Re-plating Leaking Valve of a Trumpet

Brass instrument valves are the most essential part of the instrument and they'll wear over the time and may start to leak. This is my first try at electro-plating a trumpet valve. In this video I'll show how to identify a leaking trumpet valve and how it can be repaired by re-plating when repairing a trumpet. 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Theory and reasoning for valve plating 04:05 Trumpet valve plating process 07:19 End test 07:58 Outro