Brand spanking new to straights
Hello SRP! I've been DE shaving for a while, but a friend on a DE forum recently gave me a very nice straight. I took it to a local guy who I think knows what he's doing to put an edge on it, and he noted that since it doesn't quite center properly, there was a very, very slight nick in the blade where it had hit the scale.
He had no problem taking the tiny nick out, but I want to ensure that this doesn't happen again. I looked up a couple repair threads which suggested slight tapping on the pin, but that seemed to have little to no effect. Truthfully, I probably didn't hit it hard enough to do anything anyway, because the razor has great value to me, and I don't want to damage it in any way.
I'm a pretty handy guy in general. If I know what I'm supposed to do, I can be trusted to do it reasonably well. That being said, I don't really have any practice under my belt. The person who put an edge on it was reluctant to do any sort of repair, probably for fear of damaging the razor.
So my two questions are, is this something that I could likely fix myself? If not, I would like some suggestions for resources where I could safely get it fixed. Apart from the non-centered blade, the razor is in very good condition. It was purchased new about 40 years ago, and wasn't used. I don't believe it needs to be restored, or even re-pinned, but I could be wrong. (I usually am...)
Thanks in advance for any advice you could offer!