New Arrival - They Are Proliferating Like Rabbits
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I was a DJ in the mid '90s. That one was so heavily requested that it's burned into my brain.Never heard of the Roula song.Now things are starting to make sense.
I'm viewed as a complete weirdo in that direction. I listen to Wagner and Bartok for relaxation. Most of my friends are not musicians. But to their credit, they often ask me to put on some music. For whatever reason, they all like Wagner! Especially the Ring Cycle! The Ride of the Walkeries seems to suit fantasies fostered by pipe smoking
Probably the Lord of the Rings thing . . . . same Norse Legends. Heck, how do you think I got rid of the Church Wardens I didn't like?
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It is a good looking pipe though Gord. I hope you enjoy it!
It came with a certification that it was made in Turkey 50 years ago, and the seller guarantees it. Her father was a pipe dealer and she inherited his collection. She is highly rated on EvilBay. I will certainly follow your holding the stem advice. Thanks.A few random thoughts: It looks new. How do you know it's 70 years old? The shape reminds me more of a straight apple than a Canadian. If you want it to color nicely, you need to keep your fingers off the meerschaum and hold it by the stem. Good luck!
It's always a bit of a crap shoot purchasing meers online. That tiny one certainly doesn't appear to be 70, or even 50 years old (I've heard the "I inherited it from my father" story before). Always do inquire about the weight. A genuine block meershaum is much lighter than an equivalent size briar.
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It looks like a nice little apple, and I hope it brings you many happy smokes.
As for ghosting, I've never had any of my meers ghost. I'm not saying it can't happen, but I've never experienced it. When it comes to my briars, I have pipes for English/Virginia blends and pipes for my aromatics. When it comes to my meers, I smoke any of my tobacco's in them. I can go from smoking a cherry blend in it one day, and an English in it the next time, and I never detect any ghosts. Been doing it for years with no issues.
As for ghosting, I've never had any of my meers ghost. I'm not saying it can't happen, but I've never experienced it. When it comes to my briars, I have pipes for English/Virginia blends and pipes for my aromatics. When it comes to my meers, I smoke any of my tobacco's in them. I can go from smoking a cherry blend in it one day, and an English in it the next time, and I never detect any ghosts. Been doing it for years with no issues.
It's not that tiny . . . it's 6 1/2 inches long. It also weighs considerably less than my 6" straight Brigham, the nearest pipe in size and shape I can compare it to. The Brigham also has much thinner walls.
I've been smoking meers for years. And you are right that they do ghost. I had the most trouble with GH top black cherry. But it does eventually goes away with any pipe. Its all about cleaning your pipe
I can think of some works by Wagner that might be thought of as "relaxing"; (the Siegfried Idyll, the "Winterstürme" duet) but none by Bartók.I'm viewed as a complete weirdo in that direction. I listen to Wagner and Bartok for relaxation. Most of my friends are not musicians. But to their credit, they often ask me to put on some music. For whatever reason, they all like Wagner! Especially the Ring Cycle! The Ride of the Walkeries seems to suit fantasies fostered by pipe smoking
Probably the Lord of the Rings thing . . . . same Norse Legends. Heck, how do you think I got rid of the Church Wardens I didn't like?
All that being said, I notice that there are varying opinions on the ghosting factor. Simply, I am not experienced enough with meers to have any definitive opinions. I have three - a 4" miniature in soft meer, which I have "dedicated" to cherry aromatics principally Capt Black Cherry Cavendish, a meer-lined Falcon bowl which is "dedicated" to Rum aromatics principally Backwoods Buttered Rum, and a 6 1/2" meer pipe whatever it is, which I'm "dedicating" to Orientals, principally Sunday Picnic.
All three of these tobaccos are my favorites within the genre, but I will make occasional forays into others of similar nature in each of these three pipes. When my opinions formulate, I'll stop the sleazebag "I don't know" thing, and come forth with my own opinions, as I usually do
but right now I'm leaning towards ghosting - not only in meers but in other woods, notably cherry and pear, but perhaps to a lesser extent in briar and ash.I am left wondering if opinions are all valid and based on recessive genetics.
and I'm not kidding here. This would answer a lot of questions, including some in the music field.
You seem to have a well rounded education! Yeah, avoid the requiems of any composer lol! Especially the Mozart or Verdi! For relaxation and contemplation, I often go to a Corelli Concerto Grosso, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, or some piano music of Debussy, ie Clair de la Lune or some of the Preludes. Beethoven's 6th Symphony (Pastoral) is also nice for this.
I think I'll work up a list over the next few days and post them with links! Thanks for the idea!
You are absolutely right about that stem thing . . . . have to hold it there. I tend to want to wrap my hand around the bowl. Not good. Fortunately I have two other straight pipes about the same length as the meer. I've been smoking them in between, and getting used to holding them by their stems too as a reinforcement trigger. Seems to work for now. Thanks for that tip!A few random thoughts: It looks new. How do you know it's 70 years old? The shape reminds me more of a straight apple than a Canadian. If you want it to color nicely, you need to keep your fingers off the meerschaum and hold it by the stem. Good luck!
As long as your hands are clean, it's fine to hold them.
I love Brahms' Requiem, and the Mozart one moves me. But, yeah, Beeter's 6th I'll listen to almost anytime. All of the "killer B's!" Esp. Berlioz.