Morning Gents,
I got that Savineli Spring (614) I won from last month's caption contest early last week (if I remember correctly), and I have to say an emphatic "WOW!". I have avoided Savs, despite their positive reputation, because I tend to avoid pipes with filters and adapters. First of all, the pipe itself is a beauty. The stain and the grain looks great. I was surprised by how light it is. I decided to go ahead and try it as it was designed, and use one of the balsa filters. The draw was smooth and perfect. I have been lighting up Boswell's No Bite Delight in it, and have smoked it about 4 times. Each time, the draw was perfect, and the bowl smoked down to ashes. The smoke was full and thick, and I never got any gurgle. I own a couple Petes and Stanwells, and will probably go for Savs over them in the future.
EDIT: I keep re-sizing them, but it doesn't seem to want to work today.
I got that Savineli Spring (614) I won from last month's caption contest early last week (if I remember correctly), and I have to say an emphatic "WOW!". I have avoided Savs, despite their positive reputation, because I tend to avoid pipes with filters and adapters. First of all, the pipe itself is a beauty. The stain and the grain looks great. I was surprised by how light it is. I decided to go ahead and try it as it was designed, and use one of the balsa filters. The draw was smooth and perfect. I have been lighting up Boswell's No Bite Delight in it, and have smoked it about 4 times. Each time, the draw was perfect, and the bowl smoked down to ashes. The smoke was full and thick, and I never got any gurgle. I own a couple Petes and Stanwells, and will probably go for Savs over them in the future.
EDIT: I keep re-sizing them, but it doesn't seem to want to work today.