"I also kinda like the way it looks, but am worried about the long term effects on the horn. I am very acidic, (have eaten through a gold mouthpiece plating), so I am seriously considering gold plating this horn. That and gold looks so sharp."
Miles71...coming from a Coprion fan.....your horn looks absolutely amazing!
Ok...don't think of me as a freak...but what about this idea....mainly your hand-sweat will do damage to the horn....so why not just have the valve section golf plated? I take it that you don't rub your sweaty hands all over the rest of the trumpet...so you could leave the rest of the trumpet in it's raw, patina form. Just get gold plating on the valve part for protection...and leave the rest...? just my 2 cents....
