Has anyone had any thoughts or experience with Savinelli's new Dante pipe? I'm intrigued by it--the portrait of Dante is a nice touch--but I'm wary of trying an expensive Author pipe.
Savinelli's Dante
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I searched this at SP and got nothing. Where can it be previewed? My only complaint with their author classic, the 320, is that it is heavy for its size chamber, but many love the 320. The author shape pipes I like are the Luciano, which may not be made anymore, but could be had on eBay; the Kaywoodie Ruff-Tone, and a Peterson K&P that I haven't seen for sale in years.
Savinelli's calling it a bent brandy. Resembles Castello's 55 and the stem to button transition looks extremely uncomfortable. Two strikes for me.
I was tempted to get one but a silver portrait of Dante was too much for my taste. Had it been carved in the shank insted of glued I would definitely pick up one.
The stem does seem to lack some streamling, but what do I know? I've never had an author like this. Think I tried one years ago though.
yes it does look uncomfortable. When you said that I thought "the man must have a sensitive gum area" then I looked at that picture and said "nope that looks uncomfortable guess it's some kind of oblique reference to Inferno" "and in the third circle there are cheats, fibbers, people that eat a second donut at the office before everyone has had one, and pipe smokers that violate their HOA agreements or their leases..... and of course the punishments are donuts without icing and pipes with uncomfortable buttons.
I'm not picky when it comes to stem/button. But I know which ones I prefer. That looks even worse than Morgan Bones stem/ button.
That pipe isn't love-at-first-sight for me, and especially the stem/button. Speaking of the pregnant man emoji (a different thread), that stem looks pregnant. I don't like the flow of the design, and the stem makes the bowl look squat. But I will look at it from time to time and see if it grows on me in some way. Usually, I like Savinelli designs.
Re. Savinelli author pipes' weights, the Dante is 1.90 ounces; most of the 320KS pipes are over 2 ounces; and the slightly smaller and lighter 321 pipes are still at 1.70 ounces, which just about gets down to a comfortable clench size for me, but still seems heavy for a compact pipe. The design of all these pipes, sturdy and slightly bulky, ups the weight.
Thanks, gentlemen. I decided to appease my need for a new pipe by purchasing a sandblasted 106 Irish Harp. Hard to go wrong, arguably, with a Peterson.