Klarinet Archive - Posting 000824.txt from 1999/08

From: Felix1297@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 26 Aug 1999 08:15:00 -0000 Issue 1665
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:48:52 -0400

In a message dated 26/08/99 03:13:14 Central Daylight Time,
klarinet-digest-help@-----.org writes:

<<
I sent a message about this yesterday (25/8). The nickel silver used as a
bas for plating is much more yellow in hue than the "German silver"
(whatever its present-day composition) used formerly for unplated keywork.
From what previous contributors have written, the metal Buffet plates over
has an even higher copper content than this nickel silver.
Roger Shilcock >>

Dear Roger,
The metal we are using at Buffet Is still what every body call German Silver
but it is called Mailechort in France because of the name of the two
ingenieur who invented this metal.Mr Maille and Mr Chorte.they were from Lyon
France and If I remember right they invented this metal in the 1890' or
around this date I will have to check.
So this metal is still use by most of the manufacture before we silver or
nickel plate the key we put a coat of cupper on the key so the plating will
go every where on the keys.

Musically Yours

Francois Kloc
Woodwind Product Specialist
Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments Inc.

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