I have a friend who works in the field, and say my brebbia are in closing and Big Ban pipe too. It's horrible.
Rumors Brebbia And Big Ben Pipes Closing
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I assume that you meant "Big Ben." Can you give us a little more to work with... what field does your friend work? He makes pipes, sells pipes, imports?
Well, that's terrible. Big Ben had a better run back before they moved factories. But, I am not sure Brebbia ever really had a good run (non-expert opinion). I do know that when I have criticized Brebbia's silly sounding company name, that people come out of the woodwork saying they love these pipes. So, they will be missed I am sure.
But, we can only hope that Smokingpipes steps up and buys these companies, to keep them going. Come on Mr. Syke's, we know that you must have at least run the numbers. puf
But, we can only hope that Smokingpipes steps up and buys these companies, to keep them going. Come on Mr. Syke's, we know that you must have at least run the numbers. puf
Brebbia is one of my favorite brands.Very sad news if is true.
Hmmm. Rumors are tricky, but interesting, a little sad in this case. I like my Big Ben Lectura churchwarden, a nicely turned straight version of a 'warden that turned out to be a scandalous bargain compared to today's prices. I came to Brebbia (shopped but didn't buy) when they'd gone to an odd design pattern of uneven bulging shanks. I didn't understand why they would do that, and since I've seen some Brebbia I'd gladly own if I didn't own similar pipes in other brands. But their closing would surprise me much less, since their marketing, to my eyes, seemed badly askew for years. Those pipes looked like an effort to win ugly pipe contests.
This was discussed in July.
See THIS THREAD.
Unless things have been disrupted in the last 3 months, they will likely still be around.
See THIS THREAD.
Unless things have been disrupted in the last 3 months, they will likely still be around.
Thanks jay'. That's good news. Failures in the business are over-reported, probably because it is a perilous business, and people somewhat expect bad news. Seems like down-scaling is in order, certainly better than closing down.
Still have yet to get a Brebbia. I almost pulled the trigger on a crazy ass rocciata egg beast with a cap a while ago. It looks like a cross between an Oom Paul and Jabba the Hutt. It was so ugly I almost had to have it. Kind of like people that own Pugs or hairless cats. Or old Caminettos.
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Was there a time when Big Bens were made in England,or were they always done by the Royal Dutch Factories?
damn it. My Brebbia is such a great damn pipe. Never encountered anything quite like the iceberg.
I did notice that Esterval's only carries "e-pipes" (shudder) from Brebbia, no real ones. Hope that isn't the future for them. Love my Brebbias - they're cheap and smoke great. I've only come across one stinker.
I love my Brebbias. Great smoking pipes. Not the prettiest, but just great smokers.
While the matte black isn’t for everyone, I think my lone Brebbia pipe is very attractive!
OK, kid, that'll do on the Caminetto & OomPaloompa. I KNOW you aimed that one at me. }
I've only got 4 Brebbias, all very different. One's kind of a stylized Lovat, one a craggy Sea-Rock-looking Dublin (REALLY like that one), a smooth fat pot, & I forget the other one at the moment. Good smokes all.
I forgot all about my Fat Bob Brebbia.
It slices, it dices, it makes all of your dreams come true... and now for the low, low price of $%^&... as seen on TV... from Brebbia. Doesn't it sound like a company that makes kitchen gadgets or small time inventions that no one really needs? Despite how good the pipes are, I still think the name of the company is unfortunate... like Ronco, Ontel, Lego, Mattel. Maybe it's just the way the name rolls off my tongue.
Mayube if they just changed their name to Brebbio or just MPB. They were started by a part of the Savinelli family, so they are assuredly good pipes. I just think the name is unfortunate.
It slices, it dices, it makes all of your dreams come true... and now for the low, low price of $%^&... as seen on TV... from Brebbia. Doesn't it sound like a company that makes kitchen gadgets or small time inventions that no one really needs? Despite how good the pipes are, I still think the name of the company is unfortunate... like Ronco, Ontel, Lego, Mattel. Maybe it's just the way the name rolls off my tongue.
Mayube if they just changed their name to Brebbio or just MPB. They were started by a part of the Savinelli family, so they are assuredly good pipes. I just think the name is unfortunate.
Our sister company is the US importer for Big Ben, and I had a conversation with Elbert Gubbels with the focus being increasing the number of pipes we import.
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