No matter how much I love Peterson, i hate their modern stems... Let me show you what an absolute perfect stem looks like... Hand cut 70+ years ago...
A Perfect P-Lip Stem
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That just means the molded stem was touched up / fine-tuned by hand, not that it was cut from rod stock.
All Pete stems are molded. In fact, "correct in every detail" replicas literally can't be made entirely by hand for technical reasons.
All Pete stems are molded. In fact, "correct in every detail" replicas literally can't be made entirely by hand for technical reasons.
Well, I sure like some of their new ones.
I don't have any that old as far as I know.
But I've not liked all the ones in the in-between years, just depends on the era, I suppose.
I don't have any that old as far as I know.
But I've not liked all the ones in the in-between years, just depends on the era, I suppose.
I much prefer the P-lip on my straight Billiard from the 1930s over the ones on my two recent ones from 2024.
The old one is thinner and more narrow. Its not a huge deal, but noticeable.
The old one is thinner and more narrow. Its not a huge deal, but noticeable.
Labor savings 101. Chonky & slab-sided is more forgiving and requires less attention to detail when being high-pressure "shape polished" on a wheel.
How much of the original is left though? How much material and shape loss from oxidation removal?
Forget that P-Hole. How does that African Meerschaum in the background smoke?
Im not sure.
But I have seen and owned other older Petes with a thinner, more narrow bit. Again, that may be the difference between the small group 2 or so straight Billiard, and the much larger, bent pipes ive bought recently....System XL315 and Sherlock Watson. The stems are much thicker, so it makes sense. But the 1930s is also shaped slightly different, even when it was new......er.