Klarinet Archive - Posting 000735.txt from 1999/08

From: "Mark Weinstein" <cpaok@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE:German Silver (was: Selmer C "star" clarinet)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:46:11 -0400

FWIW:

My repairman has stated that he prefers NOT to to work with "german silver",
indicating he had encountered problems working with it in the past.

mark weinstein
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From: Michael Cogswell <Michael_Cogswell@-----.com>

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

From: "ABFlint" <abflint@-----.net>

"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."

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