"Back in 1996, Aardvark had been in business for 11 years. At that time, the plater we were using had closed. We began an exhaustive search to locate another plater of good quality and good price. After examining the platers that were operating at the time, Desmond himself contacted us. We gave Mastercraft a try. We have been using Mastercraft ever since. They stand behind their work, and are always friendly and informative. Over 5,800 record projects later, we highly recommended their work." - Paul W. Brekus Owner, Aardvark Record Mastering

"Mastercraft Metal Finishing in Elizabeth, NJ, is one of a few places that specialize in the plating of lacquer masters. They do all the plating for Brooklyn Phono, Bill Smith, and others. We normally suggest that our clients use them to get the nickel mothers and stampers made, and then supply the pressing plant with the stampers. Our clients have had much better results with the finished product since we started doing this. It's a few more dollars than the in-house plating at a pressing plant, but well worth it." - Bob Weston Owner Chicago Mastering (quoted from Electrical Audio 2009)

"When a master lacquer leaves Brooklyn and arrives at MasterCraft in New Jersey, Desmond Naraine and his employees take the album through a carefully choreographed chemical process. From Naraine, albums often return to Brooklyn for pressing, now tougher and more durable in their pure nickel form. Every weekday, a UPS truck visits 42nd Street, a noisy block populated with cars, parts, and whistling mechanics in Sunset Park. The daily delivery includes a big stack of MasterCraft packages for the two-floor Brooklynphono pressing plant." - Sean Cooper 2012

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