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Mouthpiece plating
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:11 pm
by tubatom91
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:11 pm
by tubatom91
sorry some of the pictures are a bit blurry or have a bit to much flash
yep
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:28 pm
by james
Anderson plating in Elkhart,IN. They gold plate mouthpiece for a minimal cost. I had a piece gold plated through Schilke for $60 which includes shipping and taxes. If you ship it directly to Anderson it might be less. I believe most of the mouthpiece companies use Anderson as they do a very nice job.
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:37 pm
by tubatom91
the price is not to bad although I could buy a used one for about the same price and not have to worry about the plating but I might have one of the only gold C4's around if I plated it
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:41 pm
by ThomasP
http://www.mouthpieceexpress.com/catalog/index.php
They offer plating with several options of satin finish and two-tone finishes.
Re: Mouthpiece plating
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:51 pm
by tubaguy9
tubatom91 wrote:I have a Mirafone C4 silver mouthpiece with the rim and parts of the shank worn to the brass anyone know how or where (or how much) to get it (re)plated
pics.........
This is part of the reason I love stainless steel mouthpieces...
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:12 pm
by SplatterTone
Instead paying to plate all my mouthpieces, I got my lips silver plated.
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:15 pm
by tubatom91
SplatterTone wrote:Instead paying to plate all my mouthpieces, I got my lips silver plated.
must be a hit with the ladies
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:18 pm
by SplatterTone
must be a hit with the ladies
So you've tried it too?! Cool!
(literally)
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:22 pm
by tubatom91
SplatterTone wrote:must be a hit with the ladies
So you've tried it too?! Cool!
(literally)
rattles like hell when I play though
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:40 pm
by iiipopes
Don't kid yourself: Anderson Plating is who everyone else sends or should send theirs to. They are in Elkhart, and they have been, are, and (hopefully) always will be THE place to have your horn or mouthpiece plated. The vast majority of all horns manufactured, regardless of brand, if silverplated, end up being plated by Anderson. Just make sure it's smoothed and buffed out as you desire, if not by you by someone else who does it well, before you send it, because what you send will be exactly what you get back with a good plate on it.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:26 pm
by The Big Ben
At the risk of being called a "toobnoob", which wouldn't be bad because that is what I is, I gotta ask:
Why is the plating necessary? With the trumpet and baritone mouthpieces I've used in the past, if there is a gouge, I file it and sand it smooth. It has never occured to me to plate/replate it.
Is it just an asthetic thing or is there a difference in sound?
Jeff
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:53 pm
by KevinMadden
and (now correct me if i'm wrong) isn't raw brass slightly toxic to ingest? thus making playing on an un-plated mouthpiece very dangerous over time.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:41 pm
by tubatom91
bigtubadaddy wrote:Its aesthetic but it can be for health reasons too. Some people have brass allergies and can't have bare brass touching their face without causing skin irritation. Same for gold plating, as some people have reactions to silver.
that exactly why I want it plated
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:15 pm
by iiipopes
Yes, indeed. I believe Vladimir used to work for Callet.
plating
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:52 pm
by tubamirum
Stork Custom in Vermont does wonderful work.
