Bach Semi-Precious Gemstone Finger Buttons
The plating options have a baked on coating for lasting durability. Stradivarius Gemstone Finger Buttons are packaged and priced in sets of three. Plating Choices - Silver plating matches well with silver-plated instruments. (Does not work well with lacquered horns.) 24K Gold plating matches very well with our gold-plated instruments and those with gold trim. Also works well on silver-plated horns. (Does not work well with lacquered horns.)
Black and White Sardonyx
A gemstone first made popular by the Romans, the ancients developed a method of coloring clean gray agate to produce a pure jet black color. The resulting black and white color is especially rare due to its white banding and glass-like appearance. Black and White Sardonyx has a highly polished black "base color" with varying stripes ranging from pure white to brown to gold. The irregular patterns often incorporate more than one color in addition to black.
Paua Abalone
Paua Abalone is a shell that comes from the shallow coastal waters surrounding New Zealand. It is simply the most colorful Nacreous Shell in the world. Typically incorporating blues and deep greens, even the pink material in the shell turns bluish when viewed from varying angles. Scientifically referred to as Haliotis Iris, Paua Abalone reigns supreme for its colorful beauty.
Picture Jasper
Picture Jasper is a natural gemstone mined in eastern Oregon and western Idaho. These mines produce scenic Jasper with pictures that portray the mountains and waters where the rock is mined. Picture Jasper covers a wide variance of beautiful "earth tone" colors ranging from brown to gray to green to blue to multi-colored patterns - caused by chemical rich volcanic waters slowly soaking through the then-new rock strata. Jasper is an easy stone to look at, subtle in its color combinations and endless in its pattern formations.
Turquoise
An extremely old gemstone dating back to the Egyptians and perhaps further, Turquoise is often regarded as the "gemstone of preference" by many cultures. Stabilized by a unique process to ensure lasting color, beauty, and durability, the material we use comes from mines on the Arizona - Mexico border and is considered one of the finest available. The traditional "turquoise blue" stones will incorporate varying degrees of black mixed in with varying
Brazilian Agate
Mined from eroded lava beds in the Brazilian plateaus, Brazilian Agate is a rich, deep, naturally colorful material that polishes beautifully. Agate incorporates the widest range of colors, varying from clear to brown to fire red to multi-colored stones, with multi-layered bands of reds, brown, and yellows being the most common. The natural colorations are caused primarily by iron and manganese migrating through the stone as water born solutions. Agate is a quartz mineral, originally formed in the bubbles within a volcanic lava bed and can range from 25 to 60 million years in age. These bubbles range from the size of a marble to several feet in diameter.