<html><head><base href="x-msg://522/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">In a situation like this, it might be worth while looking into the feasibility, of having one turned down from brass, even just a brass cap and paint the underside black.<div>Or could it be replated with something other than chrome, like say bronze. </div><div>There must be other choices for plating, more in line with your desire.</div><div>John Ross</div><div>Windsor, Nova Scotia<br><div><div>On 30-01-2012, at 10:34 PM, Piano Boutique wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Greetings list,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">To follow up on my search, I did write Steinway and got a very nice reply.   Holly wrote me to say, first she has them and second they are chrome.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Now please let me know.   This is a 1861 Steinway square I am rebuilding and everything of hardware is brass.  The plate is bronze tone With the original art work.   Now the question:  do you think a shiny chrome acorn nut would look good on there?</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Some how, I just think it should be brass like the hinges and such.  I wouldn't put nickel tuning pins on it.  If you have a suggestion, I would be glad to hear it.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">William</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>