nickel silver
Noun
Meaning
a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
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German silver
bronze
alloy
bell metal
yellow metal
muntz metal
gunmetal
phosphor-bronze
white metal
gilding metal
red brass
low brass
silicon bronze
aluminum bronze
cartridge brass
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In addition, modern made slides are usually made of nickel silver with chrome plating, giving a smoother finish and quieter action than simply the brass that would have originally been used.
Typically, Kruspe models are constructed from nickel silver (also called German silver, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, containing no actual silver) while Geyer horns tend to be of yellow brass.