Morta ( Bog Oak ) And Economics

[wyfbane]

Hi hi,
I was wondering about the prices on Morta pipes.
I have seen some of them at the $350-$550 mark. Do the commissioned ones cost a lot more? I am just curious.
I have been saving up for a Savinelli with a pure Amber stem, but may defer for the right Morta.
Speaking of which. Have any of you ever seen a Sav with a pure Amber stem? What do those run?

 

[wyfbane]

Thanks, Roth! I was wondering. And as to the Sav, it comes with a "smoking" stem as well.

 

[zonomo]

FWIW - I love my Bog Pipe. I am amazed at the time this piece of wood has spent under water. It was underwater when Jesus Christ walked the earth, when Rome Fell, and before Christopher Columbus starting studying the stars. Now its in my hands to enjoy.

 

[petes03]

Well said, Z! I plan on getting a morta next year sometime.

 

[pipingruotsi]

Is it just me, or does Morta sound like something Saruman cooked up underneath Isengard? Other than that....I WANT ONE! lol

 

[nobail]

I have a morta bent Dublin pipe that I requested from Askwith and am very happy with both the price and the smoking quality. It is the best morta bent Dublin I've seen, but then I received exactly what I requested so I am biased.
That was my first pipe that I ordered to be made, and when the funds become available again I'll not wait to make another request from Askwith.
I'll try and post a photo from Dropbox:
Morta Pipe

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Came...AD9xJw7rBe5QPAs9l1b08NuIAdvpbV0zjgFoOBP-pjgIg

 

[nobail]

Well I failed at putting the photo up, just a link. Sorry.

 

[kris]

That is one seriously good looking pipe!

 

[moriarty]

I think it is a nice idea to have a morta pipe in your collection. It looks good, smokes well, and is a bit different. Paolo Becker and Chris Askwith are both pipemakers who use morta often. If you are into colourful and unusual stems then Chris Askwith does a lot of those too and he might well be your man. He certainly does commissions and everyone seems to say he is great to deal with.
By the way, this is a Paolo Becker morta pipe that I own and I really love it...

 

[tbradsim1]

This is a Duca Morta by Max I just bought from Marty Pulvers, don"t have it yet, when I get it I"ll expound on the smoke ability.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Bradley - an Il Duca is on my bucket list. That is a beauty. Chris Askwith made me a morta billiard as part of a two billiard set. He crafts an amazing pipe.

 

[rmason]

Peck and Cajun those are some beautiful Morta pipes.

~Ron

 

[tpollock]

Wow, those are some beautiful pipes guys!