On 14 Jan 2011, Colin wrote: > Gold fittings won't tarnish (well, people have gold flutes so why not).
There are gold-plated sets. The cost, in the current metals market, involves the phrase "arm and a leg" when compared to silver plate though. Gold plate is also applied much thinner than silver plate (to keep the cost down, presumably). So it might wear through on much used keys for example. It's probably cheaper than a solid silver set right now even so. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
