Perfect Meerschaum

[burleybreath]

Perfect for me, that is. No idea where your tastes lie. I'd have bought this pipe in a heartbeat if it were not for one thing. Whoever put the "embellishment" on the shank, seemingly as a demented afterthought, should have the sh*t slapped out of him. I do not understand the almost militant low IQ need to deface a wall with graffiti, nor do I understand this. I'd pay maybe 50 bucks for the pipe. Apparently I'm not alone: the pipe has been sitting on the site forever.

 

[Hillcrest]

Perfect for me, that is. No idea where your tastes lie. I'd have bought this pipe in a heartbeat if it were not for one thing. Whoever put the "embellishment" on the shank, seemingly as a demented afterthought, should have the sh*t slapped out of him. I do not understand the almost militant low IQ need to deface a wall with graffiti, nor do I understand this. I'd pay maybe 50 bucks for the pipe. Apparently I'm not alone: the pipe has been sitting on the site forever.

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On another thread someone suggested that the rings on a rhodesian or bulldog were possibly to provide a cooler place to hold the pipe ... maybe the maker was trying to duplicate that idea. But i agree it seems a waste and anti-artistic if that's a word or concept. Otherwise a nice pipe for the right price ... make an offer, see what happens.

 

[burleybreath]

... make an offer, see what happens.

I don't really want it at any price. Then again, maybe if I wrap the shank with duct surgical tape I could pretend the gouges aren't there. Hmm...

 

[coming to_falling too]

Just don't look at it when you smoke it

 

[kcghost]

I a pipe has a perceived blemish to it you will see it no matter what you do.

 

[Chasing Embers]

The shank carving doesn't bother me much but the fact that it's a rhodesian will keep me from buying it.

 

[chopper]

On another thread someone suggested that the rings on a rhodesian or bulldog were possibly to provide a cooler place to hold the pipe ... maybe the maker was trying to duplicate that idea. But i agree it seems a waste and anti-artistic if that's a word or concept. Otherwise a nice pipe for the right price ... make an offer, see what happens.

No Burleybreath is referring to the gouges . . . err I mean 'carving', around the stem, not the rings on the bowl.

 

[AJL67]

I’d say the perfect one is the one your girlfriend doesn’t throw away! ?

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Those two things don't bother me too much but I see your point. The more I look at them, the more I wonder wtf the carver was thinking. I'm also not a fan of metal on pipes. Remove the rings and metal and I would like the pipe a lot.

 

[TheWhale13]

I definitely agree with you, the rings ruin the look. The carvers seem to love to destroy a classic shape with gaudy or just untasteful carvings.

 

[timt]

It's been one of my biggest gripes with IMP. Take a beautiful classic pipe and carve something unfortunate into it or even more frequently, stick some hideous stem on it.

 

[LotusEater]

I agree with Hoosier - the metal bits bother me mor than the carving but it is probably “perfect” for somebody

 

[timt]

Nah, I love a silver spigot and the stem on this one is great. It's almost perfect.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nah, I love a silver spigot and the stem on this one is great. It's almost perfect.

Except it's not a spigot pipe.

 

[TheWhale13]

Except it's not a spigot pipe.

Why?

 

[Sonorisis]

Seems like carving continuous lines in fragile material is just asking for breakage.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Perfect for me, that is. No idea where your tastes lie. I'd have bought this pipe in a heartbeat if it were not for one thing. Whoever put the "embellishment" on the shank, seemingly as a demented afterthought, should have the sh*t slapped out of him. I do not understand the almost militant low IQ need to deface a wall with graffiti, nor do I understand this. I'd pay maybe 50 bucks for the pipe. Apparently I'm not alone: the pipe has been sitting on the site forever.

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How do you know it hasn't been purchased due to the ugly stem?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Why?

Because it has a standard tenon insert and not a spigot fitting. I've never known IMP to make a true spigot, they just make them with silver accents.

 

[TheWhale13]

Because it has a standard tenon insert and not a spigot fitting. I've never known IMP to make a true spigot, they just make them with silver accents.

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I had no idea. Thanks for telling me. No way I'll be buying one of those then.

But it seems like Altinay's "spigot" is real?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I had no idea. Thanks for telling me. No way I'll be buying one of those then.

But it seems like Altinay's "spigot" is real?View attachment 148992

Yep, but make sure they are listed as a spigot. I've avoided Altinay just because they tend to be smaller than I like. Nothing wrong with IMP, their carvers just get a bit silver happy and their pipes that appear to be spigots are never listed as such.