I am very pleased with the overall appearance of this piece, not to mention the blast. I wanted to do something different and I went with a reddish brown stain. I thought it would look very nice with the Bakelite and I am very pleased with the results. Nice colors, nice blast and a wonderful smooth top to boot! Hand cut Bakelite mouthpiece w/Delrin tennon, hand made solid sterling silver “Rope” fitment. Thank you very much for looking.