I mean, technically you CAN remove the mouthpiece from the stem, they're just not meant to be removed.
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I mean, technically you CAN remove the mouthpiece from the stem, they're just not meant to be removed.
Cool, apparently mine are pretty tight. Any ideas on getting someone to cut an aftermarket stem for it ?
The White stems are spectacular btw.
Shouldn't be too big a chore for most of the artisans out there.
As others have said, the whole pipe stem is aluminium including the tube even the coloured ones, which are either anodised or painted. Falcons are, abuse excepted, nigh on indestructible! I've collected some very old, very abused and utterly filthy examples and they have all, by and large, cleaned up to smokable and display condition.
To be clear, I am no pipe restorer or artisan, far from it! The stems, even filthy ones, are easily cleaned with rubbing alcohol, pipe cleaners and elbow grease. A metal polish on the outside brings them back to new.
As others have said, the mouthpiece is moulded to the stem and usually unremovable. I guess you can get them off but in untrained hands there likely a risk of breakage.
In terms of longevity, forever really unless abused. I regularly smoke pipe from the early 70s and I have older ones I could light up today. Brand new, they are really not that expensive to start with. You can spend more in bowls, especially hand made ones. But stems are cheap so even if you did managed to somehow ruin one, it's nothing to cry over.
My final advice, absolutely biased and unbalanced, is: Get One!
That's interesting. Not sure that's by design.... Can you put a picture up of the ends of the fittings please just for reference, I'd be interested and grateful.
Of course they are an optional thing. I've smoked with and without and I personally find they do keep an already dry smoke even drier. Also I tend to use my tobacco straight out the pouch or tin without drying, so can sometimes be a little wet and the dry ring helps here. But each to their own on this one, same as filters in other pipes.
Many thanks. Interesting to see how it's assembled.
The newer stems often pull off relatively easily (though I don't think this is by design). The older ones are much harder to separate.
My first pipe after properly taking up the hobby about 8 years ago! A Falcon Coolway 13 ÂŁ25 and a great smoking little briar!
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They are good little smokers and great value budget pipe. Nowhere near as good a smoke as proper Falcon though. I ended up selling all my Coolways....
Relatively new to falcons, do the meerschaum bowls color like a regular meerschaum does?A nice little block meerschaum bowl for my Falcon Extra stem just arrived in the mail today from CPW Pipes in Turkey, so I figured I'd show it off!
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The one I have is colouring from the top of the chamber and bowl, but it's early days yet and I don't use it every day; I'm sure it will progress. It's a golf ball, so it will take a while.
I think they do. Just takes time. Most meer pipes color strongest in the shank but since there is no shank it’s different. I compared mine to a photo when new and it’s definitely got some color but if you look at it without comparing you wouldn’t be impressed.
I've simplified my collection a bit this weekend. (Note: see my thread Less Is More!).
I've listed everything that essentially isn't Falcon or directly related.
The good news is I've also acquired a couple of new additions and they are really cool.
I've listed everything that essentially isn't Falcon or directly related.
The good news is I've also acquired a couple of new additions and they are really cool.
Managed to find a Rollit at a good price. These are quite rare especially here in UK. Made by Falcon USA way before production moved to UK. They were made under Rollit brand for sale in Canada because of trademark infringement. Turns out that they were ok to use Falcon as a brand so dropped the Rollit name altogether.
Also found another USA made Falcon here in UK, this time a No1 die stamp!!
Also lovely little carved bowl. Not sure it is a genuine Falcon as it has a stamped dollar price underneath of $1.75!?
Pretty though.
Also lovely little carved bowl. Not sure it is a genuine Falcon as it has a stamped dollar price underneath of $1.75!?
Pretty though.