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Some pipe buying impressions from a new piper:
My first pipe was a Savinelli Roma Lucite 114 KS. The pipe shop had a smaller selection than I had anticipated.
The brass band, rusticated finish, and tortoiseshell stem jumped out at me and I didn’t want to leave empty handed, so I pulled the trigger.
My second pipe was an estate Comoy’s purchased at the Texas Pipe Show. This little Canadian really spoke to me. There was a line of 50 people waiting on me so I bought it in a hurry for $75. I wasn’t expecting to buy an estate pipe so didn’t have any idea of what to look for in terms of quality.
When I got home, I realized that the rim was uneven, the chamber out of round, and there were some thin spots in the chamber wall. At first, I thought I had made a mistake. Then, I had a fantastic smoke out of the pipe and realized that I enjoyed the aesthetic of its imperfections. It screams character. Weirdly, something about the perfect, manufactured rim of the Savinelli always bothered me, even though it was supposed to be the most beautiful part with the wood grain on display.
I’m realizing that estate pipes are probably better candidates for me than new, and I will keep going after the rustic and crude looks. I might even try to carve some myself.
Some pipe buying impressions from a new piper:
My first pipe was a Savinelli Roma Lucite 114 KS. The pipe shop had a smaller selection than I had anticipated.
The brass band, rusticated finish, and tortoiseshell stem jumped out at me and I didn’t want to leave empty handed, so I pulled the trigger.
My second pipe was an estate Comoy’s purchased at the Texas Pipe Show. This little Canadian really spoke to me. There was a line of 50 people waiting on me so I bought it in a hurry for $75. I wasn’t expecting to buy an estate pipe so didn’t have any idea of what to look for in terms of quality.
When I got home, I realized that the rim was uneven, the chamber out of round, and there were some thin spots in the chamber wall. At first, I thought I had made a mistake. Then, I had a fantastic smoke out of the pipe and realized that I enjoyed the aesthetic of its imperfections. It screams character. Weirdly, something about the perfect, manufactured rim of the Savinelli always bothered me, even though it was supposed to be the most beautiful part with the wood grain on display.
I’m realizing that estate pipes are probably better candidates for me than new, and I will keep going after the rustic and crude looks. I might even try to carve some myself.
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