Savenlli stem

[TruckerSteve]

As a first time owner of a savenlli pipe I am wondering if the mouth piece is supposed to be divided. Mine seems to have divider in the center,is this normal? Any information would be appreciated.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Have a picture?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Sounds like a twin bore or bite proof stem.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Some older Savinelli pipes briefly had Twin Bore stems:

 

[TruckerSteve]

 

[TruckerSteve]

View attachment 193488

This was the best picture I could get

 

[Honkytonk Man]

That's normal, or at least from what I can tell from the picture.
It's funneling of the stem, allows the smoke to be expanded through a slot, rather than a single hole, and helps against tongue bite.

What Chasing Embers & The IronMonkey have posted is similar.

And a Howdy & welcome, from Korea.

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK. Is the twin bore hard to clean?

 

[TruckerSteve]

Thank you all for the quick responses
I appreciate the feedback . This configuration is not something I have seen before. It was an estate pipe and plugged up on the left side. Hopefully I can get it drawing perfectly.

 

[STP]

Welcome

 

[kcghost]

If you don't like the stem, you can always get a different one at a number of places. A number of places will provide you with one. I might suggest Briarworks to you

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Welcome from Durham in the UK. Is the twin bore hard to clean?

Going from the shank end, a pipe cleaner will sometimes tend to go to one bore multiple times in a row—it could have to do with the pipe cleaner being slightly bent, or how the draught hole happens to split internally—this is easily enough rectified by approaching from the bit end, and swabbing through each bore.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Welcome, thanks for the interesting question. I learned something today

 

[TruckerSteve]

If you don't like the stem, you can always get a different one at a number of places. A number of places will provide you with one. I might suggest Briarworks to you

Thank you I might try that.

 

[TruckerSteve]

Welcome from Durham in the UK. Is the twin bore hard to clean?

Mine isn't that hard to clean but it does seem to have accumulated more gunk on one side. I used a torch tip cleaner to get rid of the hardened stuff and followed with pipe cleaners from the tip

 

[Lees65GTO]

Welcome from SE Texas.

 

[mso489]

I have a twin bore Britannia pipe from England. Both airways accept a pipe cleaner readily and it is a good smoker over all. I own a number of Savinelli pipes, I'd guess at least 15, and i've never encountered a twin bore Sav.

 

[TruckerSteve]

I bought this from eBay and it is the first savinelli pipe I have owned so I am not familiar with what is standard. It appears to be a typical slotted mouth piece but it has a divider in the center. Seems odd to me. I don't even know how it would be created but then my knowledge of stem production is limited. Thank you for your input.

 

[Chasing Embers]

i've never encountered a twin bore Sav.

This one is pre '70s.