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Choice of metals in resonators

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Hello all,

I'm a longtime followers, but this is my first post.

It's time to overhaul my 189xxx Mark VI tenor, and my excellent repair guy has recommended I order Roo pads and resonators (cheaper if I get them direct.) I currently have the 'star' type resonators, but I didn't buy them the last time. So, I'm looking at Musicmedic.com and am confronted with an array of resonator metal options. It seems unlikely to me that the metal would make a difference, but does anyone have thoughts about or experience with the performance differences between brass, copper, silver-plated or gold-plated resonators?

Thanks in advance,

Ken McCall