Second Pipe: Savinelli Spring And Tobacco Haul (Pics!)

[misterzombie]

My second (and third!) order just came in from pipesandcigars.com. MUCH better than the previous order as far as delivery goes. So as I suspected, it was definitely a holiday issue. This one came in extremely fast and with regular shipping.
My order consisted of some new tobacco's that were recommended by this forum -- I have now quite a bit of a collection -- and my new Savinelli Spring Liscia 628 pipe, which is my second briar pipe I now proudly own!
Tobacco's I purchased are:

• Dunhill Nightcap
  
• H&H Black House
  
• LL 1Q
  
• H&H Victorian Stroll
  

Here is a picture of my new pipe. I love the warm tone of the wood and beautiful grain:

And here is a picture of the Sav Spring 628 compared to my Wellington Billiard:

 

[pstlpkr]

"Oooooo.... Ahhhhhh!" :clap:

Very nice.

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[misterzombie]

Just a quick Q. To break in my Wellington, after each smoke to the bottom of the bowl I shake up the ashes inside and then dump the rest (as you can see in the 3rd pic), am I supposed to simply leave it as such along the walls to build the cake? Or am I supposed to be wiping out the ash after a designated amount of time?
And thanks! :puffpipe:

 

[mthanded]

Nice pipe and good tobacco choices. Hope they smoke great for you.

 

[dochudson]

that is a real nice looking Sav..

 

[hans]

Hey zombie, nice haul.

You should definitely wipe the walls of the pipe after. I would run a pipe cleaner through the stem till clean, then fold it in half to wipe the walls and then you're good.

 

[misterzombie]

Hans, then my question is, what is the point of shaking up the ashes if you're just going to wipe them out? I do clean out my stem frequently. I'm just wondering about this breaking in/cake building technique

 

[misterzombie]

Thanks Roth for the clarification on this technique I have been doing exactly that, cleaning the stem/shank and removing excess ash/dottle. I just wasn't sure if I was supposed to keep the powdery ash along the walls too permanently or wipe them out after x amount of time.

 

[guitarguy86]

Nice haul. I love Black House, and 1Q is my main aromatic.

 

[specialk]

Nice, congrats. I love the look of that Wellington Billiard.

 

[frennchy11]

That's a great looking Sav. Nice buy.

 

[captainprophesy]

Beautiful Sav... And love my nightcap and Blackhouse.. . Nice haul indeed.

 

[misterzombie]

Thanks everyone! I am breaking in my Sav right now with some H&H House of Lords blend. ::

 

[vaboatbuilder]

nice set up

 

[swhipple]

Nice looking Savinelli! Happy puffing :puffpipe:

 

[cigrmaster]

That is a great looking Sav and some very nice tobacco choices. I hope you enjoy them all.
I am sorry but I do not believe that ash does anything to build cake. I also think leaving ash in your bowl will make the next one taste like crap, of course this is just my opinion and opinions always vary. When I am done smoking here is my ritual. I make sure the pipe is cool then I break it down. I will take a cleaner double it and run it around the inside of the pipe making sure I get all the ash. I then blow through the shank making sure I get anything that the pipe cleaner left behind. I then take a bristle pipe cleaner and double it. I will then put it in the shank and move it back and forth a bunch of times. I will repeat this until the cleaner comes clean, it usually takes three bristle cleaners before I am happy. I then take a bristle cleaner and run it through the stem. I then take a fluffy cleaner and run it through the stem, the fluffy's soak up moisture better then the bristle. I then put the pipe together and put it in the rack to rest for at least one day. If it is a new pipe and I am breaking it in, I will smoke it every other day until a nice cake has formed. Since I smoke va and vaper flakes, it usually takes only 15 bowls or so.

 

[gwtwdbss]

That is is nice haul indeed zombie. Congratulations on your pipe and tobacco acquisitions!

 

[pauljmjr]

Nice haul. I too smoke Black House and Nightcap. And I actually just ordered my first Savinelli. Should be here Wednesday, along with some Frog Morton Cellar. Can't wait.

 

[shaintiques]

Yeah I agree with cigarmaster, i wipe the ash out with an alcohol dipped pipe cleaner after my smoke, and I still build cake. Cake building occurs during the smoke itself.

 

[rhogg]

Savinelli makes excellent pipe. Their QC is great IMO for mass production. Other pipes in the same price range I sometimes have reservations about. All my Save are great smokers .