[TPIN] mouthpiece re-plating?

[David Arndt]

Hi Bob,

Try a jeweler.  I had this done years ago with a couple of old Mt Vernon
mouthpieces (one of them Tony Marchione's old 7B from Curtis days - used to
use that for orchestral stuff for a while).

I went to a jeweler down in center city Philadelphia at the time - probably
any jeweler equiped with electrolytic plating equipment can handle it.  They
use them for refinishing/restoring gold & silver jewelry.  It worked well
for me.

Cheers,

- Dave

PS:
Real shame about Billy Z.  Couldn't make it down for the memorials, but plan
to donate to the scholarship fund.


[-----Original Message-----
[From: tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu 
[[mailto:tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Shuster
[Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:26 AM
[To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
[Subject: [TPIN] mouthpiece re-plating?
[
[I still have my first trumpet mouthpiece - and it's still my favorite
[- a stock Bach 7E from around 1970.  The problem is that the plating  
[is badly worn and is actually starting to flake off inside the cup.   
[I think it's time for a re-plating as it's really become unplayable.   
[My repairman doesn't do this and didn't have any 
[recommendations for me.
[
[Can anyone point me in the right direction?  It might also be 
[cool to find someone to copy the mouthpiece - even better if 
[it's the same shop...
[