Klarinet Archive - Posting 000123.txt from 1999/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] need key plating
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 09:31:29 -0400

At 08:47 AM 9/6/1999 -0400, David B. Niethamer wrote:
>I own the clarinet Dan had chrome plated - a Buffet C clarinet. The
>plating has indeed held up very well, and despite all the talk about how
>slippery it would be, I've noticed no real problems. My Yamaha Bb and A
>clarinets are silver plated, which is a very nice feel. My A clarinet is
>14 years old, and the plating looks like new. I think the key to rapid
>wear of plating is in the quality and thickness of the plating job.
>
I don't know if this speculation holds up. All of the complaints about
plating are coming from Buffet and Selmer owners. If THEY are not using
high quality plating, who is? Artley? It may just be that some of us with
acidic skin are tearing up the plating and should be using SILVER plating
instead.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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