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quincy

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 7, 2013
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Does anyone have experience with Chacom pipes? Pretty good?

 

dottiewarden

Lifer
Mar 25, 2014
3,053
57
Toronto
Hi Quincy,
I personally love Chacom pipes and will definately purchase more. They have a reputation of lower quality control than Peterson for example, so I would prefer to inspect the individual pipe in person rather than mail order. Otherwise they are great pipes at a very reasonable price. My Chacom Salsa 297 Canadian is a champ: Gorgeous finish, superb draw and zero flaws.
Dot

 

oldmannk

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jan 11, 2014
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I have one they are great. I got rid of my stinger / filter. Smokes awesome. Good value.

 

northernneil

Lifer
Jun 1, 2013
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I have quite a few Chacom Pipes and I love each one! They are great smokers, they do usually come with stingers, which I remove, but once broken in they smoke great. My favorite Chacom is my Royal 337P. They briar on that pipe was harvested in the late 1800's and cured for 50 years. Then it sat until 2009 before it was finished into a proper smoking pipe. It gets along really well with oriental tobaccos.

 

dottiewarden

Lifer
Mar 25, 2014
3,053
57
Toronto
No offense taken dawg, quite the contrary. I'm a freshman pipe smoker with very little experience. Where I live the few Chacoms available are considerably less expensive than the Petes. As someone with one Pete and one Chacom it's hardly sufficient to consider myself an expert.
I love both Peterson and Chacom brands, and a lot has to do with their place in the history of briar pipes.
My other pipe is a Sav sub Brand, Kings Cross, and I'm aslo happy with it. My next pipe is going to be a Sav for sure, but I have another Chacom and another Pete on the top of my list.

 

igloo

Lifer
Jan 17, 2010
4,083
5
woodlands tx
If you dont tell anyone I will let you in on a little secret they have carved pipes for Dunhill to be rebranded .They are also part of the French trilogy of pipes .They employ 20 craftsman at this time .

 

anglesey

Can't Leave
Jan 15, 2014
383
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If you dont tell anyone I will let you in on a little secret they have carved pipes for Dunhill to be rebranded .They employ 20 craftsman at this time
Hmm, how do you know that? I severely doubt it personally, but I'm willing to be surprised.

 

igloo

Lifer
Jan 17, 2010
4,083
5
woodlands tx
http://www.pijpenkabinet.nl/Smokiana/00-E%20frame-sm.html http://www.pijpenkabinet.nl/Smokiana/00-E%20frame-sm.html http://www.pijpenkabinet.nl/Pijpenkabinet/00-E%20frame.html When in doubt .

 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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I had a gorgeous Chacom Dublin that was simply drilled too narrow. It had a spare,

trim, slightly bent design. Unfortunately, it caught fluff off every pipe cleaner I ran

through it, and I finally traded it off, as being just too much trouble. However, a year

or two later, my wife got me a Chacom billiard in a green stain from Iwan Ries -- it

was done specifically for them --an Exquise, that is perfect. Perfect weight, proportions,

drilling, balance. C'est tres bien.

 

igloo

Lifer
Jan 17, 2010
4,083
5
woodlands tx
And here . http://www.alpascia.com/moments/d/Charatan-i27564.html and here http://quartopiano.bigforumpro.com/t17-charatan-pipes

 

agnosticpipe

Lifer
Nov 3, 2013
3,332
3,413
In the sticks in Mississippi
My wife has a basic short billiard by Chacom, and she likes it. I've tried it too and find it to be a great smoking pipe for a run of the mill billiard, has a nice fit and finish too. My only Chacom is a 2011 POY with a wonderful two tone sandblast and a cumberland stem. It's a canted billiard, or cutty shape (think large Devil Anse) that takes a 9mm filter, but has the converter. It's a fairly large pipe, but not too big and makes for a great 1hr+ smoke. I've tried it with the Savinelli 9mm balsa filters as well, and they are a great match, easy draw, nary a gurgle, lots of flavor.

So overall I'd say we're impressed with Chacom pipes, they seem to be a well made pipe for the money, and we love ours.

 

briarfriar

Can't Leave
I kind of inadvertently picked up this one today on eBay at a nice price.
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eaglerico

Lifer
Jan 8, 2011
1,134
1
Chacom is a marvelous brand. Their offerings in the US are severely limited from their offerings in Europe. I have never gotten one with a stinger but have seen many pictures with them so I don't know what lines have them. They have recently made a push to get back into the US market with more reasonably priced pipes. This has led to some of the entry level price point lines to have some questionable quality (but you get what you pay for). I currently have 5 Chacoms and every one has been problem free from day 1. My newest was the 2013 Pipe of the Year. I will be getting the 2014 once it is available in the US.
What igloo says about Chacom is true and I have seen in many places in my research.
I severely doubt it personally, but I'm willing to be surprised.
This is hilarious. If you research, a lot (I would say most) products from a big brands are nothing but other peoples products with the big brands name on it and a huge mark up. Sharper Image is one of the worlds worst about this. Yet somehow "quality" become synonymous only with the big brand name. The watch world is another place where this runs rampant.
The below if from Chacom's website.
http://www.pipechacom.com/en/pipes-traditionnelles/history.htm
• 1825 : Well before the discovery of briarwood the COMOY family manufactured pipes in the small village of Avignon, near to Saint-Claude, mostly in boxwood for the "Grumblers" of the Army of Napoleon.
• 1850 : Birth of Henry COMOY, founder of the brand.
• 1856 : Discovery of briarwood and particularly the special treatment it required for the making of pipes. Saint-Claude becomes the birthplace of briar pipe manufactures and the world capital of pipe-making.
• 1870 : Henri COMOY, prisoner of war in Switzerland meets his cousins the Chapuis and ruminates the idea of an association.
• 1879 : Henry COMOY emigrates to London with some of his technicians from Saint-Claude and establishes the first English pipe factory in England H. COMOY & C° LTD. The Saint-Claude factory supplies them with briarwood and pipe bowls.
• 1922 : After the First World War the association COMOY and CHAPUIS is realised and the Saint-Claude factory becomes CHAPUIS COMOY & Cie.
• 1924 : Death of Henri COMOY. His sons Paul and Adrien assume the direction of the factories in Saint-Claude and London assisted by their cousins Emile and Louis Chapuis.
• 1928 : London now able to produce their own pipes, and in order to develop the Saint-Claude factory, the brand CHACOM is created, using the first three letters of the COMOY and CHAPUIS families. Up till 1939 CHACOM was offered only in France, Belgium and Switzerland in order not to embarrass the COMOY pipes which had the same shapes and qualities.
• 1932 : The world economic crisis reaches Saint-Claude. To weather this problem Chapuis Comoy & Cie joins with another company under the name of LA BRUYERE, forming the biggest pipe concern in the world with 450 workpeople. Big trucks were needed to transfer the briar blocks from the drying shed to the factory.
• 1945 : After the Second World War CHACOM assumes its entire commercial liberty and launches a complete and modern range of pipes.
• 1946 : Chacom becomes the principal brand in France and Belgium.
• 1947 – 1948 : CHACOM, number one in Scandinavia, Germany, then United States…
• 1957 : In face of the commercial preponderance of the brand CHACOM the company La Bruyère returns to the name of CHAPUIS COMOY & Cie.
• 1964 : Death of Adrien COMOY. His son Pierre succeeds to him in London. Mr REED is the Chairman and Managing Director in Saint-Claude.
• 1965 : First French brand named pipe in JAPAN
• 1971 : Having recovered its independence from COMOYS of London, Yves GRENARD, second cousin of Pierre COMOY, takes over the Direction of Chapuis Comoy & Cie and at the same time the exclusive sale of H. COMOY & Ltd, in France.
• 1978 : Pierre MOREL, independent free-hand pipe maker, creates for Chacom a line completely hand made the Chacom Grand Cru. He is the creator of the free-hand shapes Naja and "Fleur de Bruyère".
• 1987 : Pierre MOREL joins the team Chapuis-Comoy as full-time.
• 1994 : Chapuis-Comoy integrates ROPP company.
• 1996 : First design pipe : Chacom Volute, realised in collaboration with Claude ROBIN
• 1997 : First French pipe to be exported to Russia and East countries
• 1998 : Chacom Volute n° 2 is launched
• 1999 : The Pipe Trade Association signed a contract with the authorities for developing pipe industries. One of the action is the co-operation with designers who create the new PASTEL Collection and specially the HEDO and CYCLADE for Chacom.
• 2001 : Yves GRENARD designed for Chacom the MILLENIUM, a new line for one thousand years as a new shape will be designed each year.
• 2002 : Introduction of Chacom in China
• 2003 : Another design line by Erwin VAN HANDENHOVEN with black or nacre insert.
• 2007 : Antoine GRENARD, Yves's son takes over the management of CHAPUIS-COMOY & Cie.

Graduated from a Design University, he creates several new models ( Sphère, Vulcano, Monza... ) all modern shapes with keeping the renowned know-how and quality of the CHACOM pipes.

 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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French pipes sell for significantly less than Italian, Danish, and Irish pipes of comparable manufacture, and

mostly have excellent craftsmanship and quality. For any pipe smoker, but especially for newcomers wanting

to start out with several good briars, but not wanting to spend big bucks, I think French pipes are a fine

answer. As with any pipe, you have to shop rigorously and compare prices, but mostly the French make

excellent pipes.

 

eaglerico

Lifer
Jan 8, 2011
1,134
1
This image shows the intermingled history.
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http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/infos/connect-en.html
My Chacoms
Chacom 2013 Pipe of the Year, Cumberland Stem, 926 Silver Stem Band, Model 900, #914 / 1245

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Chacom Havane, Cumberland Stem, Shape 812

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Chacom Lazur, Cumberland Stem, Shape 812

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Chacom Monaco, Purple Lucite Stem, Shape 101

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Chacom Panthere (861)

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dottiewarden

Lifer
Mar 25, 2014
3,053
57
Toronto
Although all your Chacoms are sweet eaglerico, I especialy like your Chacom 2013 Pipe of the Year, Cumberland Stem, 926 Silver Stem Band, Model 900, #914 / 1245.
That is one gorgeous pipe!

 

zekest

Lifer
Apr 1, 2013
1,136
9
If they really do have stingers, that would be a deal breaker for me.
I hate moisture in my pipes, have to run three or more pipe cleaners down the pipe with every smoke.

 
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