Recently got a great Castello Sea Rock estate pipe off of eBay. The pipe is great and the seller did a great job cleaning/ restoring the pipe. I noticed that the inside walls of the pipe were smooth as marble. Now as I smoke it (and it smokes great) there is a really funny aftertaste that I can't describe, but it is very noticeable. Is this because the guy who restored it filed down (for lack of a better term) the wood on the inside (?) and is there anyway to make this go away? Thanks!
estate pipe/ weird taste question
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I always make a good habit to run a couple pipe cleaners through the stem ( one wet w booze and a dry one afterwards ) and wipe down the bowl with at least a paper towel before smoking any new pipe, wheter factory new or just new to me ..... that could have something to do with it.
You might have to do the salt-and-alcohol-in-the-bowl treatment on it .... or just wipe down the inside of the bowl with booze and let it dry thoroughly
You might have to do the salt-and-alcohol-in-the-bowl treatment on it .... or just wipe down the inside of the bowl with booze and let it dry thoroughly
You're welcome. If the stem is still smelly, try cleaning with or soaking in some concentrated lemon juice. I wouldn't do that on the bowl though.
Yup. Load up some Irish Flake. Or a Balkan blend.
IMHO with Irish Flake, you'll forget that there is any aftertaste :puffpipe:
It is in the shank mate for sure. Ya have to clean the shank, chances are it seems clean but it isn't. I had one here last week that I got as estate and it took me 2 alochol soaks and over 30 Q-tips, then I used raw alochol and 20 or so pipe cleaners before I could smoke it. The shank is definitely where your smell is coming from. Many ppl on here do not agree with water, but I have used boiling water for yrs and you would be surprised at how it will loosen shank rot up. You will find your Q-tip comes out almost tarry. Take a sniff, same smell as you have been experiencing.
Did he ream the bowl to bare wood? Could be some ghosting in the bowl if not. Or as nsfisher said it is in the shank. Get some wire bristle pipe cleaners and some regs and go to town with the booze. Ive had estates with both issues
Something that a forum member told me when I had a problem with a pete was, and smoke 5 or 6 bowls of prince albert through it. I rarley see it mentioned as a way to clense pipes anymore, but it sure worked for me, and I continue to use it. It definitely helps restore better flavor to a sour pipe.
Sounds stupid and useless but since my pete, I try this first everytime and it usually works
Sounds stupid and useless but since my pete, I try this first everytime and it usually works
Yes mate, I use rubbing alochol from Drugstore, many ppl on here use it. It is called 99. something % Iso???
I acutally use the 95% Ethanol for my own.
I acutally use the 95% Ethanol for my own.
Nsfisher--you were right. Problem was in the shank. The pipe has a military bit and therefore there is a peice of lucite that goes over the shank to absorb the bit. I pulled that off and it was a nightmare in there. I think the weird taste was lakeland essence because it wreaked of that soapy essence which I hate. It grosses me out to think I was smoking out of it. Anyhow...booze, q-tips and pipe cleaners seems to have worked wonders. Thanks again for your insight. thbg
Thanks for the tip, nsfisher. I was amazed at how dirty those q-tips came out on the first run. Yikes!
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