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Re: cloudiness to nickel plated keys

Author: MichaelW
Date: 2014-04-19 12:50
Attachment: German silver.jpg (113k)

Older instruments with unplated German silver keywork are ideal for restoration: You don't have the risk of polishing through a nickel or silver plating. The „before/after“ photo shows an old C.Kruspe clarinet that must have been sitting in an attic for decades.

„Just one note though. If you decide to try this yourself, the first thing that you will need is a large box of band aids and a big bottle of antiseptic. Those needle springs are lethal!“:

I've never understood why needle springs must have such extremely sharp tips so that you always get your finger tips hurt on them. I don't think it is necessary for achieving a progressive spring characteristic. Perhaps the older builders indeed used sewing needles? When I sometimes have to replace a needle spring I use a cutoff from .75 mm hard steel wire, and that works fine.

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