New pipe smoker - ancient (estate) pipe

[boondocke]

Greetings - the last pipe I owned was a Mersham I bought in the PX on Okinawa in 1959. I was 20. I can't remember what happened to it but I didn't have it long. So, I am coming back to pipe after many years. I recently bought a Stone Age 607 from an estate sale and have attempted to refresh and clean it. What I've been doing I have learned off of UTube.
After scraping the char out I used Kosher salt and 190 proof EverClear which,fortunately, is available here in Colorado. About twenty -four hours later the top of the salt pack was purple. Surprised me! I had seen this very condition on a u-tube cleaning lesson. So I cleaned every thing out of the bowl and started over. next morning there was some brown stain around the edge but not so much as the day before. I scrubbed out the pipe air stem with a small brass brush but the stain there never did wash out clear. While doing all this salt treatment I soaked the plastic mouthpiece in bleach. That came out well and with a bit of buffing on my buffer it looked new and polished.
So, have.i used the best cleaning process and must just live with the results - or can I go further and get this thing back to fresh again? I only have $10 on this thing but I hate to see a pipe with some history not be brought back to life again.
Comments, criticisms and downright factual instructions appreciated

 

[numbersix]

Welcome boondocke.
Sounds like you did very well. I find that the steps you took are usually enough (tho most of the estates I've purchased came in decent condition anyway). Still, I will run pipe cleaners dipped in alcohol through again and again until they come out clear).
If you wish to go further, the next step is usually a retort (lots of videos to be found on that as well).