Klarinet Archive - Posting 000350.txt from 2003/09

From: "marlene davis" <fivem1msn@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Tarnishing silver
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:39:35 -0400

Great tip thanks

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From: "Musician" <musicians@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] re:Tarnishing silver

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