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I do not have an answer to your question. I can only tell you that I have studied with master goldsmiths of classical/ancient jewelry and the formula that I printed above was the one they shared with me. Gail

Somewhere in the anals of TPP, a poster wonders too, if someone is posting as ZE, but Jeremy specifically puts any notion of a ZE impersonator to rest. I can't find his post but he is quite clear that it is really ZE posting under her own name. Gail

:eek:! No.... don't alloy with sterling. I had feeling you might think of sterling so I capitalized "FINE" in my prior post. If you want electrum, use only fine silver to alloy with the gold. Gail

The few times I've worked with electrum, I've alloyed it myself. Start with a piece of 24k gold and weigh it. Then add 40% of FINE silver to whatever the 24k gold weight is. ex: Melt (10 dwts of 24k gold plus 4 dwts of fine silver) = electrum. For a little stronger metal, you can use 22k...

Are they from Japster? ;) Gail

I received my 9-9.5 mm strand yesterday. In my opinion, it is not as metallic looking as the picture on the PP website. However, that being said, it's still a lovely strand of pearls. Gail

What are the sizes of the golden Akoya and how thick is the nacre? Gail

What do you mean when you say, "layering of the photo"? I ask this because several weeks ago, I posted a picture of my strand of round metallic CFW pearls (post #194 I think). Towards the end of the strand, a few of the pearls look off-round in the picture but in in reality, they are true...

No kidding! I just checked my Amazon account to make sure my order is still there. However, after reading today's post on TPP, it seems that Stephen Bloom may need another chapter. :( Gail

No, technically speaking, they are not "Tahitian" pearls; they are black south sea pearls. The description "Tahitian" pearl is just a branding term, made up by the organization GIE Perles de Tahiti, for marketing and promoting only those pearls from the French Polynesian islands. Gail

If anyone is still searching for this book, email Charon Kransen at charon@charonkransenarts.com. He has an extensive collection of jewelry books available for sale and presently has the Strack book on his list. His website is http://www.charonkransenarts.com/. I've bought several books from...

Don't bother with a search. If I remember correctly, back in early 2008, the calendars were sent to us from Pearl Paradise. They were free and yes, the pictures are lovely. Call them, maybe they still have some available (LOL). Gail

Thank you, Pattye.

This is my "exotic" strand. Although, my photography does not do the pearls justice, they are really quite metallic and range in size from 9.7mm - 10.5mm.

Yes, Blaire, it is. OMG, she has some exquisite pearls (oh, how I know ;)). To make a long story short, she mentioned to me that she knows you. Gail

Akoya, I just received an email from the Jewelry Arts Institute and I thought of you. The school is located in Manhattan. I hope you can get in. Their phone number is (212) 362-8633. I think this is their email address jewelryartsinstitute@earthlink.net. Good luck. Gail "We are now accepting...

Steve, have you received the lab report from the GIA? Gail

Yup........ I know just what you mean. The other day, I also read THAT answer to the Tahitian pearl question (on another forum). ;) I assure you, there's other misinformation about pearls there, too.

What county in northern NJ are you in? Gail

I can't see any difference. :confused: They look the same to me. How thick is the nacre on the SS? Gail