I have a Dr. Grabow Viscount author that I bought in the 80's, and it smokes like a champ. I have a Starfire pickaxe that I use for flakes, and a recently purchased Royalton bent bulldog that I dedicated for Virginia tobaccos. Dr. G makes a serviceable pipe, and I like the ones I have, but I have noticed in recent years they tend to be smallish for me. But you should enjoy many, many years of enjoyment from it. I do recommend pulling the stinger out and losing it though, lol.