Plating on a Lyon & Healy Model A tailpiece
I think, but am not really sure, that my Model A tailpiece is in pretty good shape relative to many. But occasionally I wonder if replating it is just a simple "no problem" process or a "risky, expensive possibly zero benefit" process. I don't know that it really needs it, but still, I am curious about the process. If any luthiers who restore the older Gibsons or L&H's et al happen to read this, do you ever replate hardware or simply buff it up and leave well enough alone? Thank you in advance for sharing any experiences and expertise. The tailpiece, I believe, is brass with nickel plating (???) and I know nothing about plating metal.
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” ― Albert Schweitzer
1925 Lyon & Healy Model A, #1674
2015 Collings A (MT2-V)
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