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Originally Posted by BellydanceFTW
I received my first set of zills yesterday (Sayoran, supposedly a good brand, and very bellish sounding) and have two questions regarding them. The first one is concerning how to play them. Do you play them by striking one against the other’s edge or by hitting them directly on top of each other, so their sides are always aligned? They sound more like I imagine they should when I use them like described first, but I don’t want to start doing incorrectly. The second question is what on God’s good green earth has happened to my zills? While they were a sheen bronze only yesterday, they are very dull and worn looking today. There are murky brown marks left under the fingerstraps that if you were to look close enough have my fingerprints in them, and this effect is echoed on several places on rims as well. Was a I gypped or am I too dirty for my own good, and is there anything that can be done to make them like they were (again, only yesterday)?
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One of the problems with copper alloys, the acids and oils in the skin do affect the metal when in close contact and with close contact, perspiration. Remembering skin is an organ which helps rid the body of toxins.
I make jewellery out of copper alloys, bronze, brass, copper etc, and this is a problem I know. The only way to stop it I have found is to lacquer the area where skin comes into contact with the metal. The lacquer, can be clear lacquer, wood varnish and even clear nail varnish, that works, and it dries quickly. (Polish the metal first, then paint on the varnish)
Also to those that wear brass and bronze bangles, if you get the green skin from the metal, do as above, lacquer the skin side surface, or glue on some material or other, to keep a barrier between skin and metal.
I also work silver and prefer that material, when I can afford it