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    Chronic wet smoker

    I wish I could find a new, decent-sized, meer-lined briar bowl for a Falcon.
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    Chronic wet smoker

    I'm also a wet smoker; relatively infrequent smoking contributes to the problem. Driest "practical" pipe in my collection: Falcon International, straight stem, Medico filter, pipe cleaner O-ring in the humidrome. Not for everyone and no doubt just a band-aid fix for my poor technique, but...
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    My Old Peterson

    Based on the looks and my similar Petes from that era, I'd say vulcanite. If you smelled toasted rubber during all that drilling, that confirms it.
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    My Old Peterson

    That's true. If Bassman65 has luck, I'll get some Dr. Perl 6 mm filters (charcoal and shorter than Grabow) and try again.
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    My Old Peterson

    Please report how this turns out. I tried something very similar with a large, bent Peterson System. The 6 mm Grabow filter fit right in with no mod to the stem. Of course the filter had to be trimmed, almost identical to your picture. Unfortunately the result was a sopping mess. The filter...
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    Falcon Bowl woes

    As a final thought, if you like metal pipes you might want to try a used Kirsten. I say used because even good used ones are expensive, and you might not like the concept. Some of the ones on e-bay are junk, frozen solid with tobacco juice due to careless owners. I found a top-rated seller...
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    Falcon Bowl woes

    Your experience closely parallels mine. From some talks with old Falcon guys and Peddling Piper vids on YouTube, i'd say quality is definitely down from the past, both the bowls and stems. Around 2021, my bowl with about ten smokes stripped out. I don't smoke much, so it was too late to return...