Pipes With Thin Or Narrow Mouthpieces?

[Jrsower]

The typical pipe has a flat, wide stem. I’m wondering if there are pipes that have a narrow stem.
I suspect that most have a wide stem so you can clench without it breaking.
Just wondering what’s out there in production that has a skinny or more narrow stem.

 

[MARC52]

The Savinelli Petite and Falcon have a narrow flat stem and low profile button. I own both and find them comfortable and easy to clench.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Define wide.

 

[Toast]

I find too wide uncomfortable - & a touch of curve helps it it sit in my teeth better - but mouths & teeth not being standard...

 

[Mr.Mike]

Older grabows have extremely comfortable stems, small but clenchable.

 

[FurCoat]

Churchwardens for the most part, cobs with stock stem and some Mastro de Paja's.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

I’m interested in pipes with narrow stems too. The various sizes of Missouri meerschaum stems work perfectly for me (so much so that the material, plastic or acrylic, doesn’t matter to me). Even a round stem on a clay works for me, tho it isn’t the most comfortable. But I keep trying different briars and the stems just aren’t right for me—and I think it’s the wide-ness and relative flatness of the stems.

 

[bullet08]

Define wide.

Most Asian and Scandinavian girls have narrow ass. Girls on "Baby Got Back" video has wide ass.

 

[Rpink53]

I would say in general the smaller the pipe, the better the chance of having a more narrow stem. Stick with vulcanite too.

I've seen the widest stems used to support heavy pipes. I have a 20 gram Group 2 Dunhill with a very narrow stem

 

[kcghost]

I have got a few bucket pipes that have a narrow stem.

 

[sablebrush52]

I have a few, mostly older from the early 20th century, I prefer a wide flat mouthpiece. I prefer the comfort and stability.

 

[Alex.Jr]

Savinelli 105 or the rest of the Petite line.

 

[badbeard]

Not in production, but as mentioned above virtually all the Dr. Grabows in the Westbrook, Starfire lines had very thin profiles, particularly anything in saddle. Also Thin Bite which is known for this particular trait. Many French production pipes have petite stems on the button end(both low profile and narrow).

 

[badbeard]

Also Charatan pipes have the "Double Comfort" stem, which is stepped down quite thin.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Its pretty regular as far as width, but i have a few older Comoys that have quite thin stems. Id have to dig em up to give you years on them, but a few of them are super thin while others are like the standard Comoys stem.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I love not only a thin bit, but a fairly narrow taper too. Not very common these days in production pipes or even most independent carvers. Most seem to embrace the FT style.

The smallest mouthpiece I've experienced on a contemporarily made pipe was a Tom Eltang Liverpool. Not a full custom one, but the sort of mid-line ones he was doing a couple years ago. I was surprised how small they were.
Also, Gus Cunha (MarTelo) can and does implement a wonderfully narrow taper at the bit.

As far as the older English marques go, in my experience, smaller sized BBB and Loewe pipes from 1910-1950 frequently had very compact bits (especially orific ones).

Im nearly exclusively a clencher and my premolars facilitate a flush fit with the aforementioned pipes.

 

[didimauw]

I wish more companies measured the width of the stem and button. Pipes of the "freehand" style have a stem that's too wide for me. I've found Grabow/Kaywoodie/ Savinelli are all in my good range.

Had a Scotts burner, but the stem was more rounded and very thin. Too uncomfortable for me so I sold it.

 

[K.E. Powell]

I find my preference varies with mood and circumstance. I do like the typical fishtail stems, and I am the kind of person also to be inclined to put softie bits on most of my stems. At the same time, I got a cob with a very narrow stem that I used to hate, but now I rather enjoy it and see its value (it's still a bitch to pass a pipe cleaner through, though). And I've come around on P-lips and enjoy them.

I guess I'm just not super particular about stems. Acrylic or vulcanite, wide or thin, I can make 'em work and see the value of all of them. I guess if I was forced to choose just one type, I'd go fishtail.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Tom Eltang pipes are renowned for their buttons and stems and Tom takes great care in finishing them. They are fine and very neat and feel small in the mouth but like all hand made artisan pipes they come at a price.

 

[Chasing Embers]

like all hand made artisan pipes they come at a price.

I never pay more than $170.