I'm going to have a slide and leadpipe re-soldered and a 3rd slide stop added. I've talked to several technicians who use 60/40 lead and tin, and another that uses silver solder. I'm leaning toward the silver solder, especially if it will look good when finished and I won't need to re-plate.
Any cause why not to go with silver solder? My understanding is that it's actually stronger than lead but harder to work with. I have a very experienced tech that's recommending silver solder so quality shouldn't be an issue.
What are the pros and cons of lead and silver solder especially quality, fit, finish, and playing characteristics if any? I'm not really concerned about silver being harder to work with since I'm having someone do the work for me.