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 Re: Come try out the Uebel clarinets!
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2014-11-26 03:57

The keys are electroplated in tanks in the traditional method - plating plants in the UK and mainland Europe all use the same methods as far as I know - the same methods should be available in the US and Canada. As to why they won't plate as much as 25 microns is a mystery.

There's also barrel plating where small components like undrilled pillars and other small parts are plated in a tumble dryer-like machine, but they're not plated as thickly as 25 microns with this method. If you want 25 microns on your pillars and other small fittings, then it's best to wire them up on brass or copper wire so they get plated along with the rest of your keywork.

I prefer not to have a copper flash but have a nickel flash onto which goes the silver plate as nickel provides a very flat, smooth surface for silver to adhere to (old silver plated Selmer saxes have a layer of nickel under the silver), but Buffet's platers use a copper flash and then silver, but the results are great. They also check the newly plated keys and tidy up any imperfections which is good.

I've used Potters in Aldershot (famous for band flutes and military drums) back in the '80s who also did an excellent job, but they've since gone.

The company that does Buffet's plating also makes key castings for them and several other companies, so they know what they're doing.

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