Klarinet Archive - Posting 000314.txt from 2010/11

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Silver Clarinet Keys
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:01:45 -0500

Some people are allergic to silver plate, too. And some of us have skin
chemistry that is death to some nickel plating (like that on my Selmer
Series 10). The silver polishing cloths do also help nickel plating that
becomes cloudy with use/age. Flitz metal polish is even better.

Bill Hausmann

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christophe
> Subject: Re: [kl] Silver Clarinet Keys
>
> Hi Tom, and aother friends here,
>
> I confirm after using both silver plated and nickel plated intruments
> that
> silver is indeed less slippery,
> so if you have any problem of keeping your fingers where they should
> sit on
> the keys, you should
> prefer silver. This is even more true if your hands get easily moist.
>
> On the other hand, silver sometimes needs some polishing with a special
> inpregnated cloth to keep
> shining, where nickel always stays untarnished. And to be complete,
> some
> people are allergic to
> Nickel..
>
> Up to you, now !
>
> Christophe.
>

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