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   lordnoble
   

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   Was just looking at the Baraccini Pipes and wondered if they were a halfway decent smoke... I'm not expecting to be blown away, but if they're decent pipes, I might be inclined to give them a go. Any opinions?

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   I think they are not bad for what I call "rotation pipes" - something to have on hand to give my better briars a rest. I also use them when smoking outside.

   I have two: a prince that seems well enough engineered, if not particularly pretty, and a bent brandy with a nice swirly stem that will occasionally pass a cleaner with a little patience and finesse. The grains are nothing special, bordering on poor.

   For the price, I like my Grabows better. Just don't like the nasty Grabow break-in (bowl coating).

   I probably wouldn't buy another one.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Duly noted. Thanks for your thoughts. May pick one up the next time I'm out in Albany. This way I can get a good look at it BEFORE I buy...

   -Jason

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   Some opinions:

   "A complete pipe that costs, at retail, less than I pay for a block of briar, is only gonna be so "nice", if you judge it on some objective criteria - briar quality, stem quality, shaping quality and fit and finish. Is it possible that it's a great comfy pipe and a super smoker? Hell yes."

   "The biggest fault with Baraccini pipes, and pipes that cheap in general, is the low quality plastic of the stems. Seriously, its like clenching granite. Other than that it'd be a fine first pipe."

   "I have one that I paid $28.00 for 3 years ago.Mine smoked hot and gurggled.I had to open the draw to make it a decent smoker,and it still gets warmer than any other pipe that I own.Now I use it for a yard/work pipe.Maybe it was just bad luck and I got a bad one,but I got what I paid for on that one,and not a bit more."

   "You can get some damn nice house pipes for about the same price. Iwan Ries, L.J. Peretti, Christie's, Edward's, others..."

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   I won one in the monthly Contest. It does seem to get a little too hot as mentioned above and gets hard to hold. Draw is fine on the one I got, stem fits ok, but the strange part is that I seem to have to re-light it too many times.....anyone know why this is?

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   Interesting about the smoking hot comments. I personally have not experienced that, and I tend to be a hot smoker. Interestingly I have a Peterson that costs thrice as much and smokes as hot as a furnace.

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   Peterson pipes, like any pipes that are dipped in paint, shellac or varnish, being sealed as they are, should be expected to smoke hotter than pipes that are simply stained or have a natural finish.

   Posted 3 months ago #

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