Recent content by gregfoundry

Hi Mustafa...we seem to be on a similar path. I know from casting bronze that when you cool it quickly it becomes easier to work (soft) and I have heard that if you hold it at high temperature for say half an hour it becomes much harder than you would expect. So maybe the benefit of holding it...

As far as I know you can add lead as well...some how the sound quality changes to what is wanted for bells,cymbals etc. I think maybe my word resonance may have been incorrect. These softer metals seem to maybe slow the sound waves and create undertones that just make for a nicer sound. I am...

Hi I am just curious as to how to add silver and tin to bronze to change its sound... I am making some musical instruments that need to have these metals included for resonance. Being an artist with a small foundry just for casting my own work I have no experience in the production of alloys ...