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Does anyone out there have a photo of a gold plated mouthpiece with a silver rim?

This is the reverse of the usual silver mouthpiece with gold rim...

Wondering if it's been done before? I like the look of gold, but the feel of silver.

Anything out there?

bort wrote:Does anyone out there have a photo of a gold plated mouthpiece with a silver rim?

This is the reverse of the usual silver mouthpiece with gold rim...

Wondering if it's been done before? I like the look of gold, but the feel of silver.

Anything out there?

No photo. But my gold-plated mouthpieces, if they were (properly) plated over silver, end up with a silver rim eventually.

Which means: You might find a gold-plated version of what you like, and then buff the gold off of the rim. Make sure the gold is plated over silver, though.

Rick "who prefers the feel of gold or stainless steel" Denney

I would expect these people could do it.
https://mouthpieceexpress.com/catalog/plating.php" target="_blank

A Doug Elliot setup might be the ideal starting point given there are three distinct parts which could be plated separately.

Though honestly, I wouldn't bother. It will be expensive. The appeal of gold is the softness on the rim, but you don't want that part. So you'd end up with the expense without the benefit.

A HKOTE coated MK7 cup by Dave Houser sorta gives you the idea of the look:

If you want to just see how it would look, umm, sorta:
https://www.whyharrelson.com/store/p367 ... t%29_.html" target="_blank

cjk wrote:If you want to just see how it would look, umm, sorta:
https://www.whyharrelson.com/store/p367 ... t%29_.html" target="_blank" target="_blank

Holy Cow... 1) the level of vanity involved... and 2) the level of artistry involved...

I do like the gold/silver look though. I wish I liked gold rims, but just never liked the feel. (Time to cue Joe's recommendation to get stainless, and then scuff it up...)

I almost bought a silver Monette a few years ago, because I liked the mouthpiece, but not the gold rim.

The surface of the stainless Kelly MP rims is less smooth than the nicely polished Blokepieces, I found the feel very similar to silver rims.