Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 1998/11

From: Note Staff Unlimited <notestaff@-----.ch>
Subj: Re: [kl] Key platings
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 07:56:20 -0500

klarinet@-----.org schrieb:

> 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
>
> -

Better wait until you need repadding - unless you want your pads silver
plated too!

David
David Glenn
notestaff@-----.ch

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