You want to find a gold alloy that matches, that is hard. You want to do your
own prep work. I had my Victor VI gold parts plated, all I cared about was
that they looked better and they did. If you are particular then find good
original parts.
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:28:20 -0800
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] question re "gold plating"
>
> I don't think Steve gold plates or does a gold wash. Could be incorrect on
> that. Years ago I paid a local circuit board company. Show them what you
> want to get the right color or leave it alone. Finding good original parts
> just might cost less in the long run. I agree with Jim.
> M
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Jim Cartwright <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > 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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