Klarinet Archive - Posting 000708.txt from 1999/08

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer C "star" clarinet
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:24:42 -0400

It is not likely that your German silver has gold in it - but possible, I
suppose. German silver is essentially a brass (zinc - copper alloy)
with a
high proportion of zinc. Despite what some contributors to the list
(including materials scientists) have said in the past, it is *not* the
same as "nickel silver" - it's a much older idea, and was around before
nickel was used commercially. Modern versions of German silver do contain
nickel, however.
"Nickel silver" used as a base for silver-plated cutlery is much yellower
in hue than the "German silver" which used to be used generally for
instrument keys. It
could be that your keys are made of this sort of alloy.
Roger Shilcock

On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, ABFlint wrote:

> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:41:43 -0500
> From: ABFlint <abflint@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: Klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Selmer C "star" clarinet
>
> I am another lurker coming out of the shadows. I would like some info on
> my
> clarinet which I acquired in 1970 as a high school student upgrading to a
> wooden
> clarinet. I couldn't afford a new Selmer at the time which the other
> students bought
> and later had intonation problems with. My used Selmer just turned up and
> my
> mom bought it. It is a Selmer C "Star"(an actual star) and I have been
> told it
> was made in the 1950's and that the keys are German silver which contain a
> bit of gold--I always wondered about the yellow color when every other
> clarinet's
> keys are silver-colored. Is this correct? Any other info about this
> particular
> model would be appreciated!!!!!!
>
>
> I am a band director working on my master's and have recently picked my
> instrument
> back up after years of hiatus from playing. Rusty is not the word for my
> playing,
> but I am excited and quite enjoy all the knowledge and humor and people I
> am
> learning from this list!!!!!
>
> Alicia Flint
>
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