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> On Oct 5, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This is an easy recommendation. Steve Farmer (Vintage Talking Machines) is a > master restorationist. He is well-known in the hobby and can work miracles > with any type metal finish. He did a masterful job on the oxidized copper on > my Victor R. You can contact Steve at: [email protected] > > >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 17:08:37 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: [Phono-L] Columbia BI Sterling -- nickel-plated parts >> >> 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
