Another Rossi

[Grumpy11]

Mailman brought me a new Rossi Pot today. Nice and light, 6mm balsa filter. Product of Savinelli. Great smoker for $60.

 

[STP]

Best bang for the buck?

 

[ADKPiper]

I love my Rossi's.
Excellent pipes.

 

[Grangerous]

What? No pic?

 

[gervais]

What? No pic?

Seriously Bro, get with the program. Don't be talking up a new pipe without pics!

 

[Grangerous]

Seriously Bro, get with the program. Don't be talking up a new pipe without pics!

Yeah, Grumps! We live vicariously. Rossi is a great smoking pipe. I regularly smoke one. Enjoy!

 

[kcghost]

If you like it, I'm okay with it.

 

[Ray Popp]

Where is the difference in the Savinelli and the Rossi? Is the briar a lower grade? Is the stem material of less expensive material?

 

[didimauw]

Where is the difference in the Savinelli and the Rossi? Is the briar a lower grade? Is the stem material of less expensive material?

The couple Rossi's I have, are covered in pits and fills. The briar is still high quality, and the stems are still nice, they just look funky. Hence the thick lacquer they put of them to hide flaws. Still great smokers though. Good work pipes.

 

[fightnhampster]

 

[Ray Popp]

The couple Rossi's I have, are covered in pits and fills. The briar is still high quality, and the stems are still nice, they just look funky. Hence the thick lacquer they put of them to hide flaws. Still great smokers though. Good work pipes.

Makes sense ...

 

[Grangerous]

Where is the difference in the Savinelli and the Rossi? Is the briar a lower grade? Is the stem material of less expensive material?

Savinelli owns Rossi. I suppose you can consider them “Sav Seconds” —if you add an “8” to any Sav model number, you will find it’s Rossi counterpart. For example: a Sav 811 is a Rossi 8811. Same great smoking pipe, just a third of the cost

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

The couple Rossi's I have, are covered in pits and fills. The briar is still high quality, and the stems are still nice, they just look funky. Hence the thick lacquer they put of them to hide flaws. Still great smokers though. Good work pipes.

I have to admit, good working pipes, yes sure they are, but what put me of them was relatively heavy weight comparing to French made ones or even to Savinelli.

 

[didimauw]

I have to admit, good working pipes, yes sure they are, but what put me of them was relatively heavy weight comparing to French made ones or even to Savinelli.

The lacquer I stripped off of mine was very thick. I wonder how much that plays a part in weight.

I'll be ordering an oom Paul sav, that I bought the Rossi version first. Had to try out the shape before spending big bucks lol. I can compare the weights when the new one is ordered.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Where is the difference in the Savinelli and the Rossi? Is the briar a lower grade? Is the stem material of less expensive material?

Savinelli now owns Rossi, but, Rossi was a separate company for almost 100 years (it went out of business in the mid ’80s, just shy of its centennial)—although pipe selling competitors, Achille Savinelli and Ferdinando Rossi were good friends—Savinelli kept the Rossi brand alive. These days, the Rossi pipes are lower priced versions of Savinelli models, but, that wasn’t always the case.

 

[Ray Popp]

Savinelli owns Rossi. I suppose you can consider them “Sav Seconds” —if you add an “8” to any Sav model number, you will find it’s Rossi counterpart. For example: a Sav 811 is a Rossi 8811. Same great smoking pipe, just a third of the cost

Thanks ... that I already know from all y'all ...

 

[Ray Popp]

Savinelli now owns Rossi, but, Rossi was a separate company for almost 100 years (it went out of business in the mid ’80s, just shy of its centennial)—although pipe selling competitors, Achille Savinelli and Ferdinando Rossi were good friends—Savinelli kept the Rossi brand alive. These days, the Rossi pipes are lower priced versions of Savinelli models, but, that wasn’t always the case.

Thanks ...