My Beraldi Is a Whistler !!

[mattsem]

Hi guys
This pipe is my favorite so far. It's a very good smoker in my opinion except for the fact that it's a whistler. I'm not sure if it has always been like that or not, but I just noticed it recently and now it's bothering me.

Any idea why would a pipe whistle? does it have anything to do with how I pack it or it's an issue with the pipe?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Could also be tobacco trapped in the mortise. Have had that happen with one of my Ben Wades.

 

[tbradsim1]

Sometimes the Tendon is the culprit, if you have a lot of meat, wall thickness. Open it up and it sometimes cures the whistle.

 

[huntertrw]

"Any idea why would a pipe whistle?"
It is whistling because it does not know the lyrics.
Incidentally, yours is a good looking pipe!

 

[zack24]

"why would a pipe whistle?"...A better question is why does a whistle, whistle? The answer could be air being drawn over a sharp edge like the edge where the draft hole enters the tobacco chamber- (see this more in bents), or a restriction in the airway as has been mentioned...

 

[mso489]

what zack said ... I suspect there's an offset where the stem joins the briar, and a sharp edge that is acting like

a reed in a woodwind instrument to make it whistle. If cleaning doesn't remove obstruction and stop the whistling,

it's time to have a heart-to-heart talk with yourself. If the whistling is spoiling your time with your favorite pipe,

I'd have a pipe repair person open out the airway ever so slightly. You don't want the draw changed, since you love

this pipe, just the whistling eliminated.

 

[papipeguy]

Beautiful pipe, BTW, however I notice from the picture that the tenon does not fit entirely into the shank. Could be an air leak at that point. I have 6 Beraldi's and have not encountered this issue. They are great pipes and IMHO very under-rated.

I hope you resolve the issue to your satisfaction.