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Selmer Sterling keys (and mystery barrel?)

Author: Varied
Date: 2011-06-10 05:51
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I recently bought a used Selmer Sterling clarinet in A, and have been scouring the net trying to find out about it. In particular I would like to know what metal the keys are made out of, as they are a bit mucky in places and I'd like to try and give them a bit of a clean. I know that clarinet keys are normally nickel- or silver-plated, but these ones have quite a dull look to them, and some of the rods have gone slightly yellow with tarnish. When I last had it serviced, my repair man suggested that they were 'gunmetal', but I thought that seemed a bit unlikely? Anyway, if anyone has any ideas they would be most appreciated.

Also, while I'm at it, I've had a look at the original catalogue for the Selmer Sterling, and saw that the original barrel appeared to have the full Selmer Sterling logo on it that was used on the rest of the clarinet parts. However, the barrel that was with mine only has the words 'PARIS FRANCE' etched into it, which may suggest that it is not the original barrel as the full clarinet logo is missing? Again, I'd appreciate any ideas.

I've attached some photos of the keys and the barrel.

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2011-06-10 09:28

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