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Re: Tiny nick on mouthpiece

Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2019-05-10 03:06

The point about minor damage to ebonite is that it can sometimes be reversed by warming.

Calling it 'the lighter trick' is a possibly misleading description.

When I've used it, I've made sure that I have a finger close to the damage, so that any effect of the flame is less than I find intolerable on my skin. You use a flame only because that's the most accessible heat source.

The idea is gradually to warm the ebonite so that you can see whether or not the damage is reversing. Quite often it is, which is why it's worthwhile trying.

I've never worked, or felt the need to work, with the 'master craftsmen' invoked in this thread. You get a very strange view of the profession by reading this BBoard.

On the other hand, perhaps that's where I've been going wrong all these years.

Tony

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