Hi,
I've been looking for someone to brass plate a single small piece for me, and all the companies I've asked come back with quotes that go beyond what it's worth to me. I found the site when I searched for do-it-yourself solutions, but I don't need a kit just to do this one piece. I was hoping someone in the forum would be able to help me out for a modest fee, or point me to a company that could.

I’m restoring an old banjo ukulele, and I’ve located a tail piece for it (that’s where the strings attach, opposite the tuning end), but it has a bright nickel finish, where the rest of the instrument’s hardware is brass. I was wondering what it would cost me to have a single tail piece brass plated. It’s small, about one inch by one inch, bent into a lopsided W shape. It has a post coming out of one side where the strings will be tied on. I’ve attached a somewhat blurry image of one. The brass plate would need to be fairly durable, too, as the strings will tie on the post and then rest against the middle bend of the W, but not too thick, as it needs to fit on the banjo uke's edge. The strings are nylon, and there’s about 20 to 30 pounds of pressure on them.

Brass Plating Service-banjoleletailpiece.jpg

Thank you for any help you can give.

Best regards,
Matt Clara

mattclara [@] gmail dot com