I'd be afraid of having something like that: the stem looks like it wouldn't take much to snap.
LOL: there's a thread going on clenching thin stems: shew them your new pipe!! ?
It's about the last concern you should have. Scottie spent a good deal of time figuring out how to make a strong durable pencil shank. When I saw her in Vegas last year she talked with me about her construction process and how she would take one of those delicate looking pipes and fling it high into the air letting it land on concrete, a good 20 foot drop. Repeatedly. They don't snap.
I've been collecting her pipes for years and have commissioned several. I'm glad I bought them before almost everyone else, 'cause her prices have really gone up. She's earned it.
The only pipe I bought in Vegas last year was a Piersel. Scottie is one of the very finest carvers working today. She goes from strength to strength. The draw is open. The airway is smooth and seamless. That metal lined shank is super easy to keep clean. You're not going to find a better made pipe.