Old Pipe; Threaded Mouthpiece

[tinkering]

I have an old pipe (1900?) stem that needs a mouthpiece. It's a threaded mouthpiece. I think it came from northern Europe but there are no markings on it at all. Does anybody know where to purchase a threaded mouthpiece?

 

[sablebrush52]

That will have to be fabricated by an expert restorer. The thread pitch can vary from pipe to pipe. There's no standard thread type. You won't find it as a stock item. I recommend George Dibos, georged on this forum. He's your best option for a repair of this type..

 

[tinkering]

That will have to be fabricated by an expert restorer. The thread pitch can vary from pipe to pipe. There's no standard thread type. You won't find it as a stock item. I recommend George Dibos, georged on this forum. He's your best option for a repair of this type..

Thanks. That is excellent information. I will try to contact George. I would like to do the work myself.

 

[georged]

Thanks. That is excellent information. I will contact George.

No need.

The type of thing you have there isn't what I work on at all. Old design antiques are a specialty of their own for a number of reasons, none of which I mess with. Proprietary threads being one of the main ones.

The only guy in the US who "goes there" that I know of is Fletch Hiner a.k.a. Rusty Pyles on this board, but he's stepped away from working on pipes for a while to catch up on some day job obligations.

 

[tinkering]

That is great information.
I would like to try this project myself. If I could find a standard thread size and diameter that would be real close to this proprietary thread I could start with a tenon style stem (amazon?). Cut the tenon off, then drill and tap.

If all else fails I could remove the existing threaded section, and then alter it to accept a tenon style stem.
Does any of this sound feasible?
Thanks very much for getting back.