Thank you for all your comments. I have been dealing with chrome shops since the early 70s and watched the various state and local governments put them out of business in California. I can remember being told how chroming weakens metal, but had forgotten about it. Also, my first father in law had an industrial chrome shop and suffered from the chemicals. I would like to stay with balanced pipes, but found that Andover Norton will not be carrying them any time soon, if ever, and I received negative comments about Viking chrome quality. So, I thought again about rechroming mine again. I suppose if I can’t find a good balanced set I can always go with un-balanced. Thanks again.