New Falcon Pipe

[indoeuro]

I usually use one ring per day when I'm smoking mine, but I like my tobacco pretty dry.

 

[maulragoth]

I really like the style, feel, and ingenuity of Falcons and own several stems and bowls. Nice smoke, cool style, just a nice pleasure. However, the moisture collection that metals bring is always something your left with, and the rings, or making them, is a good cure - especially on the straight shanks. However, I mostly adore my Falcons (and several other metals) more than smoke them once I purchased a couple Kirsten's and then an H.Wiebe. The Kirsten Designers are my favorites now (I do like all of their designs, but for budget, and the H.Wiebe is awesome as well. Why? Excellent smokers, interchangeable parts, multiple bowls?... It's the cleanup on these that is so wonderful to me! Even in between several bowls, longer smokes, and no needed rests. You gotta try 'em if you appreciate metal pipes.

Kirsten:

• Unplug the valve, and shake it out
• Now, dump your ash (don't dump ash first or risk putting your moisture into bowl)
• Bunch a couple squares of toilet paper into a "rat tail/cylinder shape"
• Run through the shank with the ramrod (attached to the bit)
• Twist the end of the paper you just ran and stick the rat tail into the valve inside for a total cleaned up and you're ready for the next smoke.
• Fast as making a new ring for a Falcon. Most time spent is just getting the 2 sheets of toilet paper. Run a pipe cleaner on the stem once in a while too, but I most often just rinse with water. It's all easier than cleanup on my briars, meersch, and cobs. It's literally 30 seconds and scooping out etc on a Falcon is just messier.

H.Wiebe: (same thing just about)

• Unscrew Bowl to knock out ash (you will forget this once or twice and kick yourself Especially after a few beers.)
• 2 or 3 squares of toilet paper bunched into a cylinder shape/rat tail
• Dab and twist into the moisture reservoir
• Good to go
• ... or go deeper and just as easy clean with: run the entire bottom under the sink and wash out, blow out the water, then clean the reservoir with paper.

Lastly, once in a while I'll use alcohol for a nearly sparkling clean pipe system. Probably never necessary really unless you want to sell it. I just like them brand spanking new at times.

I particularly like smoking aromatics in these because the moisture is taken away from the bowl and so friggin easy to clean. You could have dedicated bowls of course, but they are super smokers for me with anything any time.

 

[chopper]

After every bowl I run a pipe cleaner through, clean out the metal reservoir & replace the ring.
The rings are easy to make from pipe cleaners. While watching TV I make a heap of them at a time.

@maulragoth I'm a fan of metal pipes. Most of mine are Falcon estates because they're really easy to refurbish when they're undamaged.
Although I'd love to have a Kirsten, a Sitter in particular, they're just so expensive. With the cost of the pipe, U.S. duty + postage, even standard estates work out at $200usd.
Most of my pipes have been bought local or from the U.K. & Europe. I've yet to see a Kirsten for sale outside of the U.S.

 

[chopper]

After every bowl I run a pipe cleaner through, clean out the metal reservoir & replace the ring.
The rings are easy to make from pipe cleaners. While watching TV I make a heap of them at a time.

@maulragoth I'm a fan of metal pipes. Most of mine are Falcon estates because they're really easy to refurbish when they're undamaged.
Although I'd love to have a Kirsten, a Sitter in particular, they're just so expensive. With the cost of the pipe, U.S. duty + postage, even standard estates work out at $200usd.
Most of my pipes have been bought local or from the U.K. & Europe. I've yet to see a Kirsten for sale outside of the U.S.

^^^^^I meant that to read $200aud.

 

[maulragoth]

After every bowl I run a pipe cleaner through, clean out the metal reservoir & replace the ring.
The rings are easy to make from pipe cleaners. While watching TV I make a heap of them at a time.

@maulragoth I'm a fan of metal pipes. Most of mine are Falcon estates because they're really easy to refurbish when they're undamaged.
Although I'd love to have a Kirsten, a Sitter in particular, they're just so expensive. With the cost of the pipe, U.S. duty + postage, even standard estates work out at $200usd.
Most of my pipes have been bought local or from the U.K. & Europe. I've yet to see a Kirsten for sale outside of the U.S.

I hear you on the prices. Took me a lot of PAD, but eventually after months of jonesing, and after watching many Kirstens go for almost or better than you can order a new one on auctions, I finally broke down and bought a black designer, extra bowl, and mouth piece. I have yet to smoke it (I am afraid I'll scratch it's black body - anyone that does that dies btw =). However, the biggest reason I never smoke the black one is that I won this auction on a silver designer and it is OUTSTANDING!

ORDER DATE Dec 04, 2017 ORDER TOTAL US $138.49 + US $6.65 shipping Order Rare Kirsten { Designer Series } Estate Pipe

That was a fairly decent price, but the price did of course get shot up at the end on me. It's clean as a whistle, smokes awesome, hangs excellent, sits wonderfully, and cleans up sooo easily. Just a beautiful system. It was still pricey for me, but this is the one I smoke, and the black one, I just keep eyeballing for it's beauty.

 

[chopper]

I hear you on the prices. Took me a lot of PAD, but eventually after months of jonesing, and after watching many Kirstens go for almost or better than you can order a new one on auctions, I finally broke down and bought a black designer, extra bowl, and mouth piece. I have yet to smoke it (I am afraid I'll scratch it's black body - anyone that does that dies btw =). However, the biggest reason I never smoke the black one is that I won this auction on a silver designer and it is OUTSTANDING!

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ORDER DATE Dec 04, 2017 ORDER TOTAL US $138.49 + US $6.65 shipping Order Rare Kirsten { Designer Series } Estate Pipe

That was a fairly decent price, but the price did of course get shot up at the end on me. It's clean as a whistle, smokes awesome, hangs excellent, sits wonderfully, and cleans up sooo easily. Just a beautiful system. It was still pricey for me, but this is the one I smoke, and the black one, I just keep eyeballing for it's beauty.

Very nice. That's exactly the type of Kirsten that would do me just fine. But, add on O/S postage + duty, that would be around $270aud. Way more than I'm prepared to spend.
Considering that they're known to be very good smokers, I'm a bit baffled as to why they're mainly found in the U.S.

The black ones are really sweet. With pipes that I fear to damage, like my Meerschaums for e.g., I only smoke them at home while sitting at my table or watching the Idiot Box.
Lifes too short, fire that black beauty up : )
Btw, do you have a pic?

 

[magicpiper]

Falcons sound very interesting. Have never tried one. Perhaps I shall look into them to see what all the fuss is about.

 

[DarkButterfly]

I'm still smoking my falcon without the dry ring, it's become my daily smoke, I'm liking the unfiltered taste.

 

[chopper]

I'm still smoking my falcon without the dry ring, it's become my daily smoke, I'm liking the unfiltered taste.

The ring doesn't act as a filter. It just absorbs moisture and tar. It makes cleaning a bit easier.
I've got several metal pipes. All of them are very good smokers.
My only complaint with the Falcon pipes is that the bowls are a bit small. - I've got my eye on a Chimney bowl but they're not cheap.

 

[maulragoth]

Lifes too short, fire that black beauty up : )
Btw, do you have a pic?

I do now... took a few for you.

 

[chopper]

I do now... took a few for you.
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I see what you mean by keeping it for display. That's a beauty alright.

That meerschaum bowl and the swirly mouth piece suit it so well.

Does the briar bowl fit the other sitter?
That meerschaum bowl would be a permanent fixture on the black stem.

 

[maulragoth]

I see what you mean by keeping it for display. That's a beauty alright.

That meerschaum bowl and the swirly mouth piece suit it so well.

Does the briar bowl fit the other sitter?
That meerschaum bowl would be a permanent fixture on the black stem.

Glad you like it as well, I have sat with it through quite a few movies false puffing already. It's nice for that since I cannot smoke in that area. Can't encourage you enough to get yourself one. Christmas in July?

All of the parts are interchangeable, especially among the same size bodies. You can swap any combo of mouthpiece, valve (standing tip piece), body, or bowls. Kirsten has 3 basic body sizes that are straight, 3 that are bent somewhat, and 2 sitters.

The mouthpieces are somewhat going to be limited in swapping determined by the body length. (Example: a short mouthpiece is not going to be as useful at putting a tissue though as the proper size, and a longer mouthpiece on a short pipe might not work at all because the ramrod would stick through. Also, there are 3 generations of Kirstens. I am not sure about all of them being interchangeable retroactively. I've stayed away from any gen 1 models because the newer parts are better in my opinion (they have o-rings that are very helpful, and gen 1 versions do not).

 

[weezell]

The problem without the ring is that if you tip the bowl back at all the goo will come down the stem to your mouth.

BINGO! That is why I use them...

 

[chopper]

Glad you like it as well, I have sat with it through quite a few movies false puffing already. It's nice for that since I cannot smoke in that area. Can't encourage you enough to get yourself one. Christmas in July?

All of the parts are interchangeable, especially among the same size bodies. You can swap any combo of mouthpiece, valve (standing tip piece), body, or bowls. Kirsten has 3 basic body sizes that are straight, 3 that are bent somewhat, and 2 sitters.

The mouthpieces are somewhat going to be limited in swapping determined by the body length. (Example: a short mouthpiece is not going to be as useful at putting a tissue though as the proper size, and a longer mouthpiece on a short pipe might not work at all because the ramrod would stick through. Also, there are 3 generations of Kirstens. I am not sure about all of them being interchangeable retroactively. I've stayed away from any gen 1 models because the newer parts are better in my opinion (they have o-rings that are very helpful, and gen 1 versions do not).

That's good to know, thanks. I've read a little on the differences between the early versions to the later ones [but was still confused, lol]

Yeah, as I said, I'd love a Kirsten but they're just too expensive. [If any member here has a spare Kirsten & would like to trade for 2 or 3 NOS antique briars, shoot me a PM]

The beauty of metal pipes like Kirsten and Falcon pipes is that one can take one pipe & several bowls when away from home.

I've been eyeing this Falcon with 3 Meerschaum bowl set. They're $199usd [+duty +postage] but just got an offer from the seller for $140. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger.

 

[ray47]

That's good to know, thanks. I've read a little on the differences between the early versions to the later ones [but was still confused, lol]

Yeah, as I said, I'd love a Kirsten but they're just too expensive. [If any member here has a spare Kirsten & would like to trade for 2 or 3 NOS antique briars, shoot me a PM]

The beauty of metal pipes like Kirsten and Falcon pipes is that one can take one pipe & several bowls when away from home.

I've been eyeing this Falcon with 3 Meerschaum bowl set. They're $199usd [+duty +postage] but just got an offer from the seller for $140. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger.

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That's a great price, better pull the trigger on that set.

 

[chopper]

That's a great price, better pull the trigger on that set.

Yes it is a fair price but once postage and duty are added, it works out at around $300aud.
The hinge on my laptop has broken so I can't turn it off at night. Only a matter of time before I need a new one. Then there's the car rego soon ........ and so on and so forth.

Still, it's a very tempting offer none-the-less. #sigh#