Thanks. Who is he, and how do I get in touch with him? And how much should I expect to spend? I have this fear it may cost more than the phonograph is worth...
And then I'd have to figure out how to ship the horn to Florida without it getting damaged. Anyone have any experience doing something like that? > Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 17:30:35 -0400 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia BI Sterling -- nickel-plated parts > > I use a guy in Tampa Florida if interested email me > Zono > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 5, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Hi, everybody. I picked up a nice Columbia BI Sterling this summer, and > > have been trying to figure out how to deal with the fact that the > > nickel-plating on the horn, tone arm, reproducer and back bracket is faded > > and splotchy. I thought this might be better left to a professional, so I > > found a guy in my area on the internet and took it to him for polishing. > > Big mistake! He accomplished exactly nothing except stripping the nickel > > plating off the reproducer (brass underneath), and charged me anyway. He > > couldn't even guess what the issue was with the plating -- only said he'd > > tried his best. So now I'm worse off than when I started. > > > > So, what's my next move? Is there anyone in New England, Boston or north, > > who does nickel electroplating? Any idea how much that would cost? Are > > there any products and/or techniques I should try myself? (I don't have > > access to a polishing wheel or anything like that.) And does anyone have a > > nice Columbia Analysing reproducer they'd care to sell me? (I also need a > > crank and a lid latch, if anyone has either of those.) > > > > Thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
