Klarinet Archive - Posting 000317.txt from 2003/09

From: "Musician" <musicians@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re:Tarnishing silver
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 08:26:15 -0400

klarinet@-----.org
From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subject: Tarnishing silver

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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Go to a fine jewelry store and buy "Silver Strips" - they neutralize the
sulfur gases in the case which cause the tarnishing.
Bed Bath & Beyond has Silver Bags as well which you could open inside out
and place over the clarinet to kill the gases too.

David Blumberg
www.TopTempo.com

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