Silver Bach Omega - smudgey. What should I do with it?

shadowpwner · 02-10-2009, 09:50 PM

Edit: I rewritten the post. Sorry for confusion.

I acquired a silver bach omega from a friend for use in a marching band - has about 4+ years in it, a couple dings and dents, but for only $100, i thought it was a pretty good deal.

I like the look of 'raw brass', and I was curious if there was an easy (read; non expensive

) way to do this for a 'weekend project'.

Here are some examples for what I am talking about:

http://www.newyorktrumpetcompany.com...s/Referenz.jpg
http://scottmusicservices.punxypa.co...es/3-horns.jpg

I think it's called 'brushed' silver.
Thanks in advance for any help.

GoodMusic@PA · 02-10-2009, 09:54 PM

Sorry, but can you be a little more specific? What is the smudge your are talking about? Spit, turns purple? Finger prints...

lmf · 02-10-2009, 09:54 PM

Have you tried silver polish or cream on the smudges (whole horn even)?

shadowpwner · 02-10-2009, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lmf

Have you tried silver polish or cream on the smudges (whole horn even)?

I have not tried that, I will as soon as I get some, thought it might take awhile to acquire.

I really like the sandblasted-type finish though.

GoodMusic@PA · 02-10-2009, 11:48 PM

Yea, it would really help to have a silver polish cloth, made by blitz, they are about $8. They work very well and doesn't damage the silver. I own one and works great.

tedh1951 · 02-11-2009, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowpwner

I have not tried that, I will as soon as I get some, thought it might take awhile to acquire.

I really like the sandblasted-type finish though.

I would expect the blasting needs to be done before silver plating - or perhaps the electroplaters just don't polish the job, anyone know for sure?

I have a 1955 B&H Regent that is in 'frosted' silver and it doesn't show ANY handling marks, it just slowly gets grubby - silver polishing cloths work well on it though.

Schwab · 02-11-2009, 10:32 AM

You can do it with an ultra-fine 3M abrasive pad, there are threads here on how to do it.

gzent · 02-11-2009, 11:38 AM

The prefer process is to get the surface polished, scratched, blasted, etc. before any plating or lacquer.

However, if you already have a silver finish with decent thickness then you can apply a scratch finish to it using a 3M scouring pad. I did it on my flugel horn and it looks cool.

The down side is that it seems to tarnish faster than a polished silver finish.

Greg

shadowpwner · 02-11-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schwab

You can do it with an ultra-fine 3M abrasive pad, there are threads here on how to do it.

Thanks, I remember reading something about this in the super modding trumpet experiment thread, but I wasn't sure how this goes on silver, since it's so thin.

I will look into the abrasive pad.

Edit: Wow, am I blind. Greg, what do you recommend for a 'decent thickness'?

02-10-2009, 09:50 PM	#1
shadowpwner New Friend Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 15	Raw Silver? Edit: I rewritten the post. Sorry for confusion. I acquired a silver bach omega from a friend for use in a marching band - has about 4+ years in it, a couple dings and dents, but for only $100, i thought it was a pretty good deal. I like the look of 'raw brass', and I was curious if there was an easy (read; non expensive) way to do this for a 'weekend project'. Here are some examples for what I am talking about: http://www.newyorktrumpetcompany.com...s/Referenz.jpg http://scottmusicservices.punxypa.co...es/3-horns.jpg I think it's called 'brushed' silver. Thanks in advance for any help. Last edited by shadowpwner; 02-10-2009 at 11:48 PM.

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GoodMusic@PA Piano User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 263	Re: Silver Bach Omega - smudgey. What should I do with it? Sorry, but can you be a little more specific? What is the smudge your are talking about? Spit, turns purple? Finger prints...

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lmf Mezzo Piano User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Warsaw, Indiana Posts: 631	Re: Silver Bach Omega - smudgey. What should I do with it? Have you tried silver polish or cream on the smudges (whole horn even)?

02-10-2009, 11:48 PM	#5
GoodMusic@PA Piano User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 263	Re: Silver Bach Omega - smudgey. What should I do with it? Yea, it would really help to have a silver polish cloth, made by blitz, they are about $8. They work very well and doesn't damage the silver. I own one and works great.

02-11-2009, 10:32 AM	#7
Schwab Moderator Forte User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 1,693	Re: Silver Bach Omega - smudgey. What should I do with it? You can do it with an ultra-fine 3M abrasive pad, there are threads here on how to do it. __________________ Dylan Schwab Stage 1 New York

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gzent Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 1,876	Re: Silver Bach Omega - smudgey. What should I do with it? The prefer process is to get the surface polished, scratched, blasted, etc. before any plating or lacquer. However, if you already have a silver finish with decent thickness then you can apply a scratch finish to it using a 3M scouring pad. I did it on my flugel horn and it looks cool. The down side is that it seems to tarnish faster than a polished silver finish. Greg __________________ www.bethanybrass.com - Helping fellow trumpet players achieve musical excellence

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