Savinelli Dry System Draught Hole

[Stummel_Stroker]

I Just got this Estate pipe and it's my 1st dry system pipe of any sort. Seems to smoke fine. However, I noticed that the draught hole appears larger & somewhat jagged compared to my other (non) system pipes; leading me to think it's burnt out at the draught. Can anyone confirm/deny if this is typical for sytems? I wicked some cleaner into the draught & maxed out the brightness of the pictures in order to contrast it as best as possible.

 

[bullet08]

Can't tell if it's burnt, but it looks like someone messed with it. I only have Peterson System pipes, no Savinelli. That draught hole should be round (round as possible, bad drilling can cause some splinters).

 

[Stummel_Stroker]

Can't tell if it's burnt, but it looks like someone messed with it...That draught hole should be round (round as possible, bad drilling can cause some splinters).

Thanks for your input bullet. I wouldn't have examined as closely but for that my bowl ended sooner than anticipated.

 

[STP]

I have a Peterson Dry System and it doesn’t look like that... It’s smooth. I agree w/above...

 

[bullet08]

If the hole is high, the smoke will end quicker. It looks like the previous owner dug out some briar, and by doing so, might have raise the hole. If the tobacco is lower in the bowl than the draught hole, it will go out.

 

[Stummel_Stroker]

If the hole is high, the smoke will end quicker...If the tobacco is lower in the bowl than the draught hole, it will go out.

Indeed.

 

[Stummel_Stroker]

I'll snoop around on reborn and look for any *possible* remedies. I'm fond of it's clench and tapered bowl (up until that draught) ?

 

[ChuckMijo]

If that were mine, and you just bought it as a estate pipe I would start and give it that chamber a good cleaning. From the pics the draught hole doesn’t look bad. I tend to open my draught hole a tad larger anyway. Just a personal preference. If it smokes good , and I imagine it does i would leave it be.

 

[Stummel_Stroker]

If that were mine, and you just bought it as a estate pipe I would start and give it that chamber a good cleaning. From the pics the draught hole doesn’t look bad. I tend to open my draught hole a tad larger anyway. Just a personal preference. If it smokes good , and I imagine it does i would leave it be.

Thanks Chuck. I have no complaints with it's smoking.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd give that a good reaming. Then you can see what you really have, and the chamber will be bigger. A somewhat high airway has not caused me any problem.

 

[Stummel_Stroker]

I'd give that a good reaming. Then you can see what you really have, and the chamber will be bigger. A somewhat high airway has not caused me any problem.

Sweet thnx jp, I'll give it a go next round of cleaning. I did also think of making/procuring an angled tamper, as to keep the dottle hemmed in against the draught, just a thought ?

 

[Papasmurf92]

Hi, Stummel_Stroker!

I have the exact same pipe, as well as several other 614s, which have an even sharper bend than the 621.

Although Savinelli uses the same round drills for all of their pipes, due to the weird angle at which the drill enters the stummel, I can confirm that the draft hole for these pipes is like a tall Medieval church door, or like a rectangle with a rounded top edge, and a pointier, narrower bottom edge.

From what I see in the picture, the pipe could either have a slightly charred airway, or maybe someone tried widening it (Savinellis usually have a wide draft anyway).

 

[BROBS]

Burnout starting near the draft hole