Not Many Ascorti's Get Posted

[BROBS]

My first good Italian pipe was an ascorti business dublin followed by an escort business poker made for tinderbox. Both nice pipes long traded. However, in my view Luigi Radice is the winner out of the caminetto stable both in terms of price and quality. Both Ascorti and their revival of caminetto are seriously overpriced for the quality. I personally hate the new dear carving as it has always reminded me of bad surgical scars (I also hate the Radice version as well for the same reason). Castello exceeds Ascorti and the new caminetto brand. Cavicchi does too. For my money, Radice is the best value and their stem work is superior to all including castello.

Lots of Radice have terrible proportions. Like a big honky bowl with a goofy tapered stem that doesn’t quite fit the aesthetic.

 

[Ahi Ka]

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Boy I’m glad you didn’t post pics of this

 

[Ahi Ka]

Nah mate, work called. I'm back in the states now but looking for a new country to traumatize with my presence

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[captainsousie]

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I'd give about anything to work in NZ. In my profession though it's literally all kiwis, aussie and brits. They hate having 'muricans doing my job though.

 

[OzPiper]

Loved my time (only a 3 month stint) in Auckland in the mid-70s. Kiwis are extremely friendly and welcoming bunch without exception.
I was offered a permanent post but decided to return to Sydney for further training, and sadly I've not been back to NZ since, even though it is but a short hop across the"ditch".
Lots of very fond memories of my time there. One of these days ..........

 

[karam]

All Ascortis look to me like something went wrong when carving, either they have some asymmetrical bits, bits looking unfinished, odd angles. It may be their selling point.