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Hi guys!
I really don't know which forum to post this. But since it seems like a question, I decided to post it here.

First of all, today I just received my Ultrasabers Electrum Wind from the recent flash sale last month. It arrived sooner than I expected, which is very awesome.  8)
At first glance, it came to my attention that the yellow/gold anodize seems to be lighter than it should be.

(https://i.imgur.com/7tChbIc.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/D0XhhT0.jpg)

So I tried to compare it with my Princess. And so it really does look lighter than the yellow/gold anodize on the Princess.

(https://i.imgur.com/xWnSpLY.jpg)

I'm not sure that has there been any announcements on the color change, or if it's different because of the sale or somewhat.
But I gotta say that I quite like the color. So no issues on that, I guess.
Just want to know why it's different from the other Electrum Wind hilts I've seen.  :D

Although, I had a problem when I inserted my blade (Mid Grade) back in and tighten it up.
Now it looks like the blade is slightly tilted backwards and a little wobbly when swinging the saber, not tight as it was when it came out of the box.
When I took a closer look at the blade, right where the screw holds it, it looks a little bent. Like it's been squeezed.
Any ideas on how to fix the wobbly blade issue? Just wondering if the Heavy Grade blade be more tighten or not.

Sorry to hear about the blade issue.   A HG blade will hold up better to the screw without warping.

Most likely the set screw is a bit long and it was tightened to much.  I would recommend removing the blade and gently popping out any deformation so it is generally round again, then re-insert it with the damaged area on the opposite side, then try tightening the screw again.  It will take a bit of "feel" but try not to over-tighten it.  That should help.

hopefully the blade has enough integrity left to hold shape.

As for the color: First, I like the lighter gold a lot!   I think it looks great on that hilt.  I suspect the difference may be a supplier issue.   With the pandemic and the back-ups I am sure US has had to find alternate suppliers from time to time for things.  They may have gotten some lots of hilts done with a different supplier or simply a different color if the normal gold wasn't available.  Honestly, if looks great so I wouldn't sweat it.  If it is a rare one-off kind of thing it just makes your hilt MORE unique.   :-)

Anodizing is a process which has fluctuating results.  The piece of metal, the voltage, the chemicals, all will provide a caring degree of colorizing.  Like with the "Crimson" hilts..  even the photos of the sabers on the website vary GREATLY in color.  Some are bright red, some look rusty. 
Personally, I think the lighter gold looks better on the E.W.

In a way, I think the different shade of gold from what they usuly do is fitting considering it's based on a saber for a character whose actor wanted a different color blade in order to stand out from the pack.  Even if it wasn't intentional by the company, it's a good result.

Agreed.

The anodizing has changed a bit on certain batches. And if I am not mistaken, was not quite as brassy looking several years ago. Might be with shortages they go back to the previous gold tone on certain batches.