Austrian/Tyrolean/Porcelain Pipe

[Another Charlie]

Hello,
I just bought this pipe and I'm having a bunch of trouble smoking it. I read elsewhere that these are often garbage pipes sold purely as tourist trinkets, but judging by all the buildup I cleaned out, someone probably used it regularly.

Is there a trick to these? Should I pack tighter or looser? The smoke is super cool, while the bowl is really hot and I don't think I can keep the tobacco lit. I don't think this will be on my regular rotation, but I would like to be able to break it out during Oktoberfest season without embarrassing myself.

 

[mikethompson]

These are certainly used, and also sold to tourists. If yours had a lot of cake build up, it suggests it is a legit pipe and not a tourist souvenir.

I've never had one, and I don't know many on here who smoke them regularly. Seems a lot more work than a standard pipe, but it could be worth it.

 

[mau1]

The stem looks pretty nice for a tourist pipe in my opinion; however I am not familiar with this type of pipe.

 

[chopper]

Have you got a good seal at all 'joins'?

 

[craig61a]

I have a similar pipe, although it's never been smoked. Those porcelain bowls hold a heck of lot of tobacco. Where the bowl plugs into the stem, there is usually some cork wrapped around to hold it place and prevent air leakage.

Most of the ones I've seen that were manufactured in the last 60-70 years appear more to be a tourist trinket. While they could be smoked, I'm not sure if that was ever the intention.

 

[mikethompson]

This type and a calabash are two styles of pipe that I would love to have, but know i would never use.

Good call on checking the seams around all the pieces. Do you fill the porcelain bowl with tobacco?

 

[Grovius]

Jean Panzer has a video on how to smoke them, you may find it helpful:

 

[craig61a]

I’ll have to check out that video, although I doubt I would ever smoke the one I have.

I prefer to smoke a modern day rendition of the German Wine/Tyrolian pipe... ?

 

[mso489]

It's striking looking, but I'd never smoke it. Maybe once.

 

[Grovius]

I’ll have to check out that video, although I doubt I would ever smoke the one I have.

I prefer to smoke a modern day rendition of the German Wine/Tyrolian pipe... ?

Side question: do these pipes take much more time/effort/pipe cleaners to clean? Churchwarden owners, please chime in as well.

 

[anotherbob]

Side question: do these pipes take much more time/effort/pipe cleaners to clean? Churchwarden owners, please chime in as well.

not really. I had one that was a trinket and it smoked amazingly (unlike the other one I got which was crap). Just need a longer pipe cleaner and to take it apart. The wet traps on them really work well at helping the smoke stay cool. And yeah pack it lighter. Oh the one I had could with a light pack take several hours to smoke and take half a tin of tobacco so 25 grams.

 

[Another Charlie]

Have you got a good seal at all 'joins'?

I think so. I'll make sure to really tamp down all the parts before I try again.

 

[Another Charlie]

Jean Panzer has a video on how to smoke them, you may find it helpful:

Thanks for that! looks like it's just going to be something I have to practice at.

 

[Another Charlie]

Side question: do these pipes take much more time/effort/pipe cleaners to clean? Churchwarden owners, please chime in as well.

This one was pretty easy to clean. It breaks down into about 5 or 6 smaller pieces that are pretty manageable. This one took a bit of work at first, since all the joints were stuck, but future cleanings should be much quicker and easier. I don't know about churchwardens, since I don't have one yet. Thinking my stimulus check is going to fix that.

 

[cshubhra]

Enjoy! I have seen other pipe smokers smoking and enjoying these as well. I specifically remember one brother from Ireland, who was a member of a Facebook pipe group, smoking these and other ornate pipes. I need to get one for myself as well some day.