Most Underrated Shape

[mso489]

'Love my Dublins, but every pipe maker does multiple versions, so however they're rated, they are widely available, as I think are billiards, apples, and bulldogs.

 

[maxx]

I was surprised to see the Pot considered unpopular. I'm new to pipes, and I view the Dunhill 5106 as the quintessential pipe.

 

[settersbrace]

It's funny how the Prince had been growing on me lately as well. I don't have one but I'm eye balling a nice blast, that thin, delicate shank and stem really set off the looks.

 

[iamn8]

In sticking with the royal theme, I've never understood why the Diplomat wasn't more popular.

 

[newbroom]

Calabash? I mean the meer lined gourds...aren't they the 'standard' Calabash? I don't see a lot of love for these fine looking specimens, nor do I hear of any specific maker's Calabash expertise.

 

[mso489]

maxx and others, on the pot shape, I've been scouting and see that Peterson has stuck with the shape in its 606, and it is available in a number of series. Genod has a pot or two, as do some of the other French pipe makers. I suspect the pot shape is due for a revival, which may again flood the market and cause it to recede later, but it's a good basic shape. As mentioned by maxx, Dunhill has never left the pot shape and these are available both new and widely as estate pipes. Amadeus does a nice rendition in Greek briar (it's a Greek pipe maker) for a moderate price. I think the classic is the cylindrical pot with a tapered stem, not a heavy pipe but with a sufficiently deep and extra wide bowl.

 

[misterlowercase]

I'm gonna say the Student, you hardly ever see 'em and I don't even know if that's the proper name but that's what Sasieni calls 'em...
...it's like a petite Prince except it has the Bulldog line (what's that line called?), sorta like a Bullcap, but not quite.
This particular pipe is a Litewate and it's quite tiny, the bowl is almost thimble sized.
I love it!

 

[mso489]

I've heard that line around the circumference of the bowl a bead line. There may be other nomenclature, but that's what I've always heard.

 

[mso489]

Oops. Double entry.

 

[misterlowercase]

I've heard that line around the circumference of the bowl a bead line.

That rings a bell MSO,

thanks!

 

[buroak]

misterlowercase, Kaywoodie made a pipe very much like the Sasieni Student. I think it may have been in their "Campus" line, which consisted of quite a few shapes.

 

[seacaptain]

I like that student. I was unaware of that shape. I don't even see it listed on pipedia.

 

[bigpond]

That student pipe is awesome. Reminds me of this Beo Tomato
http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/sebastien_beo/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=163964
Anyway, I remember reading a similar thread a while back that ended with the same conclusion re: prince. Interestingly, if you ever read through threads about pipes shapes folks just don't care for you'll find prince, poker and oom paul at the top. I like all three and find them to be very practical. In fact, I've been looking for a smallish decent room paul for a while now.
My vote for most under rated shape goes to The Duke. It's elegant, it sits, it clenches and looks right whether you're in a tuxedo or a garden flannel. What's not to like?
http://www.alpascia.com/pipes/d/Dunhill-398-i22373x0.html
Note to self: learn how to embed a photo!

 

[misterlowercase]

Buroak - many thanks for the heads up about the 'woodie campus, I looked 'em up and saw a couple of small bullcappish examples - it's also interesting that they call 'em Campus, leading me to believe the Student moniker might be correct after all --- maybe the Student Prince, I think I remember seeing this shape described as such somewhere...
Bigpond - I agree with you about The Duke, but I like the looks of The Don better!
Here's another Student I have,

a GBD PreHistoric Restlite...

 

[misterlowercase]

Looks like Clark Gable agrees with you about The Duke!

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[newbroom]

Rather than start new...I've got a few of the Prince shape. One recently acquired shown in link below was one of 4 pipes I got on ebay for less than $15.00 including shipping. I was amazed to get, not only a very nice stummel from Barlings that I easily made smokeable using a cannibalized stem, a couple of beater Grabows that are actually quite nice smokers...and this no name prince....check the blast on this baby, and IT smokes great too!

https://goo.gl/photos/hQ95kK6mbWW1ekaG7

 

[newbroom]

I've downloaded them. Now, I'll up load them to my pipesmagazine page and then come back. Not to be believed how nice this blast is, for $3.75.

 

[newbroom]

awrighty then: here ya go folks!

 

[mso489]

Back to the OP, I have since gotten a very simple rusticated black prince, no bands or embellishments, which is an excellent smoker, to join my Sav Oscar Lucite prince, and have a churchwarden version with somewhat colorful stem on request with an exhibitor at the pipe show next week, so the prince revival is underway, with me anyway. A good work horse pipe with a touch of class. Also, along the way some time, I bought a Sav smooth cylindrical pot, an Aurelius, that is another great English/Balkan and complex burley blend smoker. My narrower deeper bowled pipes I use for single leaf and simper burley blends -- Semois and varous C&D burley blends.

 

[shikano53]

I would have to say the Prince. The OP's original pic is a gorgeous pipe. I have yet to add a Prince to my collection. Mike, that is a beauty for sure!