Klarinet Archive - Posting 000113.txt from 1999/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] need key plating
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 20:42:48 -0400

At 12:05 PM 9/5/1999 -0700, Dan Leeson wrote:
>I had a clarinet's keys chrome plated once and was very happy
>with the results. It last's forever and is shiny bright for
>the rest of its life.
>
>But some might find negative qualities to chrome plating.
>
I had the keys of my old Rene Dumont plated nearly 30 years ago. I always
thought it was nickel, but I now believe it must be chrome, since it NEVER
tarnishes at all. I do not notice any MAJOR difference in slipperiness
between it and my Selmer or any other horn. I played the plated Dumont for
2 years with no problems before I got my Selmer (and I still have it), but
the Selmer nickel-plated keys got ugly right away!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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