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lasttango

lasttango

Part of the Furniture Now
Sep 29, 2012
875
17
Wilmington, De / Ithaca, NY
Who is our resident Charatan expert or knowledgeable about these pipes? I'm looking at a couple different ones and I could use advice. I can post the advice here or PM you. Thanks.
Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization.

 
dmcmtk

dmcmtk

Lifer
Aug 23, 2013
3,672
1,685
Well, any general questions if you don't want to post links... Is one of the questions about a DE LUXE? :wink:

 
sablebrush52

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings
Jun 15, 2013
19,747
45,290
Southern Oregon
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I would suggest that you contact Ken Barnes, who is a member here. His father ran Charatan for many years and Ken worked there before co-founding Upshall. He's a super nice guy who's always happy to help.
Well, any general questions if you don't want to post links... Is one of the questions about a DE LUXE? :wink:
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A DeLuxe cutty?
There are few secrets, mostly the illusion of secrets.

 
lasttango

lasttango

Part of the Furniture Now
Sep 29, 2012
875
17
Wilmington, De / Ithaca, NY
Thanks guys... Maybe I'll ask Ken... Ken's already been so helpful.
Blue Room Briars is having a 15% off estate sale and they do have some nice Charatans, GBD's and a few other things. Plus, I am looking at some of Dave Neebs Charatans. They all seem to be affordable.
I love the Charatans I do have and I have been reading as much as I can about the history. I know there are folks that specifically collect them. I'm curious about the quality of warranty replacement pipes and the grades between Special and Executive.
I'm really shaky on the post-lane era stuff and even the end of the second lane era stuff.

 
foggymountain

foggymountain

Lifer
Aug 14, 2012
2,872
123
Not an expert at all, but had 3 of them from Lane Ltd in the 1950s. We used to hang out at their store on 42nd st., and at the Wilke pipe shop. Only one of the 3 was a good smoker. The most interesting thing in the store was a Vuelta Abajo Cuban tobacco, of course unavailable now. It would appeal to cigar smokers. The name means down in the valley. We learned about blending there.

 
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lestrout

Lifer
Jan 28, 2010
1,762
300
Chester County, PA
Yo las
Come to Morley's and talk to Martin. He's from NYC but also has a place in Center City, and has a collection of Charatans. Hank Saatchi and Gary Malmberg deal in high grades and know a lot about them, too.
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les

 
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