Good for the seller to mention the "condenser." Not all Parkers have them. My local pipe shop owner pulled apart a bent
apple for me, and no stinger. I ordered a Parker bent cherrywood online (which I'd never seen before or since) and it has
no stinger. I did ask about another Parker from an online retailer, and was told it had a stinger. I don't have enough
experience with Parker to know if all stingers are easily removable. If so, it's not a problem. Also, I don't know if that is true
going back in history, with estate Parkers. I bought mine new, and it didn't have a stinger.