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There are many examples of peening without washers especially with original ivory - however, it's my opinion that this is also the main reason why you see so many ivory scales with splits and cracks....

Someone else suggested that a coating of varnish would help to prevent verdigris - to be honest I didn't consider that because the liners are accessible therefore a cotton bud with cleaning agent...

Well the good news is that the original Razor turned up - even though we both assumed it was lost - so I'm going to do the same as originally planned.

As an amusing aside - when I started making...

Thanks - the thing about Filly scales is that they have inbuilt bearers on the inside pivot - this is to accomodate the tang which tapers at the monkey tail and would rub on the insides without them....

I started making some scales for one of the members but unfortunately his blade never reached me from Sweden. So, as one of my Filarmonicas was a bit too loose and had a fracture at the pivot pin I...