Klarinet Archive - Posting 000732.txt from 1999/08

From: Michael Cogswell <Michael_Cogswell@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] RE:German Silver (was: Selmer C "star" clarinet)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:46:08 -0400

Alicia: German Silver gets the yellowish tint from copper, not gold. It is
an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.

MikeC

-----Original Message-----
From: "ABFlint" <abflint@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Selmer C "star" clarinet

Graeme,

My Selmer CT* keys were polished professionallly after many years. In fact
I had never had them truly cleaned and I was amazed at the color. It is a
dull
finish but yet a light gold. I know nickel usually when I see it and I was
told on 2 occasions that it was "German silver" which contained real gold.
My horn is marked Selmer Paris, France.

thanks for the mouthpiece-reed--ligature combo hints. I intend to order a
Rovner soon.

Alicia

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