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Hi, folks,
Does anyone know of a good nickel-plater?
I have someone who does great work; but ever since he did the plating on the train-wreck Bugatti, his ego has grown so large that he ,today, asked me more to plate a set of Steinway pedals and plate than it would cost me to buy new.
The only other option locally is incompetent, and can only manage a pebbley surface.
Help?
Craig
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Depending on how often you need to have parts Nickel plated, it might be worth setting up to do it yourself. I set up a while ago for around £180 including an adjustable power source. It took a bit of experimentation to get the setup dialled in, but I was pleased with the results I achieved in the end 
Started work at the Blüthner piano re-building workshop in Perivale, UK, in 1989. Self employed since 2000. Learning something new about pianos every day... #hamiltonpianos http://www.hamiltonpianos.com/
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Craig,
I sent you a PM.
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I had Steinway pedals plated for more than they cost new, because my plater was local and did a better job than the thin factory plating that you get from Steinway. But the permits to run a plating business became too much of a burden for him a he grew older, and he no longer does it. There is a company in Oakland, but I do not know the quality of their work. If I needed plating done, I would go there.
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The last time I needed to have parts plated, I asked at a local motorcycle shop if they could refer me to someone. They did nice work.
Joe Gumbosky Piano Tuning & Repair www.morethanpianos.com (semi-retired) "The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -Marcus Aurelius
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