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Re: Silver plating my R13

Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-10-31 18:59

Others here are way more expert than me on these subjects. But I concur with cyclopathic- you really don't know what you'll get out of any repair. My own limited experiences have been all over the place, and others here report the same thing.

So, my take is- if your clarinet is "absolutely terrific", I would be reluctant to put that at risk. You may end up back at square one- looking for another good playing horn- even if your redone one looks like a million bucks. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Or at least, get a 2nd clarinet you like equally well before taking chances with the 1st one.

Others have reported problems with nickel tarnishing, and I fight that myself. Shine it up and apply some clear nail polish top coat... end of issue. Sounds too easy, but it works. Reapply polish periodically, $10 worth will last you for years.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

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