I think I know her too...

That blade looks in fairly good shape to me already, but as the others have said a bit of elbow grease couldn't hurt it (if you're careful).

Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as my experience goes it seems that going to a 1k grit to set a bevel is purely a time saving measure. I've never set a bevel with anything but the 4k side of my Norton, and I've had some nasty old razors in my time. Is that right, or am I missing something important?

James.