First Pipe, Brebbia or Savinelli?

There are some Savinelli "One" pipes on CupO'Joes website that come with a lot of other basic pipe necessities. But if you don't like those I wouldn't know anything about the pipes you asked about. I'm even close to being an expert on pipes, but I do have a friend who is buying a brebbia and I know that Savs are pretty well liked as well. Are you a new smoker getting your first pipe for Christmas? Or you recently started smoking and are trying to decide on another pipe?

If I remember correctly, Savinelli and Brebbia used to work together (Brebbia made the pipes, Savinelli retailled them).

Both makes excellent pipes though I would recommend the Autograph since they are hand made.

I'm pretty freakin sure they would crack a ton of jokes about the corn cob pipe

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If the jokes are all in good fun then no harm. I think cobs deserve a place in every collection.
I have a Brebbia and a couple Savs and they are solid pipes. Don't think you could go wrong with either.

You might want to look at Viking Pipe Club. He among the trustworthy estate pipe sellers and has some really nice estates priced lower than many.
http://vikingclubpipes.bigcartel.com/

sunnyhours, look, you not only want a good, quality functional pipe, but you want a briar that moves you

and makes you feel great about smoking it. No one can hit on just the right pipe for you, because it is so

much a function of personal taste. I think Savenelli and Brebbie both make great pipes and you probably

won't go wrong with either of those brands. But there are many quality pipes. Look also at Johs, Luciano,

Butz-Chocum, Stanwell, Nording. They all make fine mid-level pipes for a bit under $100. If you buy new,

I don't think you are likely to get a bad pipe, and this will give you a broad range of pipes, one of which will

ring your chimes. I just bought a pipe at a half price sale with Iwan Ries (the half-price appears at the top

of their home page), a Vuillard Windsor apple, originally priced $129, usually priced at $102, and I got it for

$64 plus shipping. It's a red-stain apple with faux godet with olive wood cap. Couldn't resist. You probably

don't want that pipe, but you want one that appeals to you in the same way this appeals to me. Shop around.

One thing that I pay attention to when I look at pipes online is the weight of the pipe.For example the first pipe you listed weighs 73 grams the second only 54.The first pipe is a heavier pipe.Something that you may or not want to consider.

I'll put a vote in for the Savinelli. I own 4, from the cheaper Toscana up to the Punto Oro series, and they are all decent smokers.
In fact, my favorite is a 90's Toscana - which new is only in the $60 range.
Also, and this is just kinda my observation (rather than gospel fact)- but it seems like Brebbias are heavier in general than Savs, and weight matters to me.
Could be wrong.
Either way, you're looking at a decent pipe. There isn't really a "bad" choice there for you.