So I bought my first high quality pipe. A 2-dot Brigham was actually my first pipe, and I've bought a few low end ones to create a rotation. This one I just bought is a Brigham Klondike (6-dot) straight billiard (02), but the shop had different colored stems... which I had never seen from Brigham.
Anyway, I was very happy with the purchase, although the stem was very hard to remove and reattach. I figured that was by design. I smoked it this morning and was happy with it...
Let it cool 45 minutes, and tried to remove the stem. It had to struggle. I finally got it off and tried to remove the maple insert. I could not do it. I used pliers and the metal ring on the top came off... I tried to pull the wood out... the end broke off.
So I called Brigham and they told me there had been an issue with some pipes not fitting the stem properly and this could happen. After one smoke I had to send it in to get fixed and eat the shipping charges...
It's a beautiful pipe; I love the grain, but I would not have bought it if I knew I would have had this issue.
Anyway, I was very happy with the purchase, although the stem was very hard to remove and reattach. I figured that was by design. I smoked it this morning and was happy with it...
Let it cool 45 minutes, and tried to remove the stem. It had to struggle. I finally got it off and tried to remove the maple insert. I could not do it. I used pliers and the metal ring on the top came off... I tried to pull the wood out... the end broke off.
So I called Brigham and they told me there had been an issue with some pipes not fitting the stem properly and this could happen. After one smoke I had to send it in to get fixed and eat the shipping charges...
It's a beautiful pipe; I love the grain, but I would not have bought it if I knew I would have had this issue.