I recall hearing - somewhere, can't recall where - that chrome plating produces things that are toxic, bad for the environment, etc. - is that true still (if it ever was)? This was given to me once as an argument against chrome plating anything unless really necessary.
-S- On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Steven Mumford <[email protected]> wrote: > > They do chrome plate those drum and bugle corps horns (oops, forget I > mentioned those). I don't know, I think it would be a little garish on a > horn. Kind of like chrome plating a grand piano, you'd have to be Liberace > for that. I have seen some Holtons that a school district asked to be bright > nickel plated. They looked...well ok they looked awful. > > - Steve Mumford > > --- On Mon, 8/22/11, [email protected] Carl wrote: > > I just watched an episode of Modern Marvels about chrome, and I began to > wonder if any research as been done on chrome plating a horn. It seems like a > good idea. > > 1) It's extremely durable > 2) It's highly resistant to corrosion > 3) It's easy to keep clean > 4) Chrome plating is less that 1/250th the thickness of a human hair. > 5) It's very shiny, but it doesn't HAVE to be > 6) There are varying "hardnesses" of chrome > > I have no clue about the acoustical properties of chrome, though. > > We have silver and gold plating. And we have lacquer. What about chrome? > > -Carl > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
