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Re: Why silver plated keys?

Author: ClaV
Date: 2015-03-28 03:51

Silver's pros: nice pleasant shine, antimicrobial properties.
Silver's cons: not compatible with hard rubber, tarnishes (some people's sweat can be quite corrosive/degrading), softer.

Nickel's pros: harder, more durable, compatible with hard rubber.
Nickel's cons: less lustrous/dull, many people has sensitivity/allergy to nickel.

Better (best?) solution: rhodium plating or hardened gold (such as Yamaha's Hamilton - which I learned is more a loose description of a colour rather than specific alloy specification).

Plating should not have any effect on clarinet sound despite some claims.

Post Edited (2015-03-28 03:54)

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