Klarinet Archive - Posting 001422.txt from 1998/10

From: ebray <ebray@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Key platings
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 19:44:12 -0500

I just bought the most beautiful A clarinet in the whole world--Buffet
R13, of course & I opted for the silver keys. I had been dreaming of a
silver keyed clarinet for years & when I bought my B flat a couple
of years ago, cost was an issue. So I have nickel keys on that one.

Go for the silver keys. I had never heard of silver being less
slippery, but I guess it is true. It feels better than my B flat.
Also, a purely cosmetic, shallow thing, but boy does it it look
pretty! It's fun to polish up those keys during the semi-annual
break down and cleaning of your instrument.

I was thinking of getting my horn replated or whatever it is called.
For a newer horn is it worth the cost? I don't need any new pads
(just had it worked on by Brannen's) and would it screw up the work
that Brannen did?

Maybe I'll buy a new horn to match my A!

Erin Bray

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