Author: DougR
Date: 2007-05-25 03:40
Hi all--
just to add my own 2c, I've had an Optimum with the silver-plated cap for 3+ years, and there's hardly any tarnish. I leave the lig on the mouthpiece, loosely clamped on an old beat-up reed, just to keep the lig securely fastened on.
As an alternative to a cap, someone makes these clip-on covers that cover just the reed and the beak of the mouthpiece. I think they have a bit of sponge inside to keep the reed hydrated. That might be worth a try--most of the retailers we all use ought to stock them.
Finally, rubber will absolutely tarnish silver plate. I know this because of that time I tried to mend a key with a broken spring using a rubber band. The horn was a silver-plated c-melody, and inside of a couple of days I had dark black lines where the rubber bands had touched the metal. Depends on the type of rubber and its sulphur content, I suppose.
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