Klarinet Archive - Posting 000154.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Champlain Clarinet (and Boston Wonder)
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 15:25:23 -0400

At 10:12 PM 9/4/98 -0500, Chris Felts wrote:
...By the way, numbers stamped into the keys usually suggests
>> cast metal rather than forged, a sign of an inferior horn.
>
>Could you please explain that last sentence? I'm not quite sure what
>you mean by "a sign of an inferior horn", and which part of the sentence
>it is refering to, thanks a lot for the info!
>
Instruments made by major manufacturers under major name brands, including
Bundy, Vito, etc., as well as Buffet, Selmer, Leblanc, Yamaha, etc.,
generally have keys made of forged metal. Forged keys are stronger and
less likely to bend and break. Cast metal keys, found on cheaper
instruments like Cavalier, Chinese imports, etc., are softer and bend
readily. If broken, they cannot be repaired, because the temperatures
needed to melt the silver solder also melt the keys themselves! The molds
they are made in often have numbers in them which become molded into the keys.

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