It just might be in my next bacci order...been in/out of the shopping cart now for awhile... :puffpipe:
Savinelli: Hercules Rusticated (611 EX)
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Nice bit of rustication in that, go ahead and buy it, you know you want it!
I have a "Champagne" 611KS that really likes to burn Squadron Leader!
Slightly smaller chamber, hair shorter overall than the EX.
Thick walls, hell for stout and the bend allows for a comfortable clench.
I have a "Champagne" 611KS that really likes to burn Squadron Leader!
Slightly smaller chamber, hair shorter overall than the EX.
Thick walls, hell for stout and the bend allows for a comfortable clench.
I was gonna buy a Savinelli 320 hercules, but the bowl was WAY to big for me...not shure if you like XXXL size bowls...
Thanks all 
. I have been looking to snag a shape like this for awhile,
I also like the Radice silk-cut one but it is $100./more...but a very nice...takes on Radice?
. I have been looking to snag a shape like this for awhile,I also like the Radice silk-cut one but it is $100./more...but a very nice...takes on Radice?
Which Silk Cut?
Regardless, the Radice at around $180 breaks my C-Note rule.
More than a C-Note and the pipe remains available for someone else!
Regardless, the Radice at around $180 breaks my C-Note rule.
More than a C-Note and the pipe remains available for someone else!
This one http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/radice/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=71552
Again have been looking at this for some time...
Again have been looking at this for some time...
The chamber on the Sav is 0.24ci larger than the Radice.
Chamber wall thickness is accordingly thinner on the Sav by 0.05".
The bend is more pronounced on the Sav, so even though it weighs 0.3oz more it would still seem to be better configured for clenching. As an old fart with dentures I gotta consider this.
The bowl rim is smooth on the Sav and that is really what swings ME over.
Can't speak to engineering, never had a Radice.
Aw hell, buy em' both (-;
Chamber wall thickness is accordingly thinner on the Sav by 0.05".
The bend is more pronounced on the Sav, so even though it weighs 0.3oz more it would still seem to be better configured for clenching. As an old fart with dentures I gotta consider this.
The bowl rim is smooth on the Sav and that is really what swings ME over.
Can't speak to engineering, never had a Radice.
Aw hell, buy em' both (-;
The Savinelli is a factory-made pipe, the Radice is made by hand. The Radice's briar, fit, finish, engineering, and curing will all be a cut (or two) above the Savinelli. I have nothing against Savinelli; they're great pipes. But something that's mass-produced in a factory can't compete with something that's made by hand (regardless of what it is). They're just two different animals.
Also if you have a preference, the Savinelli has a vulcanite stem, the Radice has a lucite stem.
Also if you have a preference, the Savinelli has a vulcanite stem, the Radice has a lucite stem.
A few fellows in the club swear by Radice, particularly the hawkbills. I've only ever heard great things about the engineering / smokability.
I've never met a Savinelli I didn't love. I've been lusting over the Hercules brand for a while.
Hercules are really nice, I also really like this line from them...I have a 510EX and it smokes very-very nice
http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/savinelli/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=83921
http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/savinelli/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=83921
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