If spit and a paper towel don't do the trick, I would live it alone. There are ways to get rid of charred ream, but if it's burnt deep, wood has to be removed.
Beginner Ooops, Burnt Pipe
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I am new so don’t take my word for it but I do work on old cars, furniture, and guns. 0000 Steel Wool (make sure it’s 0000) saved me many a day. Very very very fine and can remove rust and residue without scratching. I have no idea about pipes.
What a let down. I clicked on this thread expecting to see half of the bowl missing. I love nose warmers too, you sir have bigger gonads than me using a torch lighter that close to your face.
My approach to clients who I can see will be 'difficult' is to quote about 3-5 times higher than a reasonable price, this always makes the problem disappear without a trace, and I guess if they ever do take me up on the quote I will at least profit from it!
An example of my gut instinct about 'difficult' clients:
I turned up at a house to take some measurements and was greeted at the door by a fluffy little white yappy dog........with pink bows in its hair. A few more observations of person and home during the next ten minutes confirmed that this was not an easy client, so I quoted 3x the price and never got a reply to the email.
After a few dozen bowls there will be enough soot around the rim to hide the mark completely.
Love ALL responses. Thanks. Very mild cleaning with spit is as far as I'll go. I have a tendency to mess things up further when i try to fix something. As a matter of fact that burn mark was talking to me in tongues. It aint all that bad and I can now handle it. 
Don’t sweat the small stuff. Ditch the torch light for a Bic and full soft flame ahead my dear boy.
Oh that was YOU with the pink bows in your hair! People on the internet are never the same in real life...
It's actually a clip on, was just in a hurry leaving the house and left it resting on the rim of the toilet bowl!
Don't ever come between a wild pipe smoker and his moustache!
Hey no need to bring @warren into this scrap between us hobby pipers
I was more of a fraggle rock kid personally, but all the Henson got some viewing.
I've never taken a buck from Public Broadcasting! Haven't donated one either come to think of it.
