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 Re: Silver v. Nickel Plated Keys
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2012-08-26 02:38

I prefer silver plate for the feel as it has more drag than nickel plate.

When nickel plate tarnishes it can go dull grey and can only be successfully polished back to a bright shine by machine polishing, so that is usually done when it's being fully overhauled as the pads and key corks will be removed.

Silver plate can be kept bright and shiny with a polishing cloth and is much easier to polish to a bright shine by hand.

Silver plate is applied much thicker than nickel plate - around 25 microns with silver as opposed to around 5 microns maximum with nickel, although the thickness of the plating will depend on what the maker specifies. Some silver plate is only 10-12 microns thick and some nickel can be as much as 10-20 microns thick which is very hard going on tools used to fit keywork.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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