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Silver plating services
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 9:39 pm
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!
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 9:56 pm
by NotSkilledHere
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:05 am
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.
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:19 am
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.
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:51 am
by Blabberbucket
ghmerrill wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:19 am
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.
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.
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 8:05 am
by ghmerrill
Blabberbucket wrote: ↑Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:51 am
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.
A disappearing art form.
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:32 pm
by BrianJohnston
Thanks guys. Appreciate your comments. Seems Anderson is the way to go, and I’m close enough to go in person!
Re: Silver plating services
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:40 pm
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…