[Jewelry making - Article 00701] - Re: [Orchid] Inside of a bezel from tarnishing?

[Noel]

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    I assume it is not just the bezel itself, but the metal it ia
    soldered to, behind the stone, that is the problem. You can't totally
    prevent tarnish on sterling in the long run, even if you deplete it
    to fine silver. So the solution is to add a thin piece of something
    that doesn't tarnish. Personally, I don't like the idea of tin or
    plastic. I use fine silver, or niobium. The latter can be polished
    very bright, and will never change color or deteriorate. 

Noel

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