Note: This service is only available for brand-new mouthpieces purchased from Houghton Horns. Once the mouthpiece has been used, it will acquire chips and dents, repairing which will add to the cost of the gold-plating. If you want a used mouthpiece gold-plated, please contact the repair shop directly at 817-993-6400 ex 2 and ask to speak to Chris Reddick about pricing.

Houghton Horns' repair shop manager, Chris Reddick, will gold-plate your mouthpiece. Please allow 3 business days for your mouthpiece to be ready.

Warning: Once Chris has started the plating process, your order can no longer be cancelled or refunded. The 15-day return period does not apply.

Plating only included, mouthpiece and shipping not included.

WARNING: Brass instruments and their accessories can expose you to chemicals including Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm, and Nickel, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to:

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

Most new instruments and accessories over $75 are eligible for free shipping to the continental US.

Thein instruments, tubas, and pre-owned instruments are excluded from free shipping.

Click here for our full shipping policy.

Most products sold in the United States receive a 15-day return policy that starts on the day the customer receives their order. The customer is responsible for the cost of initial and return shipping, except in the case of new French horns, trumpets, and trombones, which will receive free return shipping from 48 US states. There will be a $5 cleaning fee for each returned mouthpiece.

Some product categories are ineligible for return, which include special orders, sheet music, consumables such as lubricants or cleaning snakes, and personal items such as clothing or face masks.

Unfortunately, as of May 12, 2025, we can no longer offer returns, exchanges, or refunds to international customers due to the tariff situation. We hope to restore international returns soon.

See the policy links at the bottom of our website for more information.

Click here to request a return.

Any product labelled "Special Order" is a final sale, no refunds or exchanges. Likewise, any product that has been customized at the customer's request can no longer be returned.

Click here for more information on special orders. If you want it, we will try our best to get it to you!