Posted by Something to conside on December 04, 2003 at 11:06:37:
In Reply to: Gold Plating a Mouthpiece posted by JB on December 03, 2003 at 21:52:59:
I used to know a fellow who had his mouthpieces plated by the local printed-circuit board manufacturer. It seems that they plate a tougher gold alloy for edge connectors than plain 24 Kt gold, which is quite soft and wears rapidly. It might be worth checking into..