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olkofri

Lifer
Sep 9, 2017
8,166
14,976
The Arm of Orion
So, just got a Savinelli pipe whose stem's tenon came fractured and subsequently broke when I reinserted it.

Brand new. A real shame. The seller is offering top customer service but with them being in the US, returns are a hassle to say the least; besides, since I assumed the pipe was fine upon first (not so careful) inspection, I removed the bowl coating and that puts the pipe no longer in the brand new, unmodified state.

So, I was thinking maybe the best thing to do is keep the stummel and then have someone craft me a new stem. Anybody knows of any such people in Canada?

TIA.
 

kcghost

Lifer
May 6, 2011
15,141
25,685
77
Olathe, Kansas
There's some on the pipesmagazine site as registered repair/refurb shops. You can find this under Pipe Repair and Maintenance. Select the first thread under it titled "Calling All Pipe Restorers" and you will see those that have registered. The site just started so it only has a couple of shops that are located in Canada. When looking people up be sure you understand the difference in some who can repair pipes and those who just restore pipes.
 
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georged

Lifer
Mar 7, 2013
6,012
16,271
So, I was thinking maybe the best thing to do is keep the stummel and then have someone craft me a new stem. Anybody knows of any such people in Canada?

That would be boardmember Sasquatch.

He absolutely LOVES pipe repair.

He once told me he'd give up his dog, his truck, and his wife before living in a world where he couldn't repair pipes.

Give him a shout.

It wouldn't surprise me if he came to your house to pick it up himself, out of sheer eagerness and excitement.
 

Ahi Ka

Lurker
Feb 25, 2020
6,716
32,127
Aotearoa (New Zealand)
That would be boardmember Sasquatch.

He absolutely LOVES pipe repair.

He once told me he'd give up his dog, his truck, and his wife before living in a world where he couldn't repair pipes.

Give him a shout.

It wouldn't surprise me if he came to your house to pick it up himself, out of sheer eagerness and excitement.
Isn’t there a thread over at the pipe makers forum where he talked a guy out of opening a pipe repair shop just so he could maintain his monopoly in the north?
 
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KPDEdmAB

Lurker
Mar 14, 2023
22
188
Had two pipes repaired by Dad's Pipes. Speedy service. No issues with the work done. Would use again.
 

sasquatch

Lifer
Jul 16, 2012
1,708
2,993
Isn’t there a thread over at the pipe makers forum where he talked a guy out of opening a pipe repair shop just so he could maintain his monopoly in the north?
Absolutely. Keeping a pennies-on-the-dollar market absolutley throttled for tax purposes, because pipe makers make SO MUCH MONEY that they have to hide a little here and there. It's important to have a dangerous, fiddly, oddball time-sink side to the business.