LC Shape by Tristan

[gervais]

Damn. Nice pipe

 

[VDL_Piper]

Did Dunhill finish the pipes through the 20's such as sandblasting or did he outsource that too. Curious as the blasting on many early pipes is far and away superior to any later iterations.

 

[jguss]

Did Dunhill finish the pipes through the 20's such as sandblasting or did he outsource that too. Curious as the blasting on many early pipes is far and away superior to any later iterations.

I’m not sure I have anything authoritative on sandblasting per se but logic strongly suggests, to me at least, that it was done in the UK.

More broadly everything but the turning of the stummel is known to have been done in England, at least for all the major manufacturers.

 

[sablebrush52]

Curious as the blasting on many early pipes is far and away superior to any later iterations.

That's partly due to Dunhill changing from Algerian Briar to Sardinian for their sandblasts, which is harder and which yields less craggy blasts.

 

[VDL_Piper]

That's partly due to Dunhill changing from Algerian Briar to Sardinian for their sandblasts, which is harder and which yields less craggy blasts.

Thanks, always wondered why there was such a major shift.

 

[mingc]

If Dunhill was getting all its stummels from France, it makes sense that the wood was Algerian, as Algeria was then a French colony.

 

[georged]

I'm looking around but don't see anyone who has one. I'll keep looking but I'd love to find a picture. Have you seen the Merchant Service 1935s? I wonder what iteration is closest to Genod's. Lots of people these days try to do LCs these days.

There's a collector in New York who has specialized in French-made offset (LC-style) shank pipes for long time.

The catch is as cool as the stummels are, their stem work is only "basket pipe plus a click or two"... Hastily cut, and with a sharp(ish) bend instead of a swan neck swoop. It was the English companies who made that half of a pipe magically well. Early Barlings and Comoy's especially.

This collector wants the best of both, though, so sends an occasional batch of found-in-the-wild stummels to me.

Here are his latest three:

 

[VDL_Piper]

There's a collector in New York who has specialized in French-made offset (LC-style) shank pipes for long time.

The catch is as cool as the stummels are, their stem work is only "basket pipe plus a click or two"... Hastily cut, and with a sharp(ish) bend instead of a swan neck swoop. It was the English companies who made that half of a pipe magically well. Early Barlings and Comoy's especially.

This collector wants the best of both, though, so sends an occasional batch of found-in-the-wild stummels to me.

Here are his latest three:



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Magnificent is the only word George, bravo

 

[milk]

There's a collector in New York who has specialized in French-made offset (LC-style) shank pipes for long time.

The catch is as cool as the stummels are, their stem work is only "basket pipe plus a click or two"... Hastily cut, and with a sharp(ish) bend instead of a swan neck swoop. It was the English companies who made that half of a pipe magically well. Early Barlings and Comoy's especially.

This collector wants the best of both, though, so sends an occasional batch of found-in-the-wild stummels to me.

Here are his latest three:



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Wow! And the stems look beautifully done. Or I should say perfect.

 

[Meerschaum Maestro]

By Pipe Tristan. What does this remind you of? Maybe because of the almost-nude finish, it reminds me of a Becker. The elegance of it is French though.
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Any update on how shes coloring?

 

[Alejo R.]

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[milk]

Any update on how shes coloring?

Honestly, I haven’t smoked it yet. I don’t know why. I keep looking at it. I AM going to smoke it. I don’t know why I keep putting it off with this pipe.

 

[Meerschaum Maestro]

Honestly, I haven’t smoked it yet. I don’t know why. I keep looking at it. I AM going to smoke it. I don’t know why I keep putting it off with this pipe.

Letter rip or sell it to me!!! Selfishly, I’ve been wanting to commission this same pipe in the unstained finish with the Cumberland and want to see how it colors. Haha

 

[milk]

Letter rip or sell it to me!!! Selfishly, I’ve been wanting to commission this same pipe in the unstained finish with the Cumberland and want to see how it colors. Haha

Tristan must be very busy. It took him months to finish this one.

 

[Mike N]

I love the finish on the pipe that started this thread. To me, it's almost looks like it is wearing a wool sweater. Just so well done up the shank, too.

I have two of Tristan's pipes from MBSD. They are very reasonably priced. The best thing is his drilling-- the drawn on both is so smooth.

Here is one I got a year or so ago that I smoke often:

 

[AirOne]

I love the finish on the pipe that started this thread. To me, it's almost looks like it is wearing a wool sweater. Just so well done up the shank, too.

I have two of Tristan's pipes from MBSD. They are very reasonably priced. The best thing is his drilling-- the drawn on both is so smooth.

Here is one I got a year or so ago that I smoke often:
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Fully agreed. His drilling is the best I have experienced with my pipes as well.

 

[milk]

I love the finish on the pipe that started this thread. To me, it's almost looks like it is wearing a wool sweater. Just so well done up the shank, too.

I have two of Tristan's pipes from MBSD. They are very reasonably priced. The best thing is his drilling-- the drawn on both is so smooth.

Here is one I got a year or so ago that I smoke often:
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It seems like he drastically changed his style over the last couple of years. His older work seemed more sleek and was mostly stained and mostly smooth. The newer stuff seems more Italian inspired while still seeming French.

 

[forloveoffreedom]

Maybe my favorite pipe of his, congrats! Also thanks for the thread, I was unawares of this maker. Pipe Tristan - https://www.pipe-tristan.com/