Klarinet Archive - Posting 001394.txt from 1998/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Key platings
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 10:05:11 -0500

At 12:28 AM 10/30/98 CST6CDT, J. Blake Arrington wrote:
>My silver plated keys make my clarinet so heavy that I am
>developing tendonitis. So be careful if you get silver plated keys.
>
Even with the additional copper plating layer underneath, I doubt that the
difference in weight between nickel plating and silver plating could be
measured without a delicate scientific balance scale. Remember, you are
talking about very thin layers of metal here, probably 1000ths of an ounce
total difference. If your clarinet is particularly heavy, it is much more
likely to be because of very dense wood.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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