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Re: Silver vs. Nickel vs. Sweaty fingers ?

Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2023-05-14 16:47

Yes indeed Paul ,

The problem with the bass ( a Ridenour Lyrique .. Silver plated ) , is that after one playing session the most frequented keys are quite heavily stained and there's just no shifting it with a silver polishing cloth ( or not one I've found ).
I have little doubt that by having to polish with polish so frequently, I'm probably
not extending the life of the plating much more if any , than just letting the corrosion stand.

The first horn I ever bought was a second hand Boosey Regent and it wasn't until I eventually got other instruments that I became aware of corrosion from sweaty fingers as being an issue . This Boosey always looked ( still does !) like it's poised for shooting a toothpaste commercial....and then perhaps invading Afganistan.....and perhaps even in reverse order ...Ha-ha!.

Whoever plated that horn , I with they would come plate the rest of mine .

Aside from the matter of plating thickness , is there a variation in the quality of plating , ie. Is the silver of silver plating always the same quality (pure silver) ?

Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853

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