* On October 21st I placed an order for a Peterson System Ebony 317.
* On October 23rd, I received an email from them that they didn't have the 317 in stock but they did have the 303 if I'd rather have that. I asked if they had the 317 in standard color smooth. They did and shipped it.
Today, I received the pipe and the first thing I noticed is the that the bowl looks used and reamed out. But I'm still new to this piping world so I dismissed it. But when I looked it over in more detail, overall it just seemed "dull", not all shiny and new like a new pipe would be (going by the other Peterson Killarney I got).
Well, the real proof was when I tested the airflow, it didn't seem very good...Upon taking the stem off and trying to pass a pipe cleaner through, it got stuck in the stem and come to find there was GRIT and little pebbles in there!!!!
I had to use a toothpick to pick at and fish out the grit, grime and pebbles in the stem! Here's a pic of all the crap that had to be cleaned out of it!
Here's what the inside of the bowl looks like:
I've emailed them and waiting for response.
* On October 23rd, I received an email from them that they didn't have the 317 in stock but they did have the 303 if I'd rather have that. I asked if they had the 317 in standard color smooth. They did and shipped it.
Today, I received the pipe and the first thing I noticed is the that the bowl looks used and reamed out. But I'm still new to this piping world so I dismissed it. But when I looked it over in more detail, overall it just seemed "dull", not all shiny and new like a new pipe would be (going by the other Peterson Killarney I got).
Well, the real proof was when I tested the airflow, it didn't seem very good...Upon taking the stem off and trying to pass a pipe cleaner through, it got stuck in the stem and come to find there was GRIT and little pebbles in there!!!!
I had to use a toothpick to pick at and fish out the grit, grime and pebbles in the stem! Here's a pic of all the crap that had to be cleaned out of it!
Here's what the inside of the bowl looks like:
I've emailed them and waiting for response.