Care and Feeding of a Meerschaum Falcon?

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unit562

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• Sep 4, 2013

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I have just won a fabulous Meerschaum Falcon bowl on the ebay. A block meerschaum not one of those meerly lined bowls..but pure Meerschaum! I have never seen one come up and just needed it for my beloved falcon system.
But have some questions....

what special care does this need to get the most out of it.

obviously never ream...but how do I clean it? will it ghost like briars?
FYI - I have been smoking 18 months now and smoke my falcon daily. I have 5 additional bowls and love the look and feel of the falcon. I also have 4 regular briar pipes which I tend to smoke weekly. I've got the handle on the care of the briars...but this Meerschaum is different and rarer and I just want to love it the way it needs to be loved.

thankyou

James.

 

spartan

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• Sep 4, 2013

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Bump.

 

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plateauguy

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• Sep 4, 2013

• #3

I'm glad someone asked this question, I have a meerschaum (unsmoked) for my Grabow Viking.

 

fishnbanjo

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Feb 27, 2013

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• Sep 4, 2013

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Clean hands, both putting it on and removing it, never remove the bowl when it's hot. Don't use alcohol on it as it usually turns meerschaum black, wipe the bowl with a clean cloth and don't allow it to cake (I leave a trace in mine keeping it trim with my Reem-N-Clean Reamer and have done this since 1987 but no build up as it could crack the bowl). Other than that enjoy it as you will find it will be a welcome addition especially when trying a new tobacco since meerschaum seldom ghosts.

 

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chrisschneck

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• Sep 4, 2013

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I would love to see a picture of this.

 

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unit562

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• Sep 5, 2013

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Yes, I'll post a picture when it arrives.

Thankyou for your input fishnbanjo. You make it sound like there isn'tmuch to it and my concerns are unfounded.

I like the sound of no ghost piping. this may become a favourite.

 

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unit562

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• Sep 12, 2013

• #7

Smokes like a dream. arrived very clean.

I love its colours and it smokes super cool.

 

spartan

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• Sep 12, 2013

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She's a beauty!
Now have fun shopping around for various bowls to use haha.

 

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unit562

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• Sep 13, 2013

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I,ve actually got 4 bowls in this system. But this one is my new favourite.

 

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unit562

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• Sep 17, 2013

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I think I may even have found someone who does custom bowls....in discussions.

 

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unit562

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• Nov 11, 2013

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bump.

 

Briar Boy

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• Feb 6, 2015

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(using the Jedi mind trick) "You don't want that bowl, you want to sell me that bowl"

 

ozgur

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• Mar 30, 2015

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Actually you dont have to do so many things for meerschaum bowls.

You can clean it with a thin cotton cloth. Also you can clean inside the bowl with that.