silver plated
Yes, It is unlacquered. Thanks.
Yes, It is unlacquered. Thanks.
soldering a silver plated sax
I have done solder repair on lacquered saxes so I have a pretty good idea what the results will be. Now I have an old silver plated sax where I am thinking of removing some posts (instead of cutting off the keys). Searching the forum I am not sure if silver plated horns are easier/cleaner to solder than lacquered horns. What do you think? Thanks.
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solder
Thanks. When you place it on the joint are the pieces being held together? Let's say you are putting on a post. Would you have the post held in place and have the solder run in by capillary action or would you get the solder onto the parts first?griff136 said:I find that the "stay brite" solder works best on silver instruments. It comes with its own flux. I just cut a small amount solder and place it on the join add some more flux and heat up - allways lees to remove afterwards and if you havent used enough solder then just cut another piece. IMHO a far better method than to heat and then apply the solder and possibly be left with excess solder to clean off.
Thanks everyone. This helps a lot. So it sounds like flux can wreck silver plating and unlike brass you can't buff it down since you would have brass showing through.
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