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The Five Families
How do you find Rinaldo and Caminetto compared to Castello ?- LudwigB88
- Post #55
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Five Families
Just a correction : my Radice was closer to $180 including shipping from Al Pascia. Still a good deal, and they have some pipes slightly higher, some slightly lower. Service was terrific and quick shipping by FedEx. I want to try one of their oil cured briar pipes.- LudwigB88
- Post #53
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Five Families
A final note on pricing: I’m not sure I will ever understand the pricing on pipes. I’ve seen some butt-ugly pipes new and used on eBay and at Smokingpipes.com that are going for the price of some used cars. Then there are pipes in the $95-200 range that are just gorgeous. I think overall the...- LudwigB88
- Post #51
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Five Families
I myself have begun the journey through Italian pipes. I actually technically started years ago when I started smoking a pipe and bought several Savinellis. Comparing them to Stanwell and Peterson, Savinelli definitely seemed better engineered and more consistently good overall. I NEVER had a...- LudwigB88
- Post #50
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
Thanks for clarifying. My sense is that everybody uses this technique slightly differently. Which is fine.- LudwigB88
- Post #184
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
“Exactly” meaning that’s the way to do it, or “Exactly” meaning that’s ludicrous ? You’re saying a continuous uninterrupted draw with your mouth, while your nose does 3 or 4 breath cycles ? Damn; that’s like scuba diving ! Now I know why women complain about a certain act ! Lol !! But I’m serious !- LudwigB88
- Post #182
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
THAT’S EXACTLY what my understanding was. If you are not exhaling through the stem with each breath, you are going to be building up an awful lot of smoke. Muttnchop may make a mistake in one of his videos, but he suggests NOT breathing out through mouth/stem only as a way to reignite ember...- LudwigB88
- Post #180
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
THAT’S EXACTLY what my understanding was. If you are not exhaling through the stem with each breath, you are going to be building up an awful lot of smoke. Muttnchop may make a mistake in one of his videos, but he suggests NOT breathing out through mouth/stem only as a way to reignite ember...- LudwigB88
- Post #177
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
If you are pulling smoke through the stem every breath, but only releasing smoke every 3 or 4 breaths, where is all that smoke going before you release it ? Isn’t your mouth just holding a bunch of smoke for a long time ?- LudwigB88
- Post #176
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
That’s EXACTLY what I thought. He claims only drawing in overheats the bowl, and that pushing smoke back out the pipe actually COOLS the pipe. I’m not sure that’s correct. Even he says it “sort of cools the pipe.” He also doesn’t make it clear whether the “mouthwash” technique of using your...- LudwigB88
- Post #175
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
I I found it on Google. Thanks!- LudwigB88
- Post #172
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
Who is Alan ? Is he Muttnchop piper ?- LudwigB88
- Post #171
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
I’m watching Muttnchop final “beat dead horse” video where he clarifies some of this.- LudwigB88
- Post #170
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
I’ll rewatch his video. But thank you very much.- LudwigB88
- Post #165
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
Only after 4 or 5 breaths do you actually blow smoke out of opened mouth, right ? But in between, you ARE breathing out through the stem, no ? My understanding was to be breathing in through the nose, followed by a slight breath in through the closed mouth. Then exhale lightly through stem...- LudwigB88
- Post #164
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
But to clarify, you are pushing smoke out through the stem ? That was my understanding of Mutton’s description.- LudwigB88
- Post #162
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
Do you use enough force to push smoke out of the bowl ?- LudwigB88
- Post #160
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
I meant “Any” not “Amy”, but Amy can answer it as well. Also, sometimes I find the breaths through the stem are shooting up embers.- LudwigB88
- Post #158
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Breath Method as Described by Muttonchop Piper
I originally thought the Breathe Method was largely intended to help create a cadence that would keep the pipe cool. But after using it for a couple of months I’m wondering: doesn’t breathing through the stem and keeping the bowl lit also run the risk of overheating the pipe ? Aren’t the breaths...- LudwigB88
- Post #157
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions