Savinelli 6mm Without Filter -- Experiences?

[ahouston]

Hi!

I am very interested in getting this:

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But I have never had a pipe with a filter except a cob. Can this be smoked without one? And without the adapter?

Thanks

 

[elvishrunes]

Yes it can be smoked without... My first pipe was a Sav and it came with these balsa wood sticks as filters. I do think it cooled and smoothed out the smoke, but I forgot about them and rarely used them. Of course that piece of wood in the pic is a tamper, not a filter.

 

[ahouston]

Yes it can be smoked without... My first pipe was a Sav and it came with these balsa wood sticks as filters. I do think it cooled and smoothed out the smoke, but I forgot about them and rarely used them. Of course that piece of wood in the pic is a tamper, not a filter.

Thanks! Yeah, I knew that was a tamper xD
I just placed the order. Curious to see if I will have to adapt my puffing power.

 

[BROBS]

They’ve been known to explode if smoked filterless.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Thanks! Yeah, I knew that was a tamper xD
I just placed the order. Curious to see if I will have to adapt my puffing power.

a bit tighter pack would be beneficial, I have unfiltered and one 6 mm filtered which if smoked without filter/adapters offers a bit more open draw

 

[burleybreath]

I have several pipes of different makes including Savinelli that have a cavity to accommodate a filter. I don't use filters, ever, yet I wouldn't hesitate to buy another filter pipe and smoke it sans filter. I'm tempted to say, based on my experience, that they smoke better than a filterless pipe, as the empty cavity gives a slight reverse calabash effect, softening the smoke a degree. But that would be going too far, so I won't say it.

 

[stokesdale]

Hi!

I am very interested in getting this:

Savinelli Miele (626) (6mm) | Buy Savinelli Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes.com

Smokingpipes.com is your one stop shop for Savinelli Miele (626) (6mm) Tobacco Pipes and all your tobacco smoking needs. From new tobacco pipes and estate tobacco pipes to tin pipe tobacco and bulk pipe tobacco, we have everything you need

www.smokingpipes.com

But I have never had a pipe with a filter except a cob. Can this be smoked without one? And without the adapter?

Thanks

It's perfectly fine; the draught hole is still standard size like an unfiltered pipe, I do it all the time when I don't have filter handy...I never use the adapters. Really, all they are good for is making easier to clean with a pipe cleaner.

 

[mso489]

The answer is yes, of course. However, different pipes and airways may smoke better and smoother than others if they were designed for a filter. Understand, if you shop the vast pages of Savinelli pipes, and their sub-brand Rossi, you can find series that are designed without filters, which obviates the question. And many pipes designed for filters smoke equally well without. I find some of my Sav's have a little airy turbulence, so I use the adapter which focuses the air flow and restricts it only slightly. I would guess that the straight pipes might smoke better without a filter or adapter. Give it a try without, and it will probably be fine, undetectable.

 

[luigi]

6mm pipes smoke just fine without a filter. If you like a more open draw they will even be better than those without a filter.
The wooden piece on the picture is a honey stick. Miele in italian means honey and the stick is probably there for decoration. The honey-colour pipe looks sweet, I bet it will smoke that way too. ?

 

[Chasing Embers]

The wooden piece on the picture is a honey stick. Miele in italian means honey and the stick is probably there for decoration.

Those are themed tampers made for the Miele line.

 

[eslavs]

You can certainly smoke them without the filter, but I think it's worth a try smoking a bowl with the filter. The only way to know if you'll like it is to try......

 

[ahouston]

You can certainly smoke them without the filter, but I think it's worth a try smoking a bowl with the filter. The only way to know if you'll like it is to try......

Is that Connery in Orient Express or another film?

 

[krizzose]

I have several Savinellis and love them, and I usually use the balsas. I prefer the draw with the balsa or the adapter in, and it's a little too open for me without either. That's subjective though, so if you don't mind the more open draw then it's not a problem and won't have any ill effect on the pipe. I find it easier to just throw the balsa away than to separately remove and clean the adapter. My experience was that moisture accumulated around the outside of the adapter that can't be reached by a pipe cleaner going through the adapter, so I felt the need to clean it after every smoke. PITA.

 

[Cotton1]

That Miele line is pleasant looking to me. Hope you enjoy your pipe OP!

 

[Devil Anse]

Nice! Enjoy your new pipe!

 

[FurCoat]

I personally use the adapter or the balsa filtet but they smoke fine without them. My 9mm pipes same way. Adapter to 3mm or 6mm if I decide to use a filter. 9mm filters are pricey.

 

[Worknman]

They’ve been known to explode if smoked filterless.

They can also turn into gremlins if smoked after midnight.

 

[B_Rock]

I have several Savinellis and have smoked them with balsa filters, with the adapter and without. I have settled on smoking them without either, mainly because I’m too lazy to dig into my pipe box to find the bag with the filters or adapters.