My vintage LJ Peretti problems

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zanthal

Lifer
Dec 3, 2011
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Pleasanton, CA
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Above you see my vintage LJ Peretti.
Circled in red is where there is a small hole or tear from the draft hole in the stem, I guess I've run one too many bristled cleaners through it.
You can also see the draft hole, the arrows point it out. The thing has just seen too much use.
So, ideally, I'd like to get a new stem custom made to fit.
I know Tim West could do it. Is he the only game in town for custom stems? I know he's got to be real busy.

 

jpberg

Lifer
Aug 30, 2011
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Loads of people will make you a stem, I almost always use Floyd Norwood.

 

shaintiques

Lifer
Jul 13, 2011
3,615
227
Georgia
Uncle arthur makes stems, and Jordan Basone might do it, he is pretty busy making pipes, but he has started hand cutting his own stems too.

 

mikemacrdlnds

Part of the Furniture Now
Dec 21, 2011
537
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I second Walker Briar Works. His work is outstanding. The only down side is that he is so busy, it may take up to 6 weeks. But it is worth it.

 

ejames

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
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Night Owl Pipe works-- http://www.nightowlpipeworks.com/home/index.html
Starfire-- http://www.starfirepipeworks.com/index.html
Pipecraft-(Mark Stewart)-- http://www.pipecraft.org/index.html

 
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