A cornet I can't figure out

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Re: A cornet I can't figure out

Post by Niner » Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:44 am

Biggest cleaning problem is to keep down the tarnish. The silver plated ones...nickle silver mostly... tarnish fairly quickly in the light. However a coat of Renaissance Wax slows down the tarnish process. The brass ones still with their lacquer finish require very little maintenance. Several of the older horns I have removed what remained of the lacquer and am down to the bare brass. Those need the wax too in order to keep a bit of a shine for a while.
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