"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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Jewelers use solders which match various shades of gold. Since you say
you
are "lousy" at soldering, you could probably get it done for you by a
jeweler, maybe for less than the cost of a length of the appropriate
solder.

The solders used by jewelers for soldering gold are mostly gold. E.g.,
14karat or 10karat. You use yellow gold solder for yellow gold, white gold
solder for white gold, pink gold solder for pink gold, etc. These solders
will not work for brass because the melting temperature is too high. Also,
they are torch soldered, which is dicey for brass.

Boris

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