Shabat Shalom my friends.
Runny nose, cough, runny nose... And this is in the weather of +30 degrees Celsius
I decided to try smoking, but I don’t have the strength for a full-fledged pipe.
I took out my smallest one.
Chamber inner diameter: 17.77mm
Chamber Depth : 28mm
Bowl Haight : 32mm
length: 11.13cm
Weight : 28.2gr
Mouthpiece : Lyuzit+Amber insert.
I bought this Tao in 2007. It was my first Tao pipe and then there were many more.
I was shocked by its appearance!
The drilling in the chamber is too low, the mouthpiece does not fit, the coating of the pipe is brown and sticky...
And this for not at all funny money (even then)! 🫣
The pipe was drilled out, cleaned and repainted. The mouthpiece never fit completely...
The pipe is small and light.
There were many debates on the forums about Tao's work. There were those who really liked these cute "freaks", well, there were those who did not understand and did not accept it.
I tried to understand it. Yes, some were not perfect. Yes, the quality of the pipes was volatile. Yes, the prices were already high and it was annoying!
But they smoked well and they had charm and Tao recognition.
They were all Tao: rough, unprepossessing, but native and tasty!
Maybe will show it later. The is different shapes Tao pipes in my collection with different histories.
Tao Jens Nielsen - “Cigarette” bald blast Bulldog with Cornell & Diehl - Old Joe Krantz