When Is It Time for Pipe Restoration?

[mso489]

I have several dozen pipes, about ten of them more than thirty years old. I have never sent any of them

to a pipe repairman and I don't have any plans to do so. But I know a good repairman, and I don't want

to be stubborn about this. Here is a list of reasons I would send a pipe or pipes to be repaired, and let

me know if there are other common reasons to do so. I know that there are odd random events that might

occur -- pipe hit by laser, pipe submerged for a week, pipe drenched in acid. But here are the commonplace

reasons that would send the pipes for repair. Cracked bowl, shank or stem; closed airway that I can't repair;

discolored or warped stem; carbon build-up that I don't feel comfortable reaming myself (haven't had to ream

any pipes); chewed-through stem; cracked shank; serious finish problems; deterioration in stem shank fitting

together. What have I forgotten? I don't want to just go by age, but if a pipe could be restored by spending

a few bucks, I'd do it.

 

[philobeddoe]

Just because you fell out of love with it, you seem to think that these pipes are past their prime, so to speak. So send them in for a refurbishing and they should come back looking like new briars, then hopefully you can fall in love all over again.