Dunhill Seven Day Set
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I'm not a Dunhill guy, but that's a nice group. It's an interesting (unrealistic) notion that someone could buy the set and smoke only those, with maybe a cob or two for out of the house. It happens I just acquired a Bob Hays straight rusticated Dublin with a bamboo shank, which is also a fine pipe, and no apologies required for comparing it to a Dunhill.
They are nice, but too similar for a seven day set for me. SPC had a Nanna Ivarsson seven day set a few years ago that I was dying over. All completely different shapes, but styled in a way that you knew that they belonged together.
The thing that irks me is the new style of White Spot button, they are so unelegant and of a poor design, looking rather hamfisted and clumsy.
They need to spend some time in their pipe archives reviewing pipes from the past and try to emulate the traits that made Dunhill so great in the first place.
I am totally uninspired by the White Spot.
They need to spend some time in their pipe archives reviewing pipes from the past and try to emulate the traits that made Dunhill so great in the first place.
I am totally uninspired by the White Spot.
That's funny cause I see artisans and think just how many Dunhills I could buy for the price of a good artisan pipe.
I think the new Dunhills are great pipes. I've bought MANY Dunhills, old and new, and love them all. I see absolutely zero benefit in the older vs newer ones.
I think the new Dunhills are great pipes. I've bought MANY Dunhills, old and new, and love them all. I see absolutely zero benefit in the older vs newer ones.
Interesting MLC. I love the button on my 2014 Chestnut. It is better than the two vintage, albeit used, Dunhills in my case. Compared to the Castello button on the same year pipe, it is artisan level (compared to an Alden, Asteriou, etc.). Did I get lucky?
Here's that set that was killing me.
https://m.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/nanna/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=102169
https://m.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/nanna/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=102169
Al,
It just seems (to me at least) that the buttons are out of proportion and look like Bluto where traditionally they've been more like Olive Oyl...
I had always wanted a classic 305 "riding pipe" but they're far and few inbetween, so I settled with a brand new made in 2015 3903 version of the shape...
An 86mm pipe (3 3/8") that won't pass a pipe cleaner is utterly ridiculous!
A very bad high misdrill:
I'm never going to buy another White Spot pipe, but I still may buy an older Dunhill from the glory days.
This is all just my 2d and not meant to be derogatory, just my honest personal opinion.
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It was over seven grand I believe, and if my house had been paid for then, probably would have gotten it. Still would love to have one of her pipes though, if not the full set.
Yep, that pipe got returned due to "poor workmanship", as is covered under the famous warranty.
But I didn't opt for a replacement,
the experience made it clear to me that White Spot had lost the plot and drifted very far away from Alfred's conception of quality.
Instead I used it for credit towards another pipe, an artisan-made pipe which has served me very well.
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