Show Off Your Castello Pipes Here!

[thomasw]

From Briar Blues:>
FIAMMATA CASTELLO COLLECTION k :>

CASTELLO ARISTOCRATICA GREAT LINE :>

CASTELLO COLLECTION OCCHIO DI PERNICE k :>

 

[philobeddoe]

Thomasw, you have excellent taste in briar.

 

[thomasw]

Thank you very much, Philo Beddoe.

 

[briarblues]

Philo - Thomas does have exceptional taste in Castello's. I think he takes great joy in buying the Castello's, that I hope do not sell, so I may buy them!!!!
Regards

Michael J. Glukler

 

[seacaptain]

Not sure I like the pre-charred from the factory look.

 

[fishingandpipes]

I REALLY like that bent egg, seems to be a new shape from them. I guess I'm on the lookout for one with decent grain in a smooth of sorts. It never ends, does it.

 

[npod]

@thomasw ... :clap:

 

[npod]

Castello shape 55, BIG and SMALL. The little guy is only 4” long and weighs 31 grams, one of my favorite pipes for travel and quick smokes.

 

[coldsmoke]

Wow!

I love that tiny 55. Never seen one before.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

I love that tiny 55. Never seen one before.

They are out there, scarce to non-existent at the moment, but they will likely show up again in limited quantities. Then they will be scarce to non existent again.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Al was right, I did get another Castello. Nothing special, but it was priced right and I liked the red stem. Trademark, KKK in no oval, shape 16.

 

[lightmybriar]

It was very irresponsible of me to look trough here. Maximum PAD attack.
ANYWAY...
These are amazingly beautiful, guys!

 

[ssjones]

My 55, an Collection Occhio Di Pernice, weighs a scant 34 grams, and I thought that was small!

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

@Orley,

Nothing special

Strongly disagree. Looks to be a very well preserved 1970's pipe. That stem will always be of interest.

 

[tschiraldi]

Orley, I LOVE that pipe! A true classic!

 

[thomasw]

npod, thanks. It feels gratifying to hear it from someone who has a very extensive Castello collection. That little 31g 4" shape 55 would be great as a travel or on-the-move, short-smoke pipe.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Well, from one old geezer to another, thanks for the comment! I just figured the Trademark line was the lest desirable, although a nice pipe to be sure.
@tschiraldi, Thanks for the compliment! You've got some unbelievably beautiful Castellos, and one of them, the Sea Rock KK with the silver trim ring looks a little familiar. Mine is almost the same except the bowl is rusticated on top and my trim ring is actually an aftermarket repair ring. I do love my Castellos though, wonderfully made and great smokers!

 

[9mmpuffer]

wow, some real stunners here!
If I was going to collect a brand of briars, it would definitely be Castello

 

[npod]

I just figured the Trademark line was the lest desirable, although a nice pipe to be sure.

@Orley, that red stem of yours - rare - desirable. And echoed with the comments above.
That is actually a tricky quote above, one repeated often. I always remind people that all Castello briar is the same! They all come from the same aging bins (10 years generally!) and thus all lines have the same dynamics, taste (oh that distinct aged briar taste), etc. It's only the external finish that makes them a certain "grade". Trademarks are less expensive than Collection/Fiammata, but that might be "desirable" to some (many probably), because you get a great pipe at less cost, especially estate pipes. It all depends on what the end game is. For collecting, yeah the higher grades might be more "desirable", but it's only a piece of the puzzle, and Castello surely knows that. It's like they have a PhD in knowing how to release their pipes to the public.
Here is a shot of the briar bins (copied from SPC).

This Trademark grade Castello is one of my favorites. It goes everywhere with me as a travel pipe. Desirable for me.

 

[daveinlax]

Some very nice pipes, all! I love the colored stems but what caught my eye besides how good the red/ruby stem looks with the red Trademark stain is that it that a colored stem was paired with a smooth pipe. You don't see that very often. 8O