Klarinet Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2004/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Relocating keys..
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:34:53 -0400

At 02:43 PM 7/2/2004 +0100, Roger Shilcock wrote:
>I've never noticed any joins in the keys on my old Buffet, which are unplated
>german silver. I can't help thinking that joining pieces of metal together
>using a less electrochemically active metal provides starting points for
>corrosion, and a non-aesthetic reason for plating keywork.

They clean up the joints, rather than leave ugly blobs. The higher the
quality of the horn, the more time they spend on making it pretty.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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