Klarinet Archive - Posting 000061.txt from 2000/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Corrosion
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:18:35 -0500

At 11:07 AM 12/1/2000 +0100, Roger Shilcock wrote:
>One clear difference between the plain German silver keywork on my B flat
and
>the nickel-plated keys on my 80s Buffet A is that the latter are *much*
stiffer.
>I don't know whther this is because of the copper layer, or because
> the actual fabric is of a different composition - and possibly
> more corrosion-prone.
>Roger S.
>
The very thin layers of plating should have no appreciable effect on key
stiffness. A difference in the actual composition of the alloy from which
the keys are forged is quite a bit more likely. A decision to change it
may even have been made to increase stiffness, even if there was a known
penalty in corrosion resistance. Such compromises are made all the time.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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