Should I Return This Pipe
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A deep mortise is not uncommon in Petersons, or any factory pipes for that matter. Perfectly fitting tenon to mortice is a time consuming step that most factory pipes don't do. Shouldn't hurt the pipe or the smoke, might just mean a bit more moisture and one more step in the cleaning process.
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I find a lot of low to mid range pipes, especially filtered pipes have this issue. Personally I do not notice a difference in smoking, once properly broken in, but they will require separation of the shank and stem to be throughly cleaned.
It depends on your outlook. A positive outlook would look at it as having a mini reverse calabash effect, cooling the smoke more than if the gap wasn't there. The negative outlook would be that the gap will cause excessive tar build-up in the shank creating more maintenance down the road. Neither outlook is wrong, it just comes down to which means more to you.
I just checked my Peterson Dracula and found that mine is the exact same way. I sure am glad that I didn't know about it sooner as this has turned out to be an excellent smoker and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I would say keep it as long as it's not going to keep you up at night second guessing.
I always assumed there would be space between tenon and mortise. Just as long as a pipe cleaner goes through, you shouldn't have any problems. I've never experienced any with a Peterson, Dracula or otherwise: the Irish Harp 701 is among my favorite pipes and I'll probably have to get another one--it's hard to keep my hands off it to let it rest.
I'm actually puffing on my Dracula 03 right now. I've never really paid much attention if there's a gap between the mortise and the tenon. When I clean it tonight I'll definitely give it a look. Mine's smoked wonderfully though. No problems with gurgle or anything.
If Peterson thought this was a problem they could easily remedy it by adjusting the depth stop on the tool that cuts this. The fact that the deep mortice is present on all their pipes leads me to believe that they may think this gap is beneficial to smoking. Maybe they think of it as a mini-System.
I've gotten a few Peterson's over the past couple of weeks and have come to the conclusion that all the briars are cut to fit a filter and the only difference between a filtered Peterson and a non-filtered Peterson is the stem. That certainly lessens their headache from a manufacturing standpoint.
I hope you're enjoying your Peterson! I do like all of mine.
I hope you're enjoying your Peterson! I do like all of mine.
My Petersons all show that gap. It hasn't been a problem other than requiring a little extra effort during cleaning. I'm not sure you'll be able to resolve it unless you give up on Peterson pipes. The issue is not peculiar to Peterson. I have a number of pipes that have the same gap. It does however cause a build up of residue in the gap that needs to be cleaned out.
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