I cannot get a grabow Omega unclogged!

[mso489]

You might try a vacuum cleaner, sucking or blowing function (haw-haw), in both directions alternately, and see if that will dislodge whatever it is. From the diagram on this kind of chambered drilling, it looks a little tricky, and I'm really surprised it works as well as it usually does in Petersons or Dr. Grabows. Also a little weird is that the blockage is so solidly in place. I wonder if it could be something that melted and solidified. Anyway, good luck.

 

[sablebrush52]

This might work:

 

[papapauly]

I managed to get it with a combo of bristle pipe cleaners, fluffy cleaners, a toothpick, and a corkscrew.....It was a hunk of stem or something like that, too burnt to tell what it originally was! But I messed with it until the pipe cleaner went through then blew through it and watched the clog fly across the room. As for the pipe @mso489 I really like it, it is the only grabow I own but I would buy another should I need to replace a briar, it smokes smooth and slow and doesn't burn hot compared to other pipes in my rotation. I also like the push bit, it looks like a much more expensive pipe than it is (30 bucks at rite aid)

 

[seagullplayer]

I have one of the good doctor's freehand models that I like better than some people.
Glad you got the problem cleared up.

 

[newbroom]

Welcome to the forum!! Have fun!

Corkscrew, eh? Well, anyway, glad it's working again.

Yes, I'm telling you this guy says he used a corkscrew to clean his shank!

 

[mso489]

papapauly, great news you freed up the airway on your Omega. I do like my Dr. Grabows, made in Sparta, N.C., up toward the Virginia line and almost into the mountains. Welcome aboard, if I didn't say so before. I think those Sparta folks take a real pride in their tobacco pipes.