The Ancient Egyptians believed gold to be divine and indestructible. In modern folklore, it is the prized possession of every dragon. In its purest form, gold means truth and honesty, but also greed, control, shallow needs and extravagance. In both the real world and in countless works of fiction, things are made of gold or plated with gold or colored golden to make them even more special and awesome than they would be otherwise. When it comes to mouthpieces, the physical different between the way silver or gold feels against your face is very slight - gold is a little slipperier (meaning it doesn't adhere to your skin as readily) and is thermally a little different, but psychologically and spiritually, it's like a motivational speaker sitting on your face!
When my gold plated Christian Lindberg sits on my face, I can feel the warrior within me fighting to make my playing more awesome and fearsome. I can hear the Valkyries riding and Valhalla calling!! I can also tell that everyone wants to be me.... especially the trumpet players....
