All gold plating is not created equal. I've had mouthpieces plated and rims supplied by the maker that stuck to my lips like glue. It may be a surface phenomenon--after a year they got slippery. Mouthpieces I've had done by Dillon have been very good. I don't know who does their plating.
Herb Foster --- "Richard V. West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steve: > > If you already have a silver screw rim, get it goldplated. The cost is > generally fairly minimal, especially compared to purchasing a new gold > plated rim. I've done this several times with my silver screw rims. Look up > silver and gold plating firms in your yellow pages or, failing that, > sometimes music stores (particularly those specializing in brass > instruments) can get it done for you or recommend a source. > > Richard in Seattle > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
