Tom Hall Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I recently notice that the metal ends of my Lachenal are looking a bit dull. Any thoughts and/or advice on polishing and cleaning said ends would be appreciated. Thanks -- Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Henk van Aalten Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Tom I have good results with a special cloth you can buy in the shop (in the Netherlands). It seems to be impregnated and it is used for cleaning silver. Henk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimLucas Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Something similar is sold by many music stores, for polishing flutes, saxophones, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabennett Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 The "pre treated" cloths are also available at jewelry/department/discount stores in the US. there are two varieties: one for brass, one for silver/pewter. Pipers and antique woodwind players have been using them for years because you can polish keywork, fittings and mounts without getting polish residue on the blackwood or ebony. Regards, Dick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Barr Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Tom I have good results with a special cloth you can buy in the shop (in the Netherlands). It seems to be impregnated and it is used for cleaning silver. Henk Henk Have you used this on your Marcus? I have one also and would like to know what works. Thanks Doug Barr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Henk van Aalten Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Tom I have good results with a special cloth you can buy in the shop (in the Netherlands). It seems to be impregnated and it is used for cleaning silver. Henk Henk Have you used this on your Marcus? I have one also and would like to know what works. Thanks Doug Barr Doug I used this cloth on my Marcus two times since I bought it about one year ago. I carefully unscrewed the end-plates, so the buttons are not interfering this cleaning-job. Henk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shipcmo Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Are these cloths jeweler's polishing cloths impregeated with rouge, or chemically treated ones? Cheers, Geo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Henk van Aalten Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Are these cloths jeweler's polishing cloths impregeated with rouge, or chemically treated ones? They are certainly not treated with rouge! The cloth feels and looks quite "normal". Henk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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