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  1. briarblues

    Mike Butera For Carmignani Roma

    hahahahahaha .. well ok, maybe he was..... the shop closed in 1979, according to Pipedia, BUT ....... Fritz and Palo Becker's earliest pipes went to the shop under the shops name, so I would guess ... maybe it closed in the mid 1980's......
  2. briarblues

    Mike Butera For Carmignani Roma

    I understand. hahaha Maybe there is someone that knows, but it's a long shot. Contact Marco at Regali Novelli in Rome. Marco might know .....
  3. briarblues

    Mike Butera For Carmignani Roma

    Probably best to reach out to Mike Butera or Steve Leaders to get a concise answer. I assume both are at the Chicago Pipe Show this weekend.
  4. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    The scariest sentence you'll ever here is ... Hello. I'm from the government and here to help you .......
  5. briarblues

    Help Me Understand

    True, in the "old days" if there wasn't a flame war in the am, by noon someone would start one. I am getting old...I forgot those days..... I never said I liked or disliked him. Good information is good information and bad is bad. Everyone on YT puts themselves out there. Some just to...
  6. briarblues

    Help Me Understand

    What is it, on social media, that can bring out the worst in us? This has been on my mind for some time, but the thread about Allen Harrelson truly got me thinking. It is just so easy to sit behind our keyboards and type things that we would never say to anyone face to face. Or at least not...
  7. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    It's a roll of the dice. If it's a single 50 gram tin with a declared value of maybe under $20.00 it might be let through, but .... you just never know if the customs official likes doing paper work and collecting pounds of flesh .....
  8. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    Note that the tobacco exemption listed is ONLY for stays outside Canada of seven days or more and is per adult.
  9. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    Here are the rules, set by the Federal Government, NOT the provinces. There are NO duty exemptions set by any province or territory. Provincial taxes levied will vary. What are your personal exemption amounts? Less than 24 Hours - $0 CAD There is no duty free allowance for absences of...
  10. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    True, Alberta has no provincial sales tax on goods, but like every other province there is a tobacco tax, like there is on alcohol.
  11. briarblues

    Canadian Import Advice Help - Tax was 200%!

    Welcome to the "wonderful" world of CDN Fed duty, Fed Tax, and Provincial tax ........ Sorry, but buying tobacco online and getting it into Canada is costly. Do take note that the PST is the most costly portion. Something you might wish to bring up with your local MLA. Not that they will...
  12. briarblues

    Stanwell BR 34? Can someone help me identify this Pipe?

    Stanwell has often created pipes for a variety of clubs, and organizations. Possibly this might be one of these.
  13. briarblues

    Salt treatment question

    There are various methods used. Salt ( Kosher NO iodine ), cotton balls, activated charcoal, and damp ground coffee. I've never found one that worked all the time every time with every pipe. Sometimes one technique works better than the others. Sometimes it requires a few "procedures" of...
  14. briarblues

    Italian Pipes: Just my Style?

    From our last visit from March 2023 I am sure Marzio told me they wait 5 years. As far as 10/20 years old wood......... in 2023 they were ":working" some briar that had at least 30 years of aging ...... I own a pipe made from this "old wood" and it does not taste like "old wood" to me. It...
  15. briarblues

    Italian Pipes: Just my Style?

    Ryan, I can't say it's all in your mind or all in mine, but I tend to agree with you, with a minor exception. For me I find that US and Danish carvers lean towards stems I prefer the "in mouth feel" over the Italian makers. However as far as how the pipes smoke ..... almost all my pipes are...
  16. briarblues

    Show Us Your Opera Pipes!

    Resistance is futile!!! Just arrived from Tabaccheria Corti ( a site sponsor ). A very unusual Castello shape 44 opera pipe. This 2k Natural Vergin has a briar application on the stem. I suspect it will be offered it's first bowl with Escudo.
  17. briarblues

    Show Us Your Opera Pipes!

    Thanks. The watch is my Seiko GMT.
  18. briarblues

    Any Castello Comparable pipes?

    Jesse, Jesse, Jesse ...... ssshhhhh Brebbia's slide so far below the collector radar it's silly. The company has a long rich history going back to the early days when linked to Savinelli. Their upper end pipes rival some of the best of the best from other Italian brands. I could never...
  19. briarblues

    Show Us Your Opera Pipes!

    Just added this little Stanwell to my collection. The white ring originally was ivory, but had shrunk. I asked Sacramento based pipe carver Phil Rivara to replace the ring. The results are excellent. You can see the grain has begun creeping its way through the black dress finish. The...
  20. briarblues

    Any Castello Comparable pipes?

    The only Italian brand I know of that ages their briar as long as Castello is Ardor. Both do not work their briar until it has at least 10 years of aging. That being said there are numerous excellent Italian brands to choose from. IF one had the available cash and could visit a different...
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