Klarinet Archive - Posting 000126.txt from 1999/06

From: smile11@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Nickel Polish
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:07:03 -0400

Sfdr@-----.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 6/1/99 5:48:04 PM EST, garysmith@-----.com writes:
>
> << Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have a nickel plated R13 and the keys are getting black from
> >daily use. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good polish for
> >nickel plated keys. Thanks, I appreciate everyone's help! :)
>
> If they're turning *black*, it's more likely they're silver. Either way,
> there are chemically treated cloths available from most music stores or the
> catalogs. I'd avoid pastes if I could help it - the gunk would get all in
> and around pads, etc.
>
> >>
> If you will wash your hands in baking soda before you play, It will retard
> the Key tarnish. If and when you have your gallbladder removed your acidity
> rate will probably improve thus reducing key oxidation. I think that it was
> John de Lancie, former principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, who
> told me about the gallbladder surgery improving the tarnish rate. You can
> also have your silver keys polished and sprayed with clear lacquer. The
> lacquer will prevent oxidation and keep the keys looking new.
> Or you can have the keys Gold plated. Gold does not oxidize and will
> last for a long time.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Alvin Swiney
>
> Affordable Music Co.
>
> P.O. Box 4245
>
> Virginia Beach, VA 23454
>
> 757-412-2160 fax 412-2158
>
> E mail sfdr@-----.com
>
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I have a polishing cloth, called a "Strad Polishing Cloth." I think
they are selling them in most music stores now, and they can be used on
just about any instrument or surface. They are made out of a material
more finely woven than silk, and so it picks up all the oils and dirt
off your keys, without the use of chemicals, which I've heard can ruin
your pads...or at least aid in their disintegration over a period of
time. Happy practicing.
Boja Kragulj
Cary, IL

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