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Re: Silver Or Nickel Keys?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2022-05-20 17:10

Like everything else it is a matter of trade offs. Silver might "look" better. It's whiter under the lights of the stage. But it's a bit "tackier," a little less easy to slide off of (mostly the pinky keys of course). This is the reason Richard Stoltzman used nickel plated keys. He would wear through them regularly (every four years or so) and have his teacher Kal Opperman re-plate them.

If you wipe the keys off after every use though, you should keep either silver or nickel in pristine condition! Cut a case sized swath of 100% cotton flannel (any color you want) found at any fabric or sewing store. And leave in case over the horn.

[as I wrote this I was listening to this and HAD to post]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn7-0qfYOis

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

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