yeah, but i'd also be careful... ask for his experience.... there's always a chance it will get fucked in the process... (it's not just as simple as melting glass and reconnecting... re-construction takes skill) look for someone who's been at it awhile... maybe ask him to practice first on beer bottles or something if he's never attempted before...

it is afterall, irreplacable (although i bet if you look hard enough you could find one on the net somewhere that's the exact same, unless it was a custom peice and not a mass produced one... [i.e. only one, was ever created])