I recently received this bent billiard meerschaum carved by Imdat from our new site sponsor Meerschaumstore.com. Very quick and friendly service -I had the pipe in hand in about 5 days including a weekend. Thanks MeerQueen!
I am definitely not an authority on meerschaums but I am pleased with my new pipe. I noticed right away during the first smoke that the air way is drilled well and is much more open than my other meer. I've read that for a long time that Meerschaum pipes have had more restrictive draw than what has become commonplace these days. I tend to belong to the "more open draw" crowd and I feel the new pipe is spot on.
I admire the fancy carved figure meerschaums and I love looking at them but personally I prefer classic smooth shapes. I like the way the smooth warm stone feels in my hand. The slight bend and stem cut caught my eye and I decided to make this one mine. My only other meer; the No. 11, is quite a large bulky pipe and while I do enjoy it tremendously I've been wanting a smaller meerschaum.
A little color after the first smoke. (Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Flakes)
With the much narrower wall thickness and open draw this pipe seems to heat up fairly quick smoking loose cut tobacco but the slow burning flakes I like seem to work great.
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