[zorroperro]

It is solid silver.

 

[JayeLID]

double post

 

[JayeLID]

Scratch is my vote...... if a neck was cracked like that, it would show some other signs of damage...a dent, a stretch mark.

If you can get a leak light in there (and it'd have to be a narrow one) you could see if any light shines through, OR (I doubt this, but) if you can get a fingertip up the neck tube and behind it, you can feel if there is anything interior.

....but based on your pic there I would say not a crack.

 

[zorroperro]

Thank you very much. No, nothing seems to be inside the neck. But I do not know if that sort of scratch may evolve to something more serious...

Scratch is my vote...... if a neck was cracked like that, it would show some other signs of damage...a dent, a stretch mark.

If you can get a leak light in there (and it'd have to be a narrow one) you could see if any light shines through, OR (I doubt this, but) if you can get a fingertip up the neck tube and behind it, you can feel if there is anything interior.

....but based on your pic there I would say not a crack.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Thank you very much. No, nothing seems to be inside the neck. But I do not know if that sort of scratch may evolve to something more serious...

A scratch won't evolve into anything.

I would just buff it out. One of those 4 sided nail buffing things will do it it.

But before that just try metal polish.

Or I'd leave it

 

[zorroperro]

Thanks Pete. It seems a scratch.... wanted to know your opinions. I'm used to them on lacquer but have not seen one in silver. That is what I was (am worried).

A scratch won't evolve into anything.

I would just buff it out. One of those 4 sided nail buffing things will do it it.

But before that just try metal polish.

Or I'd leave it

 

[soybean]

As long as it is not leaking, don't do anything.

 

[adamk]

If it's not lacquered you could get a jewelry burnisher and rub it out.

 

[Lambros]

it's a fairly deep scratch but not a gouge; I'd leave it alone. Looks like it was caused by a fairly small flat screwdriver most likely.

 

[JayeLID]

it's a fairly deep scratch but not a gouge; I'd leave it alone. Looks like it was caused by a fairly small flat screwdriver most likely.

+1.

I also wouldn't bother doing anything.

Yes, being solid silver it will burnish and buff out, and it'd likely end up a 90%+ removal with zero signs remaining that it was ever there (as there would be, say, on a brass lacq or even silverplate neck) - but it wouldn't be a 10-minute job ....and it'd probably best be left to a tech who is good with that sort of work.

 

[Lambros]

+1.

I also wouldn't bother doing anything.

Yes, being solid silver it will burnish and buff out, and it'd likely end up a 90%+ removal with zero signs remaining that it was ever there (as there would be, say, on a brass lacq or even silverplate neck) - but it wouldn't be a 10-minute job ....and it'd probably best be left to a tech who is good with that sort of work.

Exactly; don't scuttle a ship to build a rowboat. It's there and even a good polishing will keep it clean looking; it isn't important IMO.

 

[adamk]

It's funny,
I don't care about small dents and abrasions on my saxes but my silver flute is a different matter.

 

[zorroperro]

Now you understand me... lol.

It's funny,
I don't care about small dents and abrasions on my saxes but my silver flute is a different matter.

 

[zorroperro]

Very much appreciated all the replies. Thanks a lot!!!!

 

[72MkVI]

Necks get scratched up because people keep them in case compartments unprotected. Inside they have things like metal ligs, lyres and mouthpieces. That is surely a scratch.

 

[bruce bailey]

scratch

 

[DarrellMass]

It looks more like an inclusion in the metal, than a scratch, to me. I don't see how a scratch in a solid piece of metal could be so narrow, and look so dark. If it were a plated metal, I could see where it might be a scratch. Find someone with a microscope if you really want to know. Maybe try a local jeweler?

 

[EflatBflat]

leak test the neck for peace of mind. With your mouth or a magnehelic gauge!
I wonder if you can feel the crack from the inside with a long sharp dental tool.

 

[Jerry K.]

It’s highly unlikely that this is a crack! If the neck were cast (which they aren’t) I could see how a blow might crack the more brittle metal.

 

[Maddcow]

Looks like a scratch to me but I'd be trying to buff it out even if buffing just minimises it rather than being totally removed. That's just me and I'm a bit anal with new stuff....if it was an old/er neck that already had marks, I wouldn't bother.