the pain of working on trumpets

Well today I had the awsome priviledge of experiencing a new type of pain. I was getting ready to unsolder the bell of a trumpet so that I could get to the gold mine of dents. In doing so I forgot that the piece of brass which I grabbed with my index finger was around 150 F. Anyway, if you ever want to know what it feels like to have a finger that is quickly shrinking away do this and you will never forget.