Do You Like Your Peterson System Pipe?
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Yes, too tight. They're pretty snug even when cold but if the pipe is warm it's like the stem is welded on.
The bent ones are system, hence the pain getting a pipe cleaner through them with the stem on.
As I say, they all smoke just fine--tight stem or not, but I'd suggest going with army mount for any Peterson.
Here are my two system Petersons, The larger one is the B42 'Darwin' and the smaller is a 317. I put the Czech tool in for some scale. (I think the B42 is the largest in the range.)
The B42's draught hole is slightly higher than in the 317, which is right at the bottom. Both great smokers, I do usually have a little soggy tobacco at the bottom of the B42 but only a tiny bit (sacrificial tobacco.) I usually use the 317, unless I feel like a large bowl.
The B42's draught hole is slightly higher than in the 317, which is right at the bottom. Both great smokers, I do usually have a little soggy tobacco at the bottom of the B42 but only a tiny bit (sacrificial tobacco.) I usually use the 317, unless I feel like a large bowl.
I have a 307 and like it a lot. Looks great and it hangs quite comfortably so it is clenchable, at least for a period. Smokes great. Interesting thing is that it is my only pipe that gurgles occasionally. I have tried removing the stem snd swabing the well with a pipe cleaner mid smoke and that seems to help. It is one of the larger pipes i own but i still find it comfortable.
I have one regular tenon/mortise Pete with no tightness issue. The other 3 are either military or spigot.
As you know, there are solutions for tight tenons, but it sounds like you can live with them.
I always figured bent system Petes simply aren't meant to pass pipe cleaners.
And of course I'm set on a Spigot System when I come across an estate radice that is like my platonic ideal version of a pipe. Now I'm agonizing over the decision.
Well, I'd love to have a spigot, in particular the 302 system spigot or 1 along its lines.
I was under the impression that all Peterson Systems were military mount. ?
The SP.EU site has them as does the Int' version and TobaccoPipes.com (with 10% off code for St Pat's Day).
The Sherlock Holmes Petersons aren't. I've got one of the original models. It's got the goop hole that the other system pipes have but no army mount.
I'd say so. Plus the Aran, Harp, and Emerald models. Those are the other ones that give me trouble. The army mount models are a thumbs up though.
It is possible to do if you pre-bend your pipe cleaner in the right direction so that it doesn't get stuck in the goop hole.
System pipes are easy to clean. It's basically army mount. Taking stem off while hot if you want to. That's what army mount is for. As to running pipe cleaner through, why? It's an army mount stem!
Non System pipes, there is a way to pass the pipe cleaner. It takes some getting used to. Some larger full bent pipes will not let pipe cleaner through. It's just way they were designed.
Ended up going with the System Spigot 314 at TP with their 10% off sale so now I am only agonizing over having made the wrong choice 
Ended up going with the System Spigot 314 at TP with their 10% off sale so now I am only agonizing over having made the wrong choice
System spigots are really nice. I enjoy my 302.
I like the look of the army mount, so this is good news!
Here is a great blog about the system pipe. I will probably buy the book on Peterson that the blog refers to. Interesting section of pipe history!
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