Best pipe for me?

So you want it longer in the short places and curved in the straight ones? Big too but not heavy? That right?

Whaat?

You NEED a rotation

He's looking for an expensive Churchwarden clencher with a big bowl.

The best pipe for you is the next one you buy, until you find the next one....

"He's looking for an expensive Churchwarden clencher with a big bowl."
Nose Warden? Church Burner???

tbird, browse the online retailers and if possible go to pipe shops or a pipe show and look at a lot of pipes, and hold off buying a while. Once you see what's out there, you'll get some specific ideas of what might please you. I don't know whether you should want to spend "a pretty penny" or not. Some good pipes can be had for reasonable prices, but certainly some very fine pipes are available at high prices, but you want to know what you're getting. I think a lot of studying of pipe brands, shapes, materials, etc., will serve you well.

I like brunettes with large....Wait, are we talking about pipes? Nevermind!

One ambiguous scatterbrained sentence with a single capital letter, two commas, and no period started whatever this is. Good luck with the dialogue, guys.

Longer, big bowled, curved, awesome looking, long lasting, and not too heavy. Look about right?

That's a nice one. Also see the Savenelli Hercules Oom Paul/Hungarian.

Ooooh ... well, I like that one. :mrgreen:

"One ambiguous scatterbrained sentence with a single capital letter, two commas, and no period started whatever this is. Good luck with the dialogue, guys."
Funny that, I counted four commas...admittedly they are well hidden :wink:
Regards,
Jay.

Hey, you're right. Hurt my eyes but I actually reread it without scanning over this time and there are four.

My advice would be to NOT spend a "pretty penny" on any pipe. I get the impression that you may not have a lot of experiences to draw from when determining the type of pipe you like versus one you are sure you won't like. Here's my advice.

1. If you don't already own a billiard (straight or bent which ever you like better) that should be your next buy.

Spending more then $100-$150 should be unneccesary to obtain a new, beautiful billiard that you will be proud to be seen with. Savinelli would be a good brand to select. You don't have to use the filter they come with and each is shipped with an adapter to eliminate it. (Bonus! You get to experiment with filter pipes too!)

2. Once you have spent time with your billiard I would suggest a freehand from Nording. This will be wildly different from your billiard and you will begin to learn about your pipe preferences. Again these can be had for $100-$150 easily.

3. After you have had time with your stately billiard and your flashy freehand I would then suggest your next purchase be something with a short bowl such as a bulldog, pot, author or prince bowl. These will be a very different experience from your billiard and freehand.
If you follow my advice you will be well on your way to learning what you do and do not like. This will make it easier for the fine folks on here to help you locate future pipes to add to your collection.

As was (correctly) mentioned above, you NEED a rotation. Order 2 or 3 missouri meerschaum corncobs to smoke during days when your briars are resting/drying. You will be properly caring for your briars and gaining some great smoking pipes at the same time.

http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipes/76225/savinelli-unfinished-series-iii-pipes/
P&C restocked on unfinished Savinellis recently, it's pretty much the best option under 100$.