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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-12-22 21:30
I hope I have the correct term. I'm referring to the rings on the barrel (2), bell, and right hand section.
I have two trial Concertos. One with silver plated keys/rings, and one with nickel plated keys/rings. These rings are associated with the finger holes, because the description says 17 plated keys, and 6 plated rings.
The tenon rings on the nickel plated Concerto are shiny and perfect. The tenon rings on the silver plated Concerto are duller and have areas where the plating didn't cover. I can also see fine "scratches" on the silver plated Concerto rings, but not on the nickel plated Concerto.
I would think that both Concertos have nickel plated tenon rings, otherwise the description would say silver plated tenon rings with the silver plated 17 keys/6 rings.
Does anyone know about the plating?? I'd like to buy the silver plated Concerto, but the rings are a disappointment.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2000-12-23 01:18
The six rings refer to the places where you put your fingers that have open "rings" on them. 1)LH thumb 2)LH index finger 3) LH middle finger 4) RH index finger 5)RH middle finger and 6) RH ring finger. The tenon rings should be silver plate if the keys are silver plate and likewise for the nickel plated instrument. Silver plate does show scratches easier than nickel. This wouldn't bother me too much if the clarinet played better than the nickel plated one. LeBlanc's silver plate has always seemed a little "less hardy" than other manufacturer's to me.
John
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2000-12-23 07:50
Well said jbutler. I agree. Silver is very soft and scratches but nickel is hard. Silver tarnishes easily but repolishes wonderfully. Nickel resists (visible) tarnish but when it IS tarnished it is very difficult to repolish. If your rings polish up with silver polish they are silver; silver polish would do nothing for nickel.
If the finish of a ring does not match the keys it almost certainly means that someone has changed the ring or the manufacturer slipped up.
"less hardy" is a generous euphemism for sub-standard. The general quality control standards for many top makes of woodwind and sax are, in my opinion, poor. Perhaps standards are a casualty of competition and larger factory output.
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