Show Off Your Castello Pipes Here!

[dunnyboy]

Recently acquired this pezzo unico Castello great line fiammata from SP Estates. (A few days prior to the IPSD sale unfortunately.) If this great-smoking pipe belonged to a member of this forum: thanks! It is in mint condition and, despite being a large pipe, very comfortable to clench.

 

[AroEnglish]

I like it when Castello forces his hand on classic shapes.

Agreed, and this is a wonderful example of that.

 

[AroEnglish]

4k is clearly exaggerated here, the grain texture is nothing special

Is the grading something that we should take with a grain of salt?

 

[AroEnglish]

Recently acquired this pezzo unico Castello great line fiammata from SP Estates. (A few days prior to the IPSD sale unfortunately.) If this great-smoking pipe belonged to a member of this forum: thanks! It is in mint condition and, despite being a large pipe, very comfortable to clench.
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I also forget about the IPSD sales around this time of year but the pipes I buy aren’t anywhere near what I imagine this cost Still, you can’t be too sad owning a pipe like this, regardless of what you paid.

 

[umbrella001]

My first GGG in a favorite Castello shape. (32)

 

[BenMN]

^ love it.

Got dimensions?

 

[BenMN]

Is the grading something that we should take with a grain of salt?

Generally speaking, yes.

More specifically, we cannot see what line the pipe pictured by Uguccione is from. It is probably a Trademark.

 

[umbrella001]

^ love it.

Got dimensions?

Yessir! It’s a hefty Canadian. Almost reminds me of a more elegant Boswell.

Length: 7.28”

Outer Bowl: 1.7”

Inner Bowl: .9”

Bowl Depth: 2”

Weight: 2.6 oz

 

[Uguccione]

More specifically, we cannot see what line the pipe pictured by Uguccione is from. It is probably a Trademark

There's nothing else written, I have no idea. On one side there is a bird's eye, but on the other nothing.
4k is the maximum gradation, it seems exaggerated to me.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Recently acquired this pezzo unico Castello great line fiammata from SP Estates. (A few days prior to the IPSD sale unfortunately.) If this great-smoking pipe belonged to a member of this forum: thanks! It is in mint condition and, despite being a large pipe, very comfortable to clench.
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Beautiful pipe, incredible grain. And in like new condition! What I want to know is, why dunnyboy? Seems like your handle should be castelloguy or something like that as you have an enviable Castello collection.

 

[dunnyboy]

Beautiful pipe, incredible grain. And in like new condition! What I want to know is, why dunnyboy? Seems like your handle should be castelloguy or something like that as you have an enviable Castello collection.

Your observation is entirely correct. When I signed up to the forum I was a Dunhill fan. Since then, I've sold all my Dunhills but one and acquired mostly Castellos and artisan carvers. It's a little like still using a nickname you were given as a child—like Stinky—when you're in your seventies. BTW, I miss the photos of you smoking cigars on a golf cart!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Your observation is entirely correct. When I signed up to the forum I was a Dunhill fan. Since then, I've sold all my Dunhills but one and acquired mostly Castellos and artisan carvers. It's a little like still using a nickname you were given as a child—like Stinky—when you're in your seventies. BTW, I miss the photos of you smoking cigars on a golf cart!

I have posted a few while playing. I've been playing reasonably well lately and more focused on birdie/par than on taking photos. LOL I do smoke at least 2 cigars per round though. I'm not sure all the guys in the group I play in appreciate my cigar smoke. However, I am certain I don't give a shit.

 

[DanWil84]

You guys are such enablers. Me telling you I like long, slender and sleek billiards/canadian family shapes is now browsing for 10's, 11's, 44's and 33's (thanks @VDL_Piper). Im normally no fan off stubby billiards/apples (i do like a stubby bulldog), but Castello pulls it off very well.

 

[Mike N]

I was reading this Castello thread and the classic story above deserved a bump! As I posted a few weeks ago, my wife brought me home a Castello Ancoretta from Marco at Novelli’s in Rome. I can’t wait to visit the shop myself.

To follow up on this Ancoretta series, I’ve posted a photo of 5 below. Note the Castello “bar” vs the black “dot” on the white stem. The Castello Ancoretta series is a numbered collection Castello produced in 2023 in a limited edition of 120 pieces. The large treble hook silver embellishment is dedicated to deep-sea fishermen.

As you can see, the sole white stem (#24/120) also has a black dot, not a typical “bar.“ Also, the two Old Antiquarian black rusticated bowls at the top (#66 and #77) are slighty different— #66 does not have bar on its black stem, either, but rather has the old diamond rosette on the side of the shank. I selected #77, the top pipe, which has the normal white bar, as my smoker of this group, and filed and polished the button to clench comfortably, even if it does weigh 68 grams.

The other two Ancoretta pipes are #43 (bottom, orange rusticated) and #30 (center, smooth.)

 

[morescnj]

My first GGG in a favorite Castello shape. (32)
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Beautiful pipe. Why is it unsmoked?! LOL I don't have a Canadian, but one will be added to the collection.
I've heard Canadians smoke a little cooler temp - let me know!

 

[Mike N]

I had a chance to visit McCranie’s in Charlotte this week. They had a dozen new Castellos, but I settled on this estate from the “chains” series of 250 pipes which they had just acquired and was not up on their website yet. It’s my second one from that series.

Matt McCranie was very personable and incredibly helpful. He polished the pipe on their buffing wheel behind the counter. I smoked it for the first time on a bench right outside in perfect 80 degree weather. Their new house blend Vap-Per “Roanoke” was excellent.

 

[ssjones]

I had a chance to visit McCranie’s in Charlotte this week. They had a dozen new Castellos, but I settled on this estate from the “chains” series of 250 pipes which they had just acquired and was not up on their website yet. It’s my second one from that series.

Matt McCranie was very personable and incredibly helpful. He polished the pipe on their buffing wheel behind the counter. I smoked it for the first time on a bench right outside in perfect 80 degree weather. Their new house blend Vap-Per “Roanoke” was excellent.

Looks like a great visit! One of these days, I'll make it there myself.