Going Rate on Silverplating a Horn?

Liberty Mo · Post by **Liberty Mo** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:03 pm

Can anyone estimate the cost of taking a worn satin silver 4/4 BBb tuba and either silver plating it, lacquering it, or restoring the satin finish? No dents on the horn.

Any recommendations on where to have it done?

Liberty Mo · Post by **Liberty Mo** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:38 pm

bloke wrote:bloke "I've rarely seen such an instrument that needs "no" repairs."

Bloke,
This is an almost brand new horn, 1 year old. The horn has no dents period. It may have a couple of small scratches, so I guess its not perfect. The problem is that the original factory satin finish had a horrible accident at the hands of its current owner, and needs to be redone. Its basically raw metal now except for a few spots. I just wanted to get an idea of what it would cost to restore and if other finishes would be cheaper.

Liberty Mo · Post by **Liberty Mo** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:41 pm

double post edited

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:06 pm

harold wrote:The acttual plating would probably be done by Anderson's, but you will need a repair guy to do all the prep. In the Midwest you could use Bloke or Dan Schultz

YIKES ... NOT me not tubas and sousas, anyway.

I've been known to send trumpets off for re-silvering but I don't do any refinishing on things as big as tubas. I don't have the equipment. The best I could do is send the whole she-bang to Anderson's after the modifications are done. BTW, the last trumpet I had resilvered cost the customer about $300. You can imagine what it would cost to tank a tuba... not including preparation charges.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:11 pm

Bloke's 100% correct (as usual)

Anderson Silver Plating
541 Industrial Parkway
Elkhart, IN 46516
(574) 294-6447
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