Brantley, I can tell you what not to use on brass that you value. That would be Brasso, after serving 14 years in the Army I can tell you that it is not kind to the metal and can leave light scratches if you are not careful, it will also leave a green/gray residue in tight places. I have heard of Flitz that Steve speaks of and I have never been told anything negative. What ever you use please use something that is not abrasive.
Bill --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Steven Medved <[email protected]> wrote: From: Steven Medved <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine To: "Phono-l" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 7:18 PM I use Flitz on my best pieces, it was recommended 20 years ago and works wonders. > The best product I have found is called Flitz. It is available online but > also in some hardware stores. Great product and fairly easy to use. > > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:40 AM > Subject: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine > > > > Hi, > > > > I have several original brass bell horns that are in need of being brought > > back to life. The brass is dull. What do you experts recommend in > > getting a > > nice bright shine back? Thanks much. > > > > Brantley > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Sun Jan 25 02:47:57 2009 From: [email protected] (Robert Plavzic) Date: Sun Jan 25 02:58:54 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] New Ebay My Ebay format - Get That Divorce! In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Thanks Brantley You summed it up exactly right. Also I cannot figure out why ebay keeps changing its format. I don't give a hoot about what ebay thinks are favorite items and they probably do not either, there's probably some trick there like top sellers get their junk listed first. Hands up who'd like to see most recently listed first. And the management idiots who approved the new paging format where for the page to reload you first get shot to the top of the screen (oh! I'm on a new page, kind of looks like the one I was on) and as you start to scroll down the page reloads. Do others have this issue? I have a friend at ebay and offered to explain to whoever in the company what was pissing off "loyal" ebayers like myself. Just a bit surprised when I was told the answer internally was "oh yes, the collecting nutters". Say WHAT? So Ebay would run much better if one did not have all these sellers and buyers eating up the bandwidth? Obviously someone does not get it! best Rob On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 6:21 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > In a message dated 1/22/2009 4:04:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Let's face it phono lovers...ebay is not, and will not be what it used to > be. > Ebay is a great example of a company that was successful in making money > and > at the same time pleasing it's LOYAL customers. Now, ebay has become a > greedy business whose number one goal is to make money, regardless of how > it > affects the customer. > > I got a real kick out of this morning's news when there was a story that > stated that EVEN ebay is feeling the crunches of this bad economy. The > newscaster > went on to say that according to ebay, the reason was because there were > no > big desirable Christmas items this year. No, ebay. That's not the > reason. > > The reason is because some of the customers are getting fed up with the _ > _ > _ > _ that your company is pulling over on them. > > I have joined several of you on this group that will not sell or buy on > ebay. > It will take many more of us; but this is the only way that this greedy > company is going to face up. > > Also, have any of you noticed the fraud that has increased with ebay? > Examples are the stolen pictures placed with items, people not getting > their > goods, > etc., etc., etc. > > My hobbies, including phonograph and record collecting, have not suffered > one > bit from my divorce from ebay. In fact, I find myself spending more time > enjoying my collections. Just think, if most people would stop their love > affair > with ebay, they could enjoy their nice Victor V with a cool Billy Murray > singing out the hits! > > You know...I think ebay really did me a favor. Thanks ebay for your work > in > > causing me to sever my ties with you. The divorce was cheap. It didn't > cost > me a thing. > > That's all I got to say. You all take care and as always... > > Keep 'em running at 78...rpms that is! > > Brantley > Williston, S.C. > _______________________________________________ > > > I'm with ye, Brantly! > > I haven't used e-bay (other than for entertainment, a la Harvey K) since > they went to Pay Pal or Nada. > > Now, Nada n' I will go play a record on a Victor Talking Machine and we > will > enjoy the music. > > See y'all later! > > Edward, in Zigzag > **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, > stay > up-to-date with the latest news. > (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023<http://aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023> > ) > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > From [email protected] Sun Jan 25 04:38:53 2009 From: [email protected] (Bob) Date: Sun Jan 25 04:39:04 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine References: <1534285183.617841232826215613.javamail.r...@sz0019a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net><[email protected]><[email protected]><[email protected]><[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <01679e5918d84d56bca3e949b6ede...@your4dacd0ea75> I've had a couple of horns that were really filthy and needed to be cleaned before polishing. One was a Nickel Columbia horn and the other a standard black and brass Victor horn. When I got the nickel one I tried everything to get the dirt off, nothing did much to penetrate it. Finally I experimented with muriatic acid. That's the stuff people use to clean up swimming pools with. To my amazement the dirt just melted off. I tried it later on the brass bell of the Victor horn and got the same results. Polishing was still necessary but a lot easier with all the dirt removed. I bought a gallon of this stuff at a local hardware store several years ago for about $4.00. If you use it, experiment on a small inconspicuous spot first and wear rubber gloves. It's pretty strong stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine > > Mike, > > That's exactly where I learned about Mother's: bikers were telling me > that's what I should be using on my Harley. They were right - it's great > stuff. > > By the way, several months ago I stumbled upon an unusual nickle-plated > Tea Tray Company flower horn with floral interior decorations. I don't > recall ever seeing a nickled TTCo horn before.? Anyway, someone - for some > reason - had covered the interior of the horn with a brown translucent > wash of some sort. I experimented with lacquer thinner, alcohol solvent, > and some other solvents to determine what the wash was, but nothing seemed > to touch it. Of course, I wasn't going to use anything that would dissolve > the interior decoration... Consequently, the horn has just been sitting > around because I wasn't sure what to do with it. This afternoon I was > cleaning a another nickled horn for someone else, and I was using > "Nevr-Dull" (as mentioned by Walt in an earlier posting). It suddenly > occurred to me that Nevr-Dull had not been tried on the brown wash. > Hooray!? It takes some elbow grease, but it slowly removes the wash and > doesn't harm the flowers/leaves.? I'll be working on this to > morrow (if my hands recover from this afternoon!).? If you're interested, > I'll be posting a few photos on the Antique Talking Machine Message Board: > > http://victrolagramophones.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk > > Only a bit of deep interior plus the end of one panel (with a painted > flower) has been cleaned with Nevr-Dull. Once this horn has been brought > back to life, I'll post a photo at the same site. The final step will be a > treatment with Mother's! > > George P. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Stitt <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 7:54 pm > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine > > > > > > > > > > > Imperfections never! It takes a long time for brass to get a nice warm > patina. I personally would never polish a brass horn or at least it would > have to be pretty bad. If I did I would be very careful and do so > sparingly. > You may not even like the color! That however was not the questioned > asked. > I like Mother's. If it's good enough for Red, Bighouse and Eddie to use on > their Harley's it good enough for me.... > > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 4:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Imperfections? What imperfections? :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Stitt <[email protected]> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 4:52 pm >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I leave them alone. If you do polish you will see all the imperfections. >> oldcranky >> >> On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 1:37 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Yes, these instrument repair guys straighten, remove dents, etc. All >> > included in the price. They even lacquer the brass after polishing >> it...for >> > those big 54" >> > ?horns it means many, many years before they'll need attention again. >> Some >> > collectors don't like the highly polished original look - - they prefer >> > a >> > somewhat aged appearance, and I respect that. I have a few horns that I >> > prefer that way myself. But if you want that brass to look as good as >> > it >> > can, there's nothing like a professional job. >> > >> > George P. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 2:43 pm >> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I have a very big brass horn that needs to have some small dents taken >> out >> > before being polished, would the same refurbisher handle this task as >> well? >> > I >> > would love to bring this ancient horn back to life and use it with my >> > Edison >> > Home A Suitcase model. >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 2:25:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada >> > Eastern >> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine >> > >> > >> > I take mine to a professional refurbisher of brass band instruments.? >> > In >> > the >> > summers, he's often busy with school instruments, but during the fall >> > and >> > winter >> > is a better time.? I've spent 4-5 hours working on the bell of a 42" >> horn, >> > only >> > to take a similar horn to the refurbisher and have it look much better >> for >> > $80.00.? For my money/time, there's no question of which is the better >> > route.? >> > Check your yellow pages, and good luck! >> > >> > George P. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:40 am >> > Subject: [Phono-L] Suggestions On Getting A Nice Shine >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have several original brass bell horns that are in need of being >> brought >> > back to life. The brass is dull. What do you experts recommend in >> > getting >> a >> > nice bright shine back? Thanks much. >> > >> > Brantley >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Phono-L mailing list >> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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