List of all new additions / inventions / systems
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There is not catered list to your exact specifics, but if you browse through pipedia long enough you will get across all sorts of oddities. Various systems, various types of stingers, desk pipes, and all sort like that ..
System's probably the most famous gimmicky pipe invention by far. Other standouts would be Falcon pipes and it's derivatives like Radiator, various Calabash pipes and reverse Calabash, Nording's bag of proprietary rocks, stingers (but these are basically extinct), and Brigham's weird rock wood inserts.
I'd also include weird tangential accessories like arc lighters and all the Lampe Berger stuff.
I'd also include weird tangential accessories like arc lighters and all the Lampe Berger stuff.
I'm sure some didn't take to the name "Magic Inch".
Peterson System isn't a gimmick. It actually works for those who are willing to enjoy the P-lip. Metal pipes also work rather nicely, as long as you can dismiss their ugliness. Stinger, not a big success. Seems like Brigham insert does the job.
Savinelli manufacture something called the "Dry System".
"In 1981, after several years of research, Savinelli launched the “Dry System”, combining trap and filter. The name “Dry” comes from the introduction of the balsa “filter” into the traditional system pipe - the “System” being the presence of the built-in moisture trap in the shank. The balsa mops up the moisture in the smoke hence the term “Dry” system."
"In 1981, after several years of research, Savinelli launched the “Dry System”, combining trap and filter. The name “Dry” comes from the introduction of the balsa “filter” into the traditional system pipe - the “System” being the presence of the built-in moisture trap in the shank. The balsa mops up the moisture in the smoke hence the term “Dry” system."
I didn't mean gimmick in a derogatory way. I own a few system pipes and like them quite a bit even if the P-lip part doesn't agree with me as much.
Here is one by Denicote, that I have come across in my years in service to the hobby. It's a double filter system, where a small vulcantite round section on one end sports a stinger that gets into the shank, and on the other end it fits a 9 mm filter, over which the stem is inserted. It works as it delivers a pretty cool smoke..
The balsa works! Especially for "wet" blends, like some aromatics.
The amount of innuendo in print ads of eras past is mind boggling.
What’s sad is that it was all pretty creative and clever, instead of the mindless blatancy we’re flooded with today.
Yes, i've used the balsa filters myself. Never in a Savinelli dry system pipe, tho.The balsa works! Especially for "wet" blends, like some aromatics.
The only pipes I smoke that might fall into this category are gourd calabashes. You get a lovely cool smoke but it does thin the taste out a bit. I mainly use them for stronger blends like Gawith XX Plug and Revor Plug.