Yea that’s my concern. A $10 pipe and a $30 stem is $40 towards a new $60 pipe. But if I could buy new stems for $10-15 and just insert them myself…. Whalah..
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Though I've never needed a replacement stem, Laudasi will replace Savinelli or Peterson stems with factory replacements for $35.
Depends on the $10 estate pipe. I recently purchased a Barling (1950-1960's) at an antique shop for $4.50. The stem is a disaster. A new $30 stem makes it a $34.50 Barling...not bad. I wouldn't spend $30 on a new stem on a cheap no name estate.
As for buying a new stem that you can just insert into a pipe. I don't know if that can be done, I never looked into that.
Yeah, I didn't know this until after I spent the $30 on that Savinelli replacement stem.
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Your $10 bargain has just cost you $60.
Both of these two estate pipes cost me @$25-35 each. The vendor is a pipe-maker, so they arrived in a true "ready to smoke" condition.
Don't forget to factor in the P&H.
Your $10 bargain has just cost you $60.
Both of these two estate pipes cost me @$25-35 each. The vendor is a pipe-maker, so they arrived in a true "ready to smoke" condition.
He is Bruno Nuttens and he sells on EBay under the name "Pipe Estates".
He has used as well as NOS (unsmoked) pipes, and other items such as wind caps, pipe stems, etc on his site.
Good luck finding something.
Some of the best pipes for the money are the old Caminetto's that were made by Radice/Ascorti. They smoke as good as most any other Italian pipe. You can get them for around 100.00. I personally went for a new Savinelli Linea Pui 5 Apple shape and it was the smartest thing I ever did. It showed me what a good pipe is supposed to smoke like. It gave me a baseline so when I did buy a crappy pipe(I had my share) I knew the pipe was shit. Don't start with shit because that is all you will ever smoke because you don't know any better.
I think with experience, you can buy good smoking pipes at every price level, as you learn the brands, materials, and other factors. You can always draw the short straw at any price level, but mostly, if you study it and pay attention, you can get a good smoking pipe at nearly any price.
So you can just send them a Peterson and they'll replace the stem for a fee? That's easier than sending it to Ireland. I'll look into that, especially if they'll do acrylic stems.
I know Laudisi owns Peterson. Do they have an interest in Savinelli also? Last I heard Savinelli was family owned.
Used to. About a year ago I got rid of them and only keep artisan pieces and meerschaums now.Do you like that shape?
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Cheap China made pipes may not be made of briar. There are a few recent threads on cheap Chinese pipes that were made of plastic and other materials, but made to resemble wood.
Most of my pipes are estates and some cost only $25-35 (from EBay) the same as the cheap Chinese ones.
You're welcome to PM me if you're interested in finding a couple of sources of cheap(er) genuine briars.