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 Re: Silver v. Nickel Plated Keys
Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date:   2012-09-05 16:12

Nickel is too slippery for me, plus I have a mild allergy to it, as do many people.

Several years back, there were complaints that the Buffet silver plating was not durable. I don't know what the situation is now.

Actually, for me the older, unplated keys made of German silver (copper, nickel and zinc, no silver) feel best.

Al Gallodoro had such acidic sweat that keys lasted only a year or so. He solved the problem only by having everything thickly plated with gold. With the price of gold so high, plating service prices are out of sight. IMHO, however, it's a bubble that will burst fairly soon.

I made a list of platers if you're interested.

Ken Shaw
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