Klarinet Archive - Posting 000852.txt from 1999/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 26 Aug 1999 08:15:00 -0000 Issue
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 03:34:34 -0400

At 03:34 AM 8/28/1999 -0400, youJay Webler wrote:
>
>Unfortunately, the nickel plating doesn't stay on the keys very long.
>My R-13 is just over a year old, and much of the plating is worn off of
>the rings. I have seen other instruments that are like this. This seems
>to be a trait of the newer Clarinets.
>
It seems unlikely that the plating would be WORN off of parts that get so
little wear. I suspect they have just gotten dull over time from slight
oxidation. A silver polishing cloth should brighten them right up.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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