Klarinet Archive - Posting 000678.txt from 2001/01

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 11 Jan 2001 09:15:01 -0000 Issue 2824
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 10:52:03 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dee D. Hays [mailto:deehays@-----.net]
> >
> > FWIW, Down the road there may also be unexpected cosmetic differences
> which
> > can also affect the "feel." If a silver plated key is scratched or the
> > plating begins to wear off, there isn't too much that can be done to
> restore
> > it other than re-plating. An unplated "nickel" key can be buffed back to
> its
> > original condition (minus a tiny amount of metal undetectable to the
> > player).
> >
> > Karl Krelove
>
> Many of today's "nickel" keys are merely nickel plating over a
> cheaper base
> metal. So a scratch would be equally difficult to repair short of
> replating.
>
> Dee Hays
>
Well, it's true, I was thinking about the solid, unplated "German-silver" or
"nickel-silver" alloy keys that used to be standard on many basic
professional level instruments. Is nickel plating now common on pro
clarinets, or are we talking about student instruments? Is silver plating
available on anything but pro level instruments? I haven't shopped seriously
for awhile.

Karl Krelove

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