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Some Dunhill Crosbys. These are older pictures. Too lazy to shoot the current collection of them, which are 16.
Bing Crosby Pipe shape?
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Some Dunhill Crosbys. These are older pictures. Too lazy to shoot the current collection of them, which are 16.
"I believe I heard it on a TV documentary, but I really can't cite which one. I don't think it was The American Masters that aired last December."
JimInks: You are correct. I have the DVD of "American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered" and no mention of the studio purchasing his pipes was made therein. Please let me know if/when you hear from bingcrosby.com (I assume that's the Website where you posed your inquiry), as I am curious to know the answer to this question.
JimInks: You are correct. I have the DVD of "American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered" and no mention of the studio purchasing his pipes was made therein. Please let me know if/when you hear from bingcrosby.com (I assume that's the Website where you posed your inquiry), as I am curious to know the answer to this question.
The golf art is annoying... but the damn curved stem bothered me more. I always straightened them.
The issue with the Savinelli and the Dunhill version of the Bing, is that they are a bit too bulky, and shorter than what he smoked, in my opinion anyway. Dunhill does it better, but I don't think either are the greatest re-creations.
"The issue with the Savinelli and the Dunhill version of the Bing, is that they are a bit too bulky, and shorter than what he smoked..."
My Merchant Service Special measures almost seven-inches (six and 29/32" according to my drafting ruler) in length. Its bowl measures one and 22/32" in height, and one and 5/32 in outside diameter (26/32" inside diameter as measured from the top). The best word I can think of to describe this pipe is svelte!
My Merchant Service Special measures almost seven-inches (six and 29/32" according to my drafting ruler) in length. Its bowl measures one and 22/32" in height, and one and 5/32 in outside diameter (26/32" inside diameter as measured from the top). The best word I can think of to describe this pipe is svelte!
This newspaper article describes the extreme lengths that people would go to in order to obtain a small piece of The Bing:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19820806&id=eUUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qs0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4912,1382123&hl=en
even in the afterlife,
his statue at Gonzaga University has been continually robbed of its pipe!
https://morethanapipe.wordpress.com/
Related:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19811216&id=WagwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2117,373558&hl=en
:!:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19820806&id=eUUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qs0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4912,1382123&hl=en
And,
even in the afterlife,
his statue at Gonzaga University has been continually robbed of its pipe!
https://morethanapipe.wordpress.com/
Related:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19811216&id=WagwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2117,373558&hl=en
:!:
That's some interesting reading, MLC.
Amazing when you think about it... "Bing's platinum record of Silent Night was bid up to $1,700". Could you imagine if that collectible went for $1,700--which seems like a rather low price to me--what his pipes probably fetched. I bet you could have got a pipe for $100 or so.
Amazing when you think about it... "Bing's platinum record of Silent Night was bid up to $1,700". Could you imagine if that collectible went for $1,700--which seems like a rather low price to me--what his pipes probably fetched. I bet you could have got a pipe for $100 or so.
A recent 'Bing's Special' by Brian McNulty(Anima Pipes).
Described as a "Grade 3 cross grain Bing Smooth".
"The wood I used was Tuscan briar BTW. With a silver band and a semi-hand cut vulcanite bit."
I would guess that the long stem and silver ring were chosen for their theatrical value?
Pipe is 6&3/4" long. Looks like a ringer for the pipe in the pic except for the band.-Richard
Described as a "Grade 3 cross grain Bing Smooth".
"The wood I used was Tuscan briar BTW. With a silver band and a semi-hand cut vulcanite bit."
I would guess that the long stem and silver ring were chosen for their theatrical value?
Pipe is 6&3/4" long. Looks like a ringer for the pipe in the pic except for the band.-Richard
"I would guess that the long stem and silver ring were chosen for their theatrical value?"
With regard to the long stem, not at all. The Merchant Service Special was a standard shape produced by pipe-maker Herbert Merchant who had previously worked for Dunhill.
With regard to the silver band, my guess is that this was added to some of Mr. Crosby's pipes to reinforce the pipe's thin shank as a preventative measure against (or subsequent cure for) breakage. As you can see in the image below, Mr. Crosby's bands were wider.
With regard to the long stem, not at all. The Merchant Service Special was a standard shape produced by pipe-maker Herbert Merchant who had previously worked for Dunhill.
With regard to the silver band, my guess is that this was added to some of Mr. Crosby's pipes to reinforce the pipe's thin shank as a preventative measure against (or subsequent cure for) breakage. As you can see in the image below, Mr. Crosby's bands were wider.
I mainly just think of a billiard with a long, thin, pencil shank. Clearly some others have put more thought into this than I have.
If i were you I would contact Clark Layton. He makes a killer BC pipe and the price is great for an artisan pipe...
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