What I've seen on newly plated items is not a prep problem. They have
what appears to be a much thinner gold look - like they watered down the
material - not the thick looking plating of the originals.
Steven Medved wrote:
Prep is most important, if the part does not look good before it will not look
good after.
From: jim...@earthlink.net
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:27:55 -0600
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating"
Some years ago I had a few gold-plated phonograph parts re-plated at a
plating place & they came out with a different finish from that originally
used. So, you may want to leave your "not in best shape" parts as they are
rather than having them re-plated with a finish that might not match
originals.
-----Original Message-----
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Bob Maffit
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:25 PM
To: 'Antique Phonograph List'
Subject: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating"
Phono Listers:
i have some parts ( tone arm, speed control, bullet brake) which are "gold
plated" however, not in the best shape. I hesitate to ask, given the price
of gold these days but, who does this kind of work?
I got to thinking and wondered if it wasn't really '"gold" but maybe a less
expensive option like some type of brass mix or something.
Any thread discussing gold type plating, and or person doing this work would
be appreciated. Also, if someone in the last, say, 12 months had something
gold plated, what did it cost?
Oh! Yes, it is the Victor VV-Xii *grin*
Later
Bob
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