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BrianJohnston
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by BrianJohnston »

Hi all,

I’m looking for a silver plating service that takes individual requests (Not just mass produced plating). For like a trombone slide or two and or raw brass mouthpieces.

Appreciate any leads. Thanks!
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hornbuilder
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by hornbuilder »

Anderson Plating in Elkhart. You will need a tech to prepare the items to be plated. Send them an email for a quote.
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ghmerrill
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by ghmerrill »

Anderson seems willing to deal directly with customers. I don't know if this is a recent change. But whether you feel comfortable simply following their directions (which are pretty minimal) for packing and shipping is another issue. I think they were going through some rough times for a few years, and getting valves replated was a real problem for a lot of people. If they're doing that again, I've got a 100 year old tuba whose valves I wouldn't mind getting replated -- but I should really take the valve cluster off to do that. Maybe some day. :roll:
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Blabberbucket
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by Blabberbucket »

[quote="ghmerrill"]Anderson seems willing to deal directly with customers. I don't know if this is a recent change. But whether you feel comfortable simply following their directions (which are pretty minimal) for packing and shipping is another issue. I think they were going through some rough times for a few years, and getting valves replated was a real problem for a lot of people. If they're doing that again, I've got a 100 year old tuba whose valves I wouldn't mind getting replated -- but I should really take the valve cluster off to do that. Maybe some day. :roll:[/quote]

Anderson is not doing valve refits.

Anderson still does plating for the handful of folks out there that do valve refits, but they are not doing any of the honing/fitting work.
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ghmerrill
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by ghmerrill »

[quote="Blabberbucket"]Anderson is not doing valve refits.

Anderson still does plating for the handful of folks out there that do valve refits, but they are not doing any of the honing/fitting work.[/quote]
:cry: A disappearing art form.
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BrianJohnston
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by BrianJohnston »

Thanks guys. Appreciate your comments. Seems Anderson is the way to go, and I’m close enough to go in person!
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atopper333
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by atopper333 »

They do awesome work…wish I was close enough!

I had a rather rough Shires Q bell I bought on the cheap and had Anderson silver plate…