I have a 1929 Dunhill Bent that tastes a bit "sour". It is my only estate pipe where I have ever had this taste. It smokes "musty". Hard to describe the taste, but it is not from the tobacco I smoke in it as I have smoked the same tobacco in my other pipes without this taste/smell. I am assuming this pipe has "ghosted". Recommendations for "getting rid of the ghost"?
Also, I am looking to buy a 1930's pipe that has two cracks in the bowl. The seller is saying that one of the cracks looks to extend into the interior of the bowl. The other crack has been repaired. Can this be repaired and the pipe smoked? Will the bowl eventually fail if I smoke it regularly? Any suggestions or first-hand experience with something like this? Thanks
Also, I am looking to buy a 1930's pipe that has two cracks in the bowl. The seller is saying that one of the cracks looks to extend into the interior of the bowl. The other crack has been repaired. Can this be repaired and the pipe smoked? Will the bowl eventually fail if I smoke it regularly? Any suggestions or first-hand experience with something like this? Thanks