GBD Granitan, Yay or Nay?

[BROBS]

I made a wrong turn last month and ended up on that damned auction site. Then this Granitan arrived at my house.

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I haven't smoked it yet. There's a 1/32" gap between the stem & stummel, so I need to get drunk and bust out the grinding tools until it's flush.



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you might be able to just open up the angle inside the shank and it may fix it.

 

[lraisch]

I shopped at Pipelane in the 70s and have a pipe from them that may also be a GBD though not like my Granitans. They also had a blend I liked called Diplomat. I miss those brick and mortar shops.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Well like a bad penny, this thread just keeps returning. I seem to be fascinated by this finish that only GBD seemed to make. As I started this thread I had bought a Granitan with a perspex stem. I ended up getting rid of it because I just couldn't like that stem enough. Then I found this Park Lane that was made by GBD for Park Lane and for some reason I thought it was a Granitan finish. Silly me, obviously it was the Prehistoric finish. Because I like this old pipe so much as it smokes so well, I had to make it into a Granitan!
Ta da!

 

[weezell]

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[mso489]

GBD is an interesting brand, originated in France I think, but in London long since. G.L. Pease is a GBD collector, sort of like sable' with Barlings. Some people think GBD's are clunky, but I think they look good. My Brit wood is limited -- a Ferndown (tops of mine), a Parker, and a Britannia. They do have an appealing solidity and traditional look. This is the first attention to GBD's I remember on Forums.

 

[ssjones]

Parklane as in the NY pipe shop just North of Albany? Please show me a shot of the nomenclature. I stumbled onto GBD's about a decade ago, and that brand represents the biggest number in my collection. I'm not a fan of the Granitan finish, but it is unique to GBD as far as I know.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Ok Al, here you go...