Author: JHowell
Date: 2012-11-17 12:02
The plating wears off any clarinet, especially if you have acidic sweat. I knew a guy who wore through the KEYS. On my horns, it takes a few months for the dark spots to develop and a year or two for the copper to start showing through. And, I once had a brand new R13 that really did have defective plating -- on any flat surface, like the sides of the levers, the plating flaked off in patches. But it was a good horn, I didn't pick it for the plating. If the horn is otherwise satisfactory, I would not consider the plating wearing to be a defect. Could be a sign that you are practicing enough.
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