I Just Ordered a Brigham

[mingc]

I've been curious about Brigham's rock maple insert and was thinking that a straight even draft hole from the bowl to the bit might not be a bad thing. So I surfed the usual places looking for a cheap one when I saw this and couldn't quite believe my eyes. I'll find out when it arrives how many fills it has.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Nice pipe! Let us know how she smokes.

 

[anotherbob]

100 fills

 

[seanv]

Great looking pipe. I don't think you'll find too many fills. Hopefully you like it when it arrives

 

[olkofri]

What series is it from? The top tiers shouldn't have fills. You might find chuck marks in the bowl, though.

 

[mingc]

What series is it from? The top tiers shouldn't have fills. You might find chuck marks in the bowl, though.

Klondike. I think it's their mid-level smooth line. ? (I've no issues with chuck marks; I torch those!)

 

[olkofri]

Klondike. I think it's their mid-level smooth line. ? (I've no issues with chuck marks; I torch those!)

Yeah, I went to look and it resembled the Klondike.

That's not mid-level, though, but top tier. There's only one tier that's higher: the Acadian.

 

[jewman22]

Looks great, just be careful removing the stem on a newer Brigham, the tenon isn't Aluminum anymore, they are very thin plastic, and are so prone to breakage that Brigham has to warranty them.
At least according to the nice lady running the local B&M, said every single one she ever sold has come back for a new stem.
So be careful. Brigs smoke great though, and that is a beauty.

 

[mortonbriar]

The only pipe with a filter system I use, because it passes a pipe cleaner!

 

[olkofri]

because it passes a pipe cleaner!

Not that you'd need one with the maple distillator!

(Well, then again, maybe you want it to smoke a blend from Lane's ? )

 

[seanv]

Looks great, just be careful removing the stem on a newer Brigham, the tenon isn't Aluminum anymore, they are very thin plastic, and are so prone to breakage that Brigham has to warranty them.
At least according to the nice lady running the local B&M, said every single one she ever sold has come back for a new stem.
So be careful. Brigs smoke great though, and that is a beauty.

I guess that depends how rough you are with your pipes. I have over 20 Brighams from all era's and have not had an issue. I purchased a Brigham Tundra about a month ago and it appears to be as sturdy as ever.

 

[mikethompson]

Brigham's are great pipes. I'm sure it will serve you well.

 

[mso489]

People like their Brighams and the rock maple inserts as well. I almost bought one when they were made in Canada, to represent the nation. I already have a number of Italian pipes. I've never wanted to do the cleaning and replacement of the inserts. But I might buy a Brigham and smoke it without the inserts. They're sturdy traditional pipes at a good price.

 

[kcghost]

Just to look at the pipe looks fine.

 

[mortonbriar]

Not that you'd need one with the maple distillator!

(Well, then again, maybe you want it to smoke a blend from Lane's ? )

You just never know when the coolest smoking experience is going to be interrupted by a child, cadence interrupted, bowl heats up, pipe cleaner needed after all!!

 

[mingc]

Well, if it's too good to be true, it isn't. Someone pointed out in another forum that most of TP's listings contain the fine print "**Pipe pictures are not of actual pipe you may receive." So I called TP. True enough, the customer rep said the above are stock pictures. What does the pipe I'm getting actually look like? Well, they're out of stock on that model, so they aren't sending me any pipe at all. Order cancelled. C'est la vie.

 

[olkofri]

That s00x.

Guess I'm lucky that my local B&M is a Brigham distributor: I've gotten all my Brighams there. Heck, I just asked him to set me aside a Tundra bulldog to pick up once I get paid at the end of the month.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Every time I hear Bingham, I think of this dance craze. Brigham Style!!!

I am pretty sure that there are a quite a few pipemakakers with stupid names that could do a lot better in the market by just changing their name. Put Brebbia and Tsuge on that list as well.

 

[Casual]

I have a couple of the Acadian line, with no fills. French made I think. I have not yet tried them, though!

(I bought a ton of new pipes in a year, and decided to space out trying them so I don’t have a ton of once-smoked pipes.)

I like their conservative shaping and finishes.

 

[olkofri]

French made I think

Yup. The top three tiers are made in France, whilst the bottom three are made in Italy.

The new Tundra line is also made in Italy. I don't know about their recent System ones, though—I'm guessing Italian-made, but maybe someone who's bought one can confirm. ? @bigbeard ?