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Author: Phil Pedler
Date: 2008-08-03 00:28

What are most student and intermediate clarinet keys made of? I see keys advertised as nickel plated, but some of the keys seem to stay shiny a lot longer than others. And what are they UNDERNEATH the plating?

Let's take the more recent Selmer Signet line as an example. Underneath the plating, are they "pot metal," or steel, brass, or what? Why do Signet keys stay shiny (if they are nickel plated), when all nickel keys on older clarinets don't stay shiny?

Phil Pedler
clarinetpages.wetpaint.com

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2008-08-03 00:28