I snagged this one on ebay last week.
March Meerschaum Madness - Let the Madness Begin!
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keep us up to date on how this one colors... nice snag.
Been smoking only meershaums all month so far (some Turkish, some Missourian 
) but today it's a Nate King prince - I'm starting to wonder if my habit of keeping the bowl clean (no cake) is preventing it from coloring, I've using (and abusing!) this pipe for 3+ years now and it's really not colored that much...Compared to some of these folks who are just on their 50th bowl, this guy is looking pale as a ghost:
Here's some close ups of the stem and rim where I see the most coloring:
) but today it's a Nate King prince - I'm starting to wonder if my habit of keeping the bowl clean (no cake) is preventing it from coloring, I've using (and abusing!) this pipe for 3+ years now and it's really not colored that much...Compared to some of these folks who are just on their 50th bowl, this guy is looking pale as a ghost:
Here's some close ups of the stem and rim where I see the most coloring:
It seems our Translucent Altinay pipes are kin.
Enjoy it, they color as quick as lightning. This is mine after only 35 bowls.
A little Tudor Castle in this Fikri Baki. I really like the way this one is starting to color up. And I might be crazy, but I’ve always thought this one has some of that “translucency” people have been talking about…especially in the bowl. Regardless, it’s a great pipe.
Thats a great looking pipe!!! I haven't seen that one yet always nice seeing your meer collection.
I've always wanted a baki bulldog but looks like I may have missed my chance. Very nice pipe and i think you may be correct about translucency on that baki.
Next up in my rotation is this no name Meerschaum apple.
Holy....
35 bowls???
That's gorgeous! Any more tobacco and it's going to start leaking!!!!
Recently purged the collection for a Von Erck but kept my largest ones. That one was a 2021 Meerschaum Market buy.
I have to sale a few after my latest purchase told the wife I would thin the herd if I could get the Altinay claw.
What are you down to now for meers?
AKB claw
AKB Mountain Lion (Kenan)
Kenan skull
Kenan owl
Ali skull
Yanik nude
Emin Brothers beret
CAO bent billiard
no name dublin
no name claw
IMP dublin (above)
IMP reverse calabash
IMP horn (banana meer)
I just wanted a Von Erck to look at without dropping that kind of cash.
Haven't seen an Altinay yet that caught my attention.
Shit, this thread is making me want to buy a 7 day set of Meerschaums.
Smoking some 2016 Solani Silver Flake in the IMP (I caved and opened up the airway to 9/64 might open it up even more but I’ll give it some time)
Smoking some 2016 Solani Silver Flake in the IMP (I caved and opened up the airway to 9/64 might open it up even more but I’ll give it some time)
Are you still smoking the banana blend in that one?
In my opinion the less cake the better for coloring. If you have cake built up it creates a lining in the bowl/chamber and doesn't allow for the pipe to absorb any of the new tars, nicotine, oils, etc. which is what colors the pipe.Been smoking only meershaums all month so far (some Turkish, some Missourian
Here's some close ups of the stem and rim where I see the most coloring:
As for it not coloring as fast as others; it may take a lifetime to color a meerschaum pipe. They all color at different rates due to the quality of the meerschaum, the type of tobacco being smoked, and how frequently they're smoked, etc. Don't be discouraged by your pipe not coloring as fast as others. That's just the way it goes.
You could have two identical pipes, made by the same carver, from the same large block of meerschaum and they would not color the same. That's just how it goes.
Smoking my Sadik Yanik large apple this evening. It was waxed with a dark yellow beeswax and the more I smoke it, the lighter the yellow gets.
Both Sutliff D55 and Kendal Gold Banana! I got it just for banana blends.
