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Author: kdk
Date: 2017-11-15 02:51
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Have you seen this with new Buffet clarinets? This particular warning came with an E12F that a student's parents just bought.
I realize rubber can cause silver to tarnish, but this warning seems well over the top.
Karl
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Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2017-11-15 03:45
This opens the door for them to sell the new buffet-stamped "Key-saver mouthpiece bag". ;^)>>>
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Author: mtom
Date: 2017-11-15 04:33
That must be why my silver-plated ligature turns to a very ugly tarnish after about a month. Luckily a quick bath in a salt/baking soda/vinegar/water solution cleans it up in no time
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Author: Klose ★2017
Date: 2017-11-15 05:01
They have been putting this note inside every silver-plated clarinet for at least ten years...
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Author: Grabnerwg
Date: 2017-11-16 17:39
All new mouthpieces emit some sulfur smell. It is the sulfur that tarnishes the silver so quickly. Some manufacturers make mouthpieces from a very soft compound of rubber, These emit a lot of sulfur very quickly, which causes very quick tarnish on all silver parts. There is really no remedy other than keeping the mouthpiece in a separate case or container outside the clarinet case.
Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
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Author: TomS
Date: 2017-11-16 19:23
The reason you won't see silver plated keys on a Ridenour clarinet ...
I kinda like the tarnished look ... I wish you could get clarinets with un-plated keys, like Buffets in the distant past.
I always tell the repair technician to never buff the keys on my clarinet ... messy, takes more plating off and doesn't play any better ...
Tom
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Author: kdk
Date: 2017-11-16 20:46
TomS wrote:
> I always tell the repair technician to never buff the keys on
> my clarinet ... messy, takes more plating off and doesn't play
> any better ...
>
But, doesn't it make the sound darker? 
Karl
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