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Ceramic pipe repair
I recently picked up my first ceramic estate pipe, a Goedewaagan Baronite double walled pipe made in Holland. Hopefully I don't break the damn thing while I'm cleaning it.
The material used to hold the tenon into the shank has disintegrated. From what I can tell it appears to have been cork. It looks to me like it's supposed to be a push pull type and that the cork gasket would have remained on the tenon, not in the shank (this is a guess). I'm going to start cleaning it up and my plan is to drill a cork and shave it to fit, but I'm curious if anyone may know if this is actually how this pipe was originally designed.
I did find this article where the restorer had the same problem http://rebornpipes.com/2012/09/03/go...e-restemmed-2/. He opted to drill and tap the stem to fit a Delrin push pull tenon. I'm not 100% against going that route, but I think I would rather forgo trying to drill and tap the stem.
Here are a few pics:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psyciaqwye.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...pskvwcw3j3.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...pshpruyu3m.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psd0ickhn3.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...pss365ug8d.jpg
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You can buy thin sheets of real cork meant for woodwind instrument repair.
They can be found on ebay fer sure, and probably amazon too.
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^^^as a former clarinet player, that's what I would do^^^
meanwhile, nice lookin pipe!
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nice pipe! cant wait to see what you do.
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Very nice and interesting pipe. Good luck. Looking forward to seeing the fix and finished product.
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Never seen a pipe like that, but it sure is beautiful! Love the little village/windmill scene on it!
Can't wait to hear how it smokes.
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