Brigham U.S.A. Opens for Business, Headed by Brian Levine
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6 Brighams here. Love em all, everyone of em. From no dots, up to 4 dots and they all smoke very well.
Just came across this thread.
Being from Canada and a huge Brigham fan, I was very disappointed to see the production leave Canada many years ago. All my Brigham's are from the "made in Canada" days. I even have one un-smoked 4 dot "sportsman" made when the sportsman had no finish and a metal insert for the rock maple filter. I'll have to get it started this year. The newer "sport" pipes have a clear finish of some kind and plastic inserts to accept the filter.
Having said all that, I have never smoked one of the Brighams made over seas - just can't bring myself to do it although I'm sure they're good smokers. The vintage ones I have a brilliant smokers, even the 1 dots.
Being from Canada and a huge Brigham fan, I was very disappointed to see the production leave Canada many years ago. All my Brigham's are from the "made in Canada" days. I even have one un-smoked 4 dot "sportsman" made when the sportsman had no finish and a metal insert for the rock maple filter. I'll have to get it started this year. The newer "sport" pipes have a clear finish of some kind and plastic inserts to accept the filter.
Having said all that, I have never smoked one of the Brighams made over seas - just can't bring myself to do it although I'm sure they're good smokers. The vintage ones I have a brilliant smokers, even the 1 dots.
I wonder how things are going four years later. I bought one of the new Brighams but returned it. The quality just was not the same as is found in my Canadian-made Brighams. The number of fills on the virgin finished pipe was something I could not accept. Granted, I know that better briar was available when my other Brighams were made decades ago.
I've got a Brigham Algonquin 265. It's got a great feel but the draw is off. It always felt like something was lodged in the pipe somewhere but I think it's poor drilling. I'm not sure yet. If I remove the stem I can easily blow through both the stem and the shank. But once the stem is all the way in, blowing through the pipe becomes restricted.
If I pull the stem out ever so slightly the draw opens back up and air passages through much more easily. I'm wondering if I need to grind a millimeter or two off the tenon.
Side note, my buddy was Herb Brigham's dentist up in Toronto years ago. He claims that when he built Herb's dentures he gave them a slight outward curve to better assist with clenching his pipe.
If I pull the stem out ever so slightly the draw opens back up and air passages through much more easily. I'm wondering if I need to grind a millimeter or two off the tenon.
Side note, my buddy was Herb Brigham's dentist up in Toronto years ago. He claims that when he built Herb's dentures he gave them a slight outward curve to better assist with clenching his pipe.
Wow, congratulations to Brian Levine. I hung out with him for a short time at NYC and he acted like the same old Brian (which is well, like an...). There was a new stretch Maybach limo idling outside, must have been Brians.
Congratulations to Brian. He is one of the good guys in the business and we wish him nothing but success.
Uh, this posting is 4yrs old. Since then Brigham USA has been bought and immersed into Mac Baren-Sutliff. Now Brian mostly deals with the Mac Baren blends.
Oops. Inattentively, I read this as breaking news, but instead I see that the original post was four years ago, with recent updates. Someone bumped it, and I can't see why. Okay, so, four years later, I think Brigham still has many devoted fans. I guess the pipes are now made in Italy (?). I have not noticed any refreshed presence of the brand in B&M or online, in particular, although my observation may not reflect their current sales figures. I tend not to be attracted to filtering systems. I do maintain a few balsa and/or 6mm paper filters, but I'm not interested in branching out to maple inserts or 9mm. I would say the follow-up posts on Brighams constitute mixed reviews, some real fans and some not altogether satisfied customers.
I smoke all the types of the filters mentioned. About a 1/3 of my pipes are filter-less. It varies with what tobacco I am smoking. Balsa are my least favorite. To me, it is all just a matter of each individuals personal taste.
I like the maple inserts. To me they are a nice looking pipe and the Brighams ( purchased everywhere from B&Ms to E-BAY ) all smoke well.
I like the maple inserts. To me they are a nice looking pipe and the Brighams ( purchased everywhere from B&Ms to E-BAY ) all smoke well.
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