| Hi Boo,
I did a workshop once with a well known Canadian silversmith and she had a similar attitude toward silver as Caitlin does that over time the tarnish is just part of silver pieces and looks great. Its a good attitude as silver will almost always tarnish.
I use baking soda made into a fairly dry paste and a tooth brush to clean some silver pieces that tarnish. But its still as much work or more than using a sivler polish and a brush. The baking soda is a favorite for metal artists who make brushed or matte finish silver pieces because it will usually take the tarnish off but not change the original surface. I have used it on pieces with pearls in them, I just avoid the pearl as much as possible.
You could check next time you buy silver findings for your pearls to see if your supplier has rhodium plated clasps then you would avoid the problem of tarnishing because rhodium won't tarnish. That would be the best long term solution to your problem.
Dfrey |