I think to open up Latakia blends these are a good quality pipe and the price is nice for these.
Savinelli 320 Is It A Magic Pipe?
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Well finally bite the bullet and bought a Sav 320 EX Tundra smooth
74.39g
Bowl height 1.69
Chamber dept 1.36
Inside diam 1.05
Outside diam 2.08
If this pipe smokes English like Ive heard and hope it does I think I'm golden on my pipe rotation with 11 pipes now.
74.39g
Bowl height 1.69
Chamber dept 1.36
Inside diam 1.05
Outside diam 2.08
If this pipe smokes English like Ive heard and hope it does I think I'm golden on my pipe rotation with 11 pipes now.
Thanks a lot, Anthony. It's not like I got money to spare after buying the Nielson Sparrow, now I have to go and buy a Sav 320 too!
I've got two. One is designated for English/Balkan blends and the other Aro's. The width of the bowl really makes those kinds of tobacco's sing. I don't think they are the best for flakes and most virginias as I personally think they smoke better in narrower taller bowls.
I will definitely be buying more Author's as they are one of my favorite shapes.
They are both clenchable and oddly enough can rest on my chin while clenching.
I will definitely be buying more Author's as they are one of my favorite shapes.
They are both clenchable and oddly enough can rest on my chin while clenching.
I picked up a 320 recently (fat Author style, right?), and I'm disappointed because it's the hottest-smoking pipe that I own (and most of the pipes I smoke are cheap new Kaywoodies, Grabows, and MMs).
Balkisobrains - you say it's not a flake pipe? Well uh-oh, because that's mostly what I've smoked in it, although I've also smoked some Irish Oak and also found it a bit hot. Not hot in the hand, but I just couldn't seem to keep the smoke cool in my mouth, and from the construction aspects the smoke should have been cooler, so I thought. You know there's something wrong when you are keeping a pipe ghost-free without anything strong (Virgina flake (OGS, PS Bullseyes (Mostly VA) and not-ghosty-but-tasty Irish Oak), puffing slow, and still what you're smoking in it doesn't taste like it does in your other pipes, or taste like much at all. So essentially the smoke seemed to be hotter, plus there was weaker taste. Could it be that I forgot to remove the damned finish which the factories fuck you with before I began smoking? I took my reamer to it after thinking about it, I saw a narrow band of bare wood in the center of the bowl before I continued, but did not want to ruin it. I've got a Butner which is too small for that pipe, a senior reamer which doesn't seem to fit right, and a Decatur four-piece and none of them are really good for this one - oh, well! Smoked it again, and there still seems to be the same problem.
Anyway, I don't want to hijack the thread, but which tobaccos are best recommended for the Sav 320KS?
Balkisobrains - you say it's not a flake pipe? Well uh-oh, because that's mostly what I've smoked in it, although I've also smoked some Irish Oak and also found it a bit hot. Not hot in the hand, but I just couldn't seem to keep the smoke cool in my mouth, and from the construction aspects the smoke should have been cooler, so I thought. You know there's something wrong when you are keeping a pipe ghost-free without anything strong (Virgina flake (OGS, PS Bullseyes (Mostly VA) and not-ghosty-but-tasty Irish Oak), puffing slow, and still what you're smoking in it doesn't taste like it does in your other pipes, or taste like much at all. So essentially the smoke seemed to be hotter, plus there was weaker taste. Could it be that I forgot to remove the damned finish which the factories fuck you with before I began smoking? I took my reamer to it after thinking about it, I saw a narrow band of bare wood in the center of the bowl before I continued, but did not want to ruin it. I've got a Butner which is too small for that pipe, a senior reamer which doesn't seem to fit right, and a Decatur four-piece and none of them are really good for this one - oh, well! Smoked it again, and there still seems to be the same problem.
Anyway, I don't want to hijack the thread, but which tobaccos are best recommended for the Sav 320KS?
PuffnDave I guess you can smoke what ever you want in the Sav 320. with out making some long explanation it is said that a pipe shape like this should be good with English blends .
A pipe that is a tall pipe a poker let's say is good for Virginia s ..
A pipe that is a tall pipe a poker let's say is good for Virginia s ..
Not true! I've been a VaPer & Burley smoker so I've avoided the pot shape based on comments like these. A little while ago I snagged a Pete 01 and realized everything smoked better in it. Now I'm into the 320 and its the same.
I think your smoking style/cadence plays more of a role than the shape.
My 2¢.
Well everyone, I finally pulled the trigger on a Savinelli 320. I was looking at some Rossis and Savinellis late last night and narrowed my choices down to two that I really liked. One was a Monsieur, and the other a Marte. And despite the cost difference between the two (the Monsieur being quite a bit pricier than the Marte) it really was a very hard decision. The Monsieur 320 was a stunningly beautiful pipe, lovely grain and a light stain, and with a very classy band and cap for the chamber. The Marte, has a darker stain, with a two tone, nickel (I believe) and copper band that goes very well with the darker stain. I chose the Marte, because it has a warmness (for lack of a better explanation) that really spoke to me, and the grain appears to be quite nice as well. The cost of the Monsieur is not what steered me toward the Marte. Part of the reason for wanting a 320, despite the wonderful things I've heard about them, is I wanted an "author" shape pipe I could smoke while writing my book. I simply imagined myself with the Marte more than the Monsieur.... I suppose it's more my style. The fact that it cost me quite a bit less is only an added plus.... saves me more money for tobacco! That being said, I may very well revisit the Monsieur in the future, because it really was a very nice looking pipe. I was up until about 4:00 am just trying to make up my mind between the two.
I'll finish with this... since I didn't get the Monsieur, and I love interacting with the great people of this forum, I'll give you all a heads up. If anyone here is looking for a beautiful Monsieur 320, there's one at tobaccopipes.com Somebody run over there and snag it before I change my mind!
I'll finish with this... since I didn't get the Monsieur, and I love interacting with the great people of this forum, I'll give you all a heads up. If anyone here is looking for a beautiful Monsieur 320, there's one at tobaccopipes.com Somebody run over there and snag it before I change my mind!
You'll love it. The 320 seemed to me the antithesis of what I wanted in a pipe. I thought I liked long billiards and almost everything else. But I instantly loved it and think it's a great smoker. It's not for flakes as the bowl is more conical than most. So I rub out anything that's headed for the 320. It's a great pocket pipe. Short, stubby, thick - everything I didn't want. Still not sure why I bought it, but glad I did.
Leacha, you may be right. Most of my pipes have thinner walls, and I tend to pace my cadence with the heat which I can feel building in my hand.
It's also been awhile since I've broken in a new pipe, and although I've wondered if not tasting the tobacco had something to do with that Savinelli stain inside the bowl. I never really thought of it before I started smoking this one, and to be honest I can think of only one pipe which I specifically recall had no such stain in the bowl, You tend to notice it, because unfinished briar is eye-catching for its light color against dark stains outside of the bowl. I have heard that factory bowl stain can prevent cake build-up too, which may give me longer-term flavor problems with this pipe, but then I have recently removed at least a tablespoon of cake from several pipes which I've smoked often over the past couple of years, and they too were probably equally bastardized, and they now smoke nice.
It's also been awhile since I've broken in a new pipe, and although I've wondered if not tasting the tobacco had something to do with that Savinelli stain inside the bowl. I never really thought of it before I started smoking this one, and to be honest I can think of only one pipe which I specifically recall had no such stain in the bowl, You tend to notice it, because unfinished briar is eye-catching for its light color against dark stains outside of the bowl. I have heard that factory bowl stain can prevent cake build-up too, which may give me longer-term flavor problems with this pipe, but then I have recently removed at least a tablespoon of cake from several pipes which I've smoked often over the past couple of years, and they too were probably equally bastardized, and they now smoke nice.
It's also high on my list. And straight from the Savinelli rep Luca - the 320 is their best selling shape out of all their pipe shapes.
Since the chunkiness of the 320's factory stem has been mentioned a few times, I thought I'd mention that the stummel looks good with a saddle stem, too. You wouldn't think so---usually the design rule is "slender with slender" and "thick with thick"---but somehow it works:
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