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Re: Broke a key!

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-01-15 18:14

I always heard as a young teacher and player that cast keys of any sort were likely to snap off if you tried to bend them. I always thought (heard? assumed?) that it was because cast metal is more brittle owing to the small air pockets that form within the metal as it is poured and cooled. As a teacher, I got out of the habit of ever trying to bend keys on student instruments unless I knew for sure the keys were forged.

Would it matter what metal was used in a cast key?

Karl

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