Ropp

northernneil

Lifer

Jun 1, 2013

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1

• Jul 31, 2014

• #1

Anyone else picking up some of these vintage Roop Pipes from SmokingPipes? I just received my K77 with horn stem yesterday. I love it so much I bought another one, the 1028 this time, today.

These pipes seem to be flying off the shelves at SP. Anyone else getting in on these little French gems?

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

2,746

8

Topeka, KS

• Aug 1, 2014

• #2

Neil:
I'm only familiar with those archaic Ropp burners made out of cherry wood limbs, like this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ropp-De-Luxe-Cherry-Wood-921-Tobacco-Pipe-Vintage-Antique-Estate-Sale-/261546426531?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ce561c0a3
Any experience with them?
Fnord

 

yaboofive

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 28, 2010

184

9

• Aug 1, 2014

• #3

I have an old Ropp Like the link above. To me the cherry wood provides a sweet smoke, all in all its a pleasant little pipe.

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Aug 1, 2014

• #4

I love my Ropp cherry wood. Feels good and smokes well. I use it exclusively for aromatics. Don't know why. It's just one of the two pipes I use for those.

 

northernneil

Lifer

Jun 1, 2013

1,390

1

• Aug 1, 2014

• #5

I have never tried the Cherry Wood Ropp pipes from back in the day. I guess these new pipes being offered at Smoking Pipes are old Chacom pipes that are being labeled as Ropp.
Here are the pictures of the two new pipes I just purchased.

 

yohanan

Lifer

Oct 1, 2011

2,121

4,017

Old Belt/U.S.A.

• Aug 1, 2014

• #6

Those are two fine looking pipes, I'm sure they will smoke as good as they look. ::

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Aug 2, 2014

• #7

I remembered once getting a non-cherrywood Ropp so I went digging through my collection for it. Here it is with its nice silver band. I haven't even smoked this one yet.

 

northernneil

Lifer

Jun 1, 2013

1,390

1

• Aug 2, 2014

• #8

Tould, that is a great looking pipe, but I think it is time to break that bad boy in lol.

Do you remember when you picked it up?

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Aug 2, 2014

• #9

According to my ebay purchase history, I got it in January of this year. It was at the top of my PAD budget coming in at $19.27 Looking into the bowl I see there is no cake in there at all. Time to get started on that.

 

metarzan

Part of the Furniture Now

Nov 14, 2012

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117

• Aug 2, 2014

• #10

The new ones are new to me. I keep almost buying an old cherrywood from the antique mall. That thing is as big around as a beer can but priced a little to high for me to jump.

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Aug 3, 2014

• #11

metarzan, if I were you I'd pull the trigger on the "Big Jean"! Looks like a pretty good deal to me.

 

stosho

Might Stick Around

Aug 10, 2013

58

0

• Aug 3, 2014

• #12

I love the name. It is worth $20.00 bucks just to say you are smoking Big Jean. I have a Ropp Cherry wood that I got cheap, cleaned up, and then had the stem professionally replaced. I am still working on getting it broke in again. They are rustic looking pipes.

 

metarzan

Part of the Furniture Now

Nov 14, 2012

608

117

• Aug 3, 2014

• #13

I have been waiting for the $10 price drop. Checked yesterday and still there. Might get it for $15 but there is slight delamination of the bark in one small area and the stem connects by threaded wood and is slightly overspun.

 

northernneil

Lifer

Jun 1, 2013

1,390

1

• Aug 3, 2014

• #14

Now that is a cool pipe. I don't think you would regret adding that beauty to the collection.