Klarinet Archive - Posting 000312.txt from 2003/09

From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Tarnishing silver
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:43:00 -0400

I have a Buffet R-13 with silver plated keys and a silver plated Vandoren ligature. To keep the knurled nut on the ligature from nicking the closest key when it's in the case I was using the tip of an old sock as a little mouthpiece bag. However, perhaps the rubber threads in the sock (being slightly stretchy) caused it, but the ligature had started tarnishing. I have used silver polish but it keeps coming back, even though I no longer store the mouthpiece in anything. Now a couple of the keys near it in the case are also starting to tarnish.

What can I use that will remove the tarnish and keep it away? It looks like standard silver polish just isn't quite doing the trick...

Erik Tkal

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