I can't seem to find any info on the "RELAX" line from Castello. This Sea Rock might be an older pipe from the 60's?? and it appears to be a 6mm filter pipe. Other than that... perhaps a Castello expert here might have some information?
Any Info on a Castello Sea Rock RELAX?
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Can't answer your question but that's a good looking pipe.
Thanks... it is a looker! I've had a number of Castellos and I've never heard of this one!
Very interesting. I've yet to ever see one of these. It's a looker indeed. Curious to see if one of the Castello experts has any info on this.
I know nothing, but to the untrained eye, this looks like Castello's response to the Danish bonanza of freehand designs around the eighties and nineties, though it could be a later iteration on the same design theme.
I have a Thompson Cigar house pipe that is clearly a Danish influenced freehand, and it's stamped West Germany, so that gives a historical time frame for it.
That's nicely done, and not imitative, sort of an Italian take on the freehand. I like the smooth and rusticated areas of finish and the lively colored stem.
I have a Thompson Cigar house pipe that is clearly a Danish influenced freehand, and it's stamped West Germany, so that gives a historical time frame for it.
That's nicely done, and not imitative, sort of an Italian take on the freehand. I like the smooth and rusticated areas of finish and the lively colored stem.
I just did find the mention of "Relax" line for Castellos... but it refered to it being a prototype. Yes, it does have a freehandish look of the 70's. I wonder when Castello started making Sea Rocks? That might help with dating.
Very Rare! I’ve only seen 2 or three over the years.
I’d guess it’s from the late 70’s, early 80’s. It looks like a shape 215 but I’d need a straight on mugshot to say for sure. I have a Relax in the 215 shape but it’s not as “Relaxed” as yours. I alway wondered why mine is marked Relax as it’s a pretty standard 215.
Beautiful and unusual pipe. I'm no Castello expert, but I have never seen a stem like that.
Interesting Castello didn't use plateau briar on this design, likely because it wouldn't have been distinct from the rustication. Design-wise, it is quite individualistic and imaginative. It looks like they gave their carver a lot of initiative on this one. Highly distinctive.
In my 60 years smokiing Castellos I have never seen one of these. Nice find!!! Would you take $50 for it? 
Haven't looked lately but years ago a new Castello came with a pack of reeds. These were natural plant reeds about an inch long and would fit inside the stem like a filter. I threw many away....
I think I started buying Castello's some time after reeds were included.Haven't looked lately but years ago a new Castello came with a pack of reeds. These were natural plant reeds about an inch long and would fit inside the stem like a filter. I threw many away....