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Rodney Myrvaagnes <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 15 Feb 2016 22:23:21 -0500
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I agree completely. Gold leaf is a durable finish and looks gorgeous
after 40 years at least.

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 Rodney Myrvaagnes
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On Mon, Feb 15, 2016, at 18:15, Rob Brooke wrote:
> If the originator of this thread expects to be doing some banding 
> himself and is seeking the imprimatur of historic authenticity he should 
> forget it and use gold, whether or not "authentic". Gold has the virtue 
> of not combining with oxygen. It retains its lustre forever. All of the 
> substitutes ultimately corrode and dull, some more quickly than others. 
> If the question arose out of mere curiosity, I apologize for my pedantry.
> 
> Rob
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