Wanna Talk About Engraving? THIS Is Engraving!

[davewerden]

The flagship Schmitt Music store in the Twin Cities has this amazing Steinway piano on display. The "engraving" here is actually white gold inlaid to make a panorama of the Twin Cities. You can have one just like it for $330,000 (plus delivery, I suppose). That started me thinking about getting a euphonium with a black finish, but one which had engraving with this effect. Maybe via a silver undercoat beneath the black???

[RickF]

I didn’t know that was engraving but thought it was a wrap of some kind. Very impressive!

[Sara Hood]

Absolutely WOW! I have seen pictures of a few different horns with a solid color lacquer over brass or silver plate. So the engraving marks show either a gold or silver color peeking through (like here). A very fun look and a tasteful bit of flash, in my opinion. If you all want, I can try to collect them together and post them here. I never imagined doing this with something as large as a grand piano. But it does have the real estate for it (grin)!

- Sara

[bbocaner]

selmer sells saxophones that are lacquered black and then engraved (and then presumably lacquered clear over that?) so that the brass shows through. It's a neat effect.

[davewerden]

selmer sells saxophones that are lacquered black and then engraved (and then presumably lacquered clear over that?) so that the brass shows through. It's a neat effect.

Here is an example. I is a nice look!

[Sara Hood]

Where I first saw it was on the Canonball Saxophones website. I have also seen it done on Trombones. Loving all this eye candy. - Sara