Say Hello to Our Nuovi Amici Luciano & Radice

[admin]

Please welcome Luciano and Radice Pipes from Milan, Italy to the PM fold.
What is so awesome about Luciano Pipes is that they devised a way to provide a very high quality Italian pipe at a kind-of "artificially" low price. They are "Hand-Finished" Italian pipes. This means that part of the process is machine-assisted, but the most important parts, like drilling the holes, are done by hand.
This allows for some economies allowing the pipes to be high quality, but sell for much less than others of the same quality. Actually, several of the Luciano samples I saw were better quality than a 100% hand-made Italian pipe that I have, which shall remain nameless.
Here's Luca Di Piazza of Luciano Pipes and I at the St. Louis Pipe show last February.

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Radice has made a limited edition Christmas Pipe with only 25 numbered pieces available ...
Click this one too ...

 

[cyndi]

Wow, he's hot too! :D Welcome to the fold.
Kevin, what is the pipe leaning on in the second ad?

 

[markw4mms]

Very cool!

 

[pentangle]

Ciao benvenuti sul forum

Maurizio

 

[admin]

Cyndi, does this help?

 

[matchstickman]

Man, these pipes look gorgeous, and they are cheap enough that even a working schmuck like me could get one. They will definitely get some of my business after my Christmas shopping is done.

 

[cyndi]

Hmmm... not really. I'm guessing it's a piece of burlwood?
It kind of looks like vegetable and ground beef chili.

 

[bigvan]

Cyndi, it's a piece of briar.
I've spoken to Luca several times at pipe shows and he's one of the most cordial and pleasant guys you'll ever meet.
My collection of Italian pipes is pretty meager, but I may have to expand it a bit.

 

[cyndi]

Thanks bigvan! My brain is larger now from the knowledge. :D

 

[hobie1dog]

come on now Cyndi, you know its' not a pile of dog .... 8O...it's a bakery item known as a Bear Claw. :nana:

 

[pentangle]

"I've spoken to Luca several times at pipe shows and he's one of the most cordial and pleasant guys you'll ever meet."

Italians usually are cordial :D
"My collection of Italian pipes is pretty meager, but I may have to expand it a bit."

Do it ,expand you'll never be disappointed :D
Maurizio

 

[pipeinhand]

Just got my Radice, now I will be looking for an Luciano. Oh no, more PAD.

 

[cyndi]

I think I've picked out the one I want for my birthday. Time to inform Shaun!

 

[mp31guitar]

Glad to have ya'll aboard.

 

[ohin3]

This is my one and only Luciano:

It is a fine smoker. I have yet to buy a Radice, but they are high on my wish list.

 

[spyder71]

I so want Luciano Pipe Shape L127! Im too lazy to post a pic so you will just have to Gaggle it :nana:

 

[docwatson]

RADICE PIPES, FANTASTIC. Sorry for screaming but they are great pipes. And yes, Luca is a super guy. We drove to dinner in Richmond and his GPS spoke in Italian!!!! It was blast listening to directions even though I could only understand very little.

 

[ace57]

WELCOME ::

 

[philip]

Welcome. It's beginning to look like I might need a new pipe. ::

 

[lucdipi]

Hi guys,

thanks for the great welcome! I was not expecting this topic!
I am sure I will spend a lot of this on these pages from now... great place!

RADICE PIPES, FANTASTIC. Sorry for screaming but they are great pipes. And yes, Luca is a super guy. We drove to dinner in Richmond and his GPS spoke in Italian!!!! It was blast listening to directions even though I could only understand very little.

We had problems finding the restaurant with an Italian GPS... just imagine an English one!!!
Let's start the first pipe of the day.