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Author: Chiron
Date: 2011-11-02 19:42
With reference to the key plating of Jack Brymer's 1010s, I am surprised that nobody has yet referred to a passage in his book The Clarinet, in the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guies series, first published in 1976. At page 99 he writes:
"Plating is noemly of two types - nickel ...and silver....Chrimium plating is sometimes applied but has the disadvantage that it can peel off if the key is bent, as it probably will be at some time during its life. It is, however, wonderfully hard-wearing on the bearing surface, and comfortble to use if one does not object tyo the very smootk, almost slippery effect. Silver, on the contrary, tends to 'drag' on the fingers, especially if it is of the heavy-guage type applied to the best clarinets. It also tarnishes black if left for a week or two and can be rendered quite thin by persistentcleaning. So, by and large, good nickel-plated keys seem to promise best ..."
In the light of these observations, it is intgeresting to learn that he himself favoured chromium plated keys, on some at least of hisinstruments.
As a postscript, I can well understand Jack Brymer fully believing that after he had broken the tenon of one ofa pair ofclarinets, its companion never played as well again; and to my mind, it could well be true!
Peter Kenworthy-Browne
kenworthybrowne@btinternet.com
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