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I think Jeremy answered the question appropriately. Yes I was there, I had a factory in Jakarta at the time supplying products and consulting to Indonesian pearl farmers and they invited me along to witness the auction and assist where necessary.

I’ve got one of those! Yes, it’s a keshi pearl from the Indonesian Pearl Culture Association (ASBUMI) and BUMI pearl company event. Was in the heyday of Indonesian pearling and given to all participants.

Definitely not Bironite, my money is on clam. When processing clam shell into nuclei, they are fantastic to work with as the shell is hard and they don’t lose shape as easily as mussel shell nuclei during processing. The down side is in the drilling as there is no organic matter to act as a...

Yes there was a small farm created in the late 90’s and operational until at least 2010. The group identified both Petria Penguin and Pinctada Margaritifera, starting with providing jewellery using MOP and gradually building from there. The thought was to build a ‘cooperative model’ whereby...

I can supply engraved discs, with words or perhaps images. if the image is too complicated some of the detail may not show up though...

do you mean like button blanks?

i'd be keen to connect with them jevont?

do you still need shells? message me on george@pearlingtechnologies.com

Why would you want to do Pteria Sterna in Indonesia? There are already various species there you can use?

Hi Douglas, as these were a custom shape there was a lot more to the process rather than standard shapes and sizes. Regular mabe shapes are sold ex Indonesia only for a few dollars per piece, depending on size and quality. Happy to chat with you off line about this one in particular but this was...

It’s for an artist that is designing a new installation (I believe). Will ask him if i can share his details. As for cost, not sure i can share but it was reasonable given the work involved!

As suppliers of equipment and services to pearl farmers around the world, we sometimes get asked some unusual requests. How’s this one? We had an enquiry to manufacture mabe nuclei in the shape of a human ear and then have them planted into a maxima shell and grown as a mabe pearl. We hand made...

They tell you this because they are concerned you will go to the farms directly and not buy through them, thus losing their commission. As Jeremy mentioned, you'll need to buy whole harvests to have half a chance. This will include good pearls, bad pearls and everything in between. Many farms in...

I know a couple more, I'd say Jeremy is close with his estimation of 10.

fantastic!