Neerup Pipe Grouping Question

[zeedoctorae]

Greetings ladies and gents,

I just bought the pipe in the link below. Could anyone explain the grouping system used with Neerup/Jeppesen pipes? I'm not exactly sure which grouping this pipe is and I'd really be interested to know. Thanks a bunch!

Neerup P. Jeppesen Handmade Ida Easy Cut Smooth Tomato (5) | Buy Neerup Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes - https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/neerup/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=383515

-The Doctor

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I'm not sure I understand your request. Do you mean where does it fit in that nonsensical Dunhill grouping system? I don't have the vaguest. Those Dunhill groupings are based on how large the initial block of wood was that the pipe is made from and is absolutely inane to what I look for in a pipe.

 

[larryspencer]

I have two Neerup pipes, not sure of "grouping " size, but would venture 4/5.

 

[Waning Embers]

Greetings ladies and gents,

I just bought the pipe in the link below. Could anyone explain the grouping system used with Neerup/Jeppesen pipes? I'm not exactly sure which grouping this pipe is and I'd really be interested to know. Thanks a bunch!

Neerup P. Jeppesen Handmade Ida Easy Cut Smooth Tomato (5) | Buy Neerup Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes - https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/neerup/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=383515

-The Doctor

That's a large group 3 or a small group 4.

 

[mikefu]

The numeric designation on Neerups is a grade designation, I believe. They are all big and bigger sized, and due to their chunky danish semi-freehand nature, the Dunhill grouping size doesn't really apply. But I believe that you got a grade 5, based on grading the briar quality/aesthetics.

 

[zeedoctorae]

The numeric designation on Neerups is a grade designation, I believe. They are all big and bigger sized, and due to their chunky danish semi-freehand nature, the Dunhill grouping size doesn't really apply. But I believe that you got a grade 5, based on grading the briar quality/aesthetics.

Thank you. So, is grade 1 the best quality then?

 

[mikefu]

Thank you. So, is grade 1 the best quality then?

I believe it's the other way around. I have a couple 1s and 2s that are sandblasted, and then a 4 that's flame grain: