Show Off Your Castello Pipes Here!

[maxpeters]

I may be wrong, but Rick Newcomb's book "In Search Of Pipe Dreams" came out in 2006 I believe. In it he exstolled the virtues of a more open draw. Maybe Castello thought it a good idea to incorporate this in their future pipes?

I always thought they were fine before. I have only purchased one in the last few years, and it seems to draw about the same as my old ones.

 

[jdto]

I just received my first Castello today. It's a Sea Rock 12 KK with Carlo Scotti. Most Castellos are too big and heavy for me, but this one is just 36g and I love the rustication and the slender bit.

 

[ssjones]

Yep, there's a lot to like with a 36 gram Castello - nice find!

 

[jdto]

The first smoke was great. Perfect draw and only a couple of relights with Quiet Nights. I think we have a winner!

 

[daveinlax]

Here are two sculpted Castello pipes I picked up at the 2014 WCPS in Las Vegas. A '90 (43) shape 215 kk Collection and a '97 (50) shape 34 kkkk Collection and a group shot of my 34's. 8O

 

[fishingandpipes]

Fantastic additions. That grain is fierce.

 

[pitchfork]

Those 34's are fantastic. But I like the 215's even better.

Loving the Castello eye candy in this thread.

 

[daveinlax]

Those 34's are fantastic. But I like the 215's even better.

Thanks! Yeah, I really love smoking the 215's. I've never really cared for the conical chambers of the Dublin shape. 8O

 

[daveinlax]

I've been looking for a miniature Castello pipe in one of my shapes for years and found one at the St. Louis Pipe Show last weekend. There have been two miniature series this is from the first, the Le Castelline. 8O

The pipe is 3 1/2"x 1 1/4

 

[pitchfork]

Wow. 8O
That's cool. Fully functional, I presume? I have a couple of Pipeworks pipes about the same size. I've smoked them both.

 

[ssjones]

That is an amazing photo Dave!

 

[mranglophile]

Here are my Sea Rocks

 

[Briar Boy]

A Castello "Castello" KKKK Bulldog...

 

[judcole]

I bought my first Castello at the Chicago Pipe Show this year. It's a Sea Rock dublin engraved "SB", 25P, and "Carlo Sonti"; from what I gather on Castello dating,that makes it probably early 1960's.

 

[judcole]

It's "Carlo Scotti, not Sonti, in an oval.

 

[saltedplug]

Some serious wood.

 

[rollinggentleman]

those are some great pipes I only have one at the moment but it inspires me to start my collection

 

[daveinlax]

I picked up this heavy cast Castello "artifact" a couple of weeks ago not knowing if it was genuine or somebody's art project but I got confirmation today that another plaque just like it hangs in the Castello shop in Cantu. 8O

I don't know why the pictures post on their side. :?:

 

[ssjones]

Here's my lone Castello, a Shape 54 Collection.

 

[daveinlax]

My 40th Epoca(bottom)arrived from Italy Saturday. I really enjoy collecting these pipes. 8O