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JetJaguar
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 Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:05 pm Post subject: Nickel-plated mouthpiece = bad? |
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Is a nickel-plated mouthpiece a bad thing? Is it toxic? I notice it's smoother to the touch than silver.
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| Yes it is better to avoid due to possible / eventual issues with nickel allergy. |
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Ed Kennedy
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| If you don't have a nickle allergy it should be OK. Nickle allergies are very common, however. |
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cheiden
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I'm curious why the much less common nickel plating is a consideration. Gold feels smooth too and is much more readily available.
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Irving
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| Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| If you like the feel, go for it. Personally, it feels too slippery, moreso than gold. |
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Dale Proctor
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I bought an antique cornet mouthpiece a few years ago that was nickel plated. I could taste it, and after I decided it was a keeper, I had it silver plated. The nickel was just too nasty to me, and there is the problem with developing a nickel allergy, too.
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yourbrass
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One problem with nickel is how hard it is. If you wanted to have it modified, it's tough to cut or strip modern nickel plating.
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JoeLoeffler
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| Nickel plating dissolves very easily using commercial nickel strip solutions available to the industry... takes a nickel plated mouthpiece or other brass part and strips it right down to the base brass. Not for home use though. |
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Tberar
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| I’ve had issues in the past with nickel. I woke up the next day with my lips really swollen due to it. Switched back to silver immediately |
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delano
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Nonsense post but a Bach 37 in the marketplace. It's becoming a disease now, five fake posts on one day with several fake answers on these posts also five on a day.
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