"We have been using a new alloy on the mounts instead of nickel, and in fact we have been using it since the end of last year. The mounts will be made by us, so it means we will be able to thread them, and therefore thread the wood as well, so that all the ferrules, ringcaps, projecting mounts and hemp retainers will be threaded from now on
All the projecting mounts have been threaded for several months, so the next logical progression was to thread all the parts. The threaded mounts, which some people in the market place prefer, takes us on to the same level as some of the hand makers.
There won’t be any change in price - See the brochure here
The alloy also won’t tarnish, which is another thing people dislike. Nickel can tarnish pretty quickly and once it gets too bad, it’s impossible to clean. We’re changing the imitation ivory as well, to a much stronger material, which again will be easier to thread, but wont chip. It’s a better colour than the whiter stuff we used before, and it looks more like ivory, so it has a lot of positives."
The alloy also won’t tarnish, which is another thing people dislike. Nickel can tarnish pretty quickly and once it gets too bad, it’s impossible to clean. We’re changing the imitation ivory as well, to a much stronger material, which again will be easier to thread, but wont chip. It’s a better colour than the whiter stuff we used before, and it looks more like ivory, so it has a lot of positives."
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