Savinelli Makes Noises

[Dmitri1516]

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Hi guys, I'm not sure if it's normal for my savinelli pipe to make a wheezing noise while it's lighted up ?
May I know what could be the possible reasons why it's making such noises ?

Thanks

 

[cosmicfolklore]

"Savinelli" means "whistle" in Italian.

 

[Dmitri1516]

Is there any reason to be concerned?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Does it just whistle while lit, or just when you puff?

 

[Dmitri1516]

Does it just whistle while lit, or just when you puff?

Both

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I don't think there is a reason to be concerned too much. It's the airway. You could use it as an indicator of when you are drawing too hard to keep your draw more gentle to slow your cadence for a cooler smoke. It most likely will go away as cake builds in the shank. Or, you could ream out the shank a tad. I don't recommend this... but, if you insist, use a drill bit that just fits in a hand vice. Do not use a drill.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

You might even check the draft to see if anything might be down inside of there.

 

[anotherbob]

What Cosmic said plus the only issue is that it's annoying and attention grabbing. Basically the problem is just that it's noisy. If it lead to another problem you'd complain about that. (such as if the draw was bad and the pipe smoked poorly, which how well a pipe smokes is a matter of personal taste to a point).

 

[Dmitri1516]

Thanks guys. It's actually the same one that I accidentally dropped that time so I'm not sure if it's related

Thank you

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Could be but I doubt it. I definitely sounds like something in the airway

 

[Dmitri1516]

Could be but I doubt it. I definitely sounds like something in the airway

Thanks. I will clean it and we see

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It's actually the same one that I accidentally dropped

That was like a week ago... you're just now getting around to smoking it?

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Now Cosmic, not everyone has a pipe going 22.5/7

 

[Dmitri1516]

That was like a week ago... you're just now getting around to smoking it?

I got 7 pipes so I use it once a week

 

[Coreios]

Is it a system pipe?

 

[bullet08]

You could use it on lunting. It can double as an emergency whistle. Yeah, sounds like something's stuck.

 

[rmbittner]

You’ve already gotten solid advice. I’ll just add that if your pipe starts whistling “Colonel Bogey March,” you should smoke in public and pass a hat.

 

[verporchting]

Check to see if the balsa wood filter is the culprit and/or if the plastic adapter (sometimes used instead of the filter - just a black plastic tube inserted where the filter would fit) is making the noise. If either are present just remove them and run a pipe cleaner through the stem and through the stummel while the pipe is disassembled. I don’t use either but it’s a likely place for a whistle to originate.

 

[agnosticpipe]

I had a Savinelli Punto Oro 320 that whistled all the time no matter what I did to try to solve it. I finally sold it, but non of my other Savs have had this problem.

 

[OzPiper]

Hi guys, I'm not sure if it's normal for my savinelli pipe to make a wheezing noise while it's lighted up ?
May I know what could be the possible reasons why it's making such noises ?

Thanks

Doing what comes naturally
The German word for pipe “pfeife” translates as “whistle” (fife)

If the problem persists, enlarging the airway may help