A couple of years ago, I bought a Comoy Christmas Pipe, 1982, as an unsmoked estate. It quickly became a Virginia pipe and a favorite.
Then, about a month ago, I dropped it on a concrete floor, and the tenon snapped. You can imagine how I felt.
Today the stars finally aligned, and I hopped in my car and drove the hour up to Flint. Dan Spaniola, son of the shop founder Paul, looked at it, said something like “I can fix that. Got a few minutes?”
Fifteen minutes later, it was repaired. Cost – about $20.
Incidentally, if you have never been to Paul's, you owe it to yourself to go. This place is Old School. Cards of Dr Grabows and Medicos are along one wall. Want a can of Sail Red, long discontinued? There's one sitting up there. Want some Theodorus Niemeyer Clan? There's a can of that, too. They've also got I don't know how many of their own blends, blended right there, and their Cayuga pipes are darned good ones – made right there. It ain't fancy...the “smoking lounge” is a few straight chairs along the wall.
Only thing wrong with Paul's is that it's not closer.
Then, about a month ago, I dropped it on a concrete floor, and the tenon snapped. You can imagine how I felt.
Today the stars finally aligned, and I hopped in my car and drove the hour up to Flint. Dan Spaniola, son of the shop founder Paul, looked at it, said something like “I can fix that. Got a few minutes?”
Fifteen minutes later, it was repaired. Cost – about $20.
Incidentally, if you have never been to Paul's, you owe it to yourself to go. This place is Old School. Cards of Dr Grabows and Medicos are along one wall. Want a can of Sail Red, long discontinued? There's one sitting up there. Want some Theodorus Niemeyer Clan? There's a can of that, too. They've also got I don't know how many of their own blends, blended right there, and their Cayuga pipes are darned good ones – made right there. It ain't fancy...the “smoking lounge” is a few straight chairs along the wall.
Only thing wrong with Paul's is that it's not closer.
** Paul's Pipe Shop **
Home of the Cayuga Pipe. Featuring the largest and most varied selection of pipes and tobaccos anywhere!
paulspipeshop.com