I am noticing strange issue with some of my silver golus after a few months. Initially after buying from shop they are ok ... sound is fine. After few months, one of the anklets (in pair) sound becomes dull and not melodious. Other one is still fine. This has happened to 3 golus so far. I tried cleaning them with detergent/baking soda ... but no change. I usually wear them off and on with few months gap in between and store them together in a plastic box. Mom or MIL don't know what's the issue. Anyone notice this? Any solution? thks, subbama
Grandma once told me that our body heat n energy can change the shape or strength of the metals we wear, though she said it for gold, I guess it applies to other metals like silver too. And This also applies to the way it's stored too. Could be that.
yellowmango I did not notice any change to the shape, but you could be right. I guess nothing can be done
Don't be sad. May be they are growing old and hence more sober . When some one is newly married ,the cham cham sound of the anklet is nice. But if it continues for ever,it can get irritating. May be the anklet has decided to sober down a bit so that people still find the sound pleasant.
Many of these items have pin holes in them. When they are new, they cham-cham away as the young bride walks on the balls of her feet. If she wears them in showers, then she might get some water in them through those pin holes. Even without taking showers, the moisture in the air gets in where there are pin holes, and inside the hollow chambers there'd be gunk -- moss, fuzz, any stuff that becomes stuck there because of moisture. These things act to deaden the sound of a fresh anklet. If the OP is willing to do an experiment, she might want to put the dull anklet in an oven set at a low temperature (like 50C) and let it be there for a few hours. Then cool it and shake to see what it sounds like. A few bake cycles could make it better, if not all the way back to "original". There isn't any cheap way one could find and close the pinholes. This is not like fixing a puncture in a bicycle tube.
You will be glad to know that you ain't the only one suffering this. The whole jewellery industry does. Porosity: The Jeweler's Nightmare
