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Re: Best way to remove silver tarnish

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-08-15 07:58

I have always addressed this issue when doing a really thorough oiling. I take the keys off and just use a silver polishing cloth being careful not to cause abrasion on any pad or cork, and to avoid getting the rouge on the pads or corks. It is a bit labor intensive and time consuming but is your surest answer.

One way to avoid silver from tarnishing in the first place is to wipe your keys off at the end of each playing day (that would be EVERY day) with a 100% cotton flannel cloth. Silver polishing clothes actually wear off a modicum of plating, so prevention is important.

Also I am told that keeping your hard rubber mouthpiece in the case with your instrument encourages oxidation of silver.

................Paul Aviles

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