A burner for depositing soot on a glassware mold, which includes: - a burner nozzle having an annular array of individual gas outlet ports (34, 40), - a fuel passage within said nozzle connected to a first plurality of said outlet ports, and an oxidant passage in said nozzle connected to a second plurality of said outlet ports, said first plurality of outlet ports individually alternating with said second plurality of outlet ports around said annular array such that said array presents alternate fuel and oxidant outlet ports around said annular array, wherein - an ignition electrode is disposed on said burner body within said annular array of outlet ports for igniting fuel and oxidant emerging from said outlet ports; and wherein the burner further includes: - an insulator surrounding said ignition electrode and a ground electrode surrounding said insulator disposed on said burner nozzle concentrically within said annular array of outlet ports, - a burner block of electrically conductive construction, said burner nozzle being mounted on and electrically coupled to said burner block, said fuel and oxidant passages extending through said burner block, said ground electrode being electrically coupled to said burner block, - an electrical coil carried by said burner block, said electrical coil having an input terminal for receiving an ignition signal and an output terminal coupled to said ignition electrode; wherein said burner nozzle has an electrode passage within said annular array of outlet ports, and said ignition electrode and said insulator are received within said electrode passage, wherein said ignition electrode and said insulator are removably mounted on said burner block; and wherein said electrical coil is potted within a housing mounted on said burner block, said output terminal of said coil being connected to a connector plate, and said ignition electrode and insulator being threadably received onto said connector plate. - a burner nozzle having an annular array of individual gas outlet ports (34, 40), - a fuel passage within said nozzle connected to a first plurality of said outlet ports, and an oxidant passage in said nozzle connected to a second plurality of said outlet ports, said first plurality of outlet ports individually alternating with said second plurality of outlet ports around said annular array such that said array presents alternate fuel and oxidant outlet ports around said annular array, wherein - an ignition electrode is disposed on said burner body within said annular array of outlet ports for igniting fuel and oxidant emerging from said outlet ports; and wherein - an insulator surrounding said ignition electrode and a ground electrode surrounding said insulator disposed on said burner nozzle concentrically within said annular array of outlet ports, - a burner block of electrically conductive construction, said burner nozzle being mounted on and electrically coupled to said burner block, said fuel and oxidant passages extending through said burner block, said ground electrode being electrically coupled to said burner block, - an electrical coil carried by said burner block, said electrical coil having an input terminal for receiving an ignition signal and an output terminal coupled to said ignition electrode;