Ever since I first saw Cavicchi's pipes on SmokingPipes.com I've wanted one. His shaping work is pretty much perfect in my opinion and the grain on his straight pipes is usually stunning. Unfortunately, my wife and I don't have much disposable income these days with two young children and her having stopped working full time. As such, I thought it would probably be quite a while before I bought the Cavicchi I wanted.
As luck would have it, I got a little money for Christmas to spend on myself and decided to look on eBay to see if anything caught my fancy. There was an estate Cavicchi for sale with no reserve that I liked the look of. I tend to like the utilitarian looks of a good rusticated or sandblasted pipe (lucky for me since they tend to be cheaper). Sure, I love a good straight grain too, but rustication with character seems to always catch my eye. The color of this pipe happens to be really fetching to me as well.
So I put in a bid and as luck would have it I came out the winner. I have no idea if I got a good deal or a bad deal since I have no idea what a Cavicchi Rusticated 2C typically goes for new or used. If anyone has an idea of the market price I'd be interested to hear, but I won't be upset even if I overpaid because I like the looks of the pipe and I'm sure it will smoke just great being that Cavicchi is known for his drilling and attention to detail.
Here's a picture of my new Cavicchi!
As luck would have it, I got a little money for Christmas to spend on myself and decided to look on eBay to see if anything caught my fancy. There was an estate Cavicchi for sale with no reserve that I liked the look of. I tend to like the utilitarian looks of a good rusticated or sandblasted pipe (lucky for me since they tend to be cheaper). Sure, I love a good straight grain too, but rustication with character seems to always catch my eye. The color of this pipe happens to be really fetching to me as well.
So I put in a bid and as luck would have it I came out the winner. I have no idea if I got a good deal or a bad deal since I have no idea what a Cavicchi Rusticated 2C typically goes for new or used. If anyone has an idea of the market price I'd be interested to hear, but I won't be upset even if I overpaid because I like the looks of the pipe and I'm sure it will smoke just great being that Cavicchi is known for his drilling and attention to detail.
Here's a picture of my new Cavicchi!