Help me with tenon an AB Mer?

[Leftridge]

I found this at an estate sale yesterday. I grabbed it not knowing what it was but hoping it was amber stem.

The tenon on the stem side is essentially bad and I can not get the stem to line up despite messing with it for a full day.

Can I get a replacement somewhere? And do I need to caliper exact size?

 

[xrundog]

Teflon tape will give you enough friction to adjust the alignment.

 

[Leftridge]

Teflon tape will give you enough friction to adjust the alignment.

Big brain idea. Thank you. Never crossed my mind. Wax did but not Teflon.

 

[bootlegpipes]

That's absolutely gorgeous. How long is the pipe?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

If it’s just an alignment issue you shouldn’t need any tape. The reason the tenon has two different sized threads is so that you can adjust clocking position. You can screw the tenon in and out of the stem to adjust clocking position of the stop.

 

[Leftridge]

That's absolutely gorgeous. How long is the pipe?

5” OL 2.75 Stem. I thought it was ok for $30. The tenon alignment is bothering me quite a bit even with the Teflon.

 

[Leftridge]

If it’s just an alignment issue you shouldn’t need any tape. The reason the tenon has two different sized threads is so that you can adjust clocking position. You can screw the tenon in and out of the stem to adjust clocking position of the stop.

That’s the issue. Stem threads are so bad they don’t catch until the last few turns so not enough to adjust that piece

 

[sablebrush52]

You have an Andreas Bauer meer, one of the most famous names in meerschaum pipe history.

The plumber’s tape is a good way to go to address the wear and tear to the pipe’s tenon and mortise.

This is a fairly old pipe. Mine, from the 70’s, had a Teflon friction tenon.

There may be a restorer who can replace the screw tenon with a friction tenon.

 

[Leftridge]

You have an Andreas Bauer meer, one of the most famous names in meerschaum pipe history.

The plumber’s tape is a good way to go to address the wear and tear to the pipe’s tenon and mortise.

This is a fairly old pipe. Mine, from the 70’s, had a Teflon friction tenon.

There may be a restorer who can replace the screw tenon with a friction tenon.

Any guess on age? I’m guess not terribly old because it’s not a bone tenon

 

[bootlegpipes]

5” OL 2.75 Stem. I thought it was ok for $30. The tenon alignment is bothering me quite a bit even with the Teflon.

If it continues to bother you, please sell it to me. That's a seriously beautiful pipe.

 

[sablebrush52]

Any guess on age? I’m guess not terribly old because it’s not a bone tenon

Well, it’s got a screw in tenon and a real amber stem, so, and I would be spitballing here, pre 1960’s.

Not my area of expertise.