I have solid bronze ghawazee zills from Saroyan that I absolutely love and use whenever I get the chance in performance!
I have never gotten around to purchasing brass polish (and am not sure how that would work on bronze), plus hate the idea of buying chemicals just for that. However, maybe because they're bronze, my zills have tarnished in a really pretty way - kind of greeny purply iridescent that makes them look antique - so now I have no intention of polishing them!
What you could try though is using regular toothpaste & water with an old toothbrush to polish them. Not sure how this works on brass, and doesn't seem to do much for bronze, but this how silver & gold jewellery is polished in many jewellery stores because it's so effective and gentle on the metal.
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