A substantial pipe, elegant saddle with a bat in relief, ivory mouthpiece, and no endcap
A nice gloss to the lacquer finish, but damaged in spots
Saddle close-up
The worst problem - a hole in the stem, under the saddle
A piece of metal, rattling around loose inside the pipe
The pipe arrived this way - mouthpiece taped on, with a lot more tape residue around the mouthpiece and the end of the stem
Mouthpiece off, remnants of an old ghee rag removed
Starting to clean tape residue off the mouthpiece - very nice, heavy color on it, great cross grain, only a very slight crack along the side
Didn't need the soft-nose pliers, started with a laminated knitting needle
Moving on to the round line files once I had enough clearance to get them in under the saddle
Saddle off, top is in good shape, some loss around the saddle opening but it's in the best direction for that to happen
Metal piece that was inside the pipe taken out