Someone Went a Little Overboard, Another Dunhill Shell 3107

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Well seems like I went a little wild during this thanksgiving weekend and ordered me another brand new long stem Dunhill shell prince groupe 3 ,this time from England, and still, with no discounts, my question is seems like these prince shape pipes come with this idiotic long stringers,can I remove it and smoke without?


EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title - Bob

 

[ssjones]

Sure, but that opens the draw, so you might want to try it both ways.

 

[jpmcwjr]

No problem, but I wonder if it also gives some strength to the shank?

Also, are you going to give the stem a slight bend to be more in keeping with the Prince shape? Nice add!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

It’s not going to add any strength.. it’s pretty light aluminum.
It will however keep your shank very clean.

 

[craig61a]

Looks like an old innertube... without the collar.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Filters, stingers, whatever. None of it is necessary. A wide open draw has no detriments if your cadence is fluid.

beautiful pipe btw. I have a black 1928 double patent FET Dunhill Prince. Amazing to see the shape still carrying on. Much lighter blast these days though.

 

[burleyboy]

Congrats, Paul! This is another beautiful pipe!

I always had smoked my Dunhills without the tube and had no issues. But it seems to me, that the tubes do not have any disadvantages smokingwise...

 

[hauntedmyst]

Beautiful pipe. Most people just throw away those inner tubes. Their a legacy from before the time of cheap pipe cleaners ans I understand it.

 

[sandollars]

Nice pipe! You certainly may. The innertubes as hauntedmyst mentioned were Dunhill's way of helping you keep your pipe in excellent shape longer.
The airways would clog up with stuff eventually with use because no one had invented the pipe cleaner rendering your pipe unusable. Wit the tube, the smoker could just pull it out and clean it under running water and reinsert. Voila! clean airway.

Some people still use them. I use them on a couple pipes. I have no logical reason why other than they came with them....

 

[jpmcwjr]

I think pipe cleaners have been available long before the inner tubes were put in pipes, nor were they likely very expensive. They do make cleaning the airway easier, but are a nuisance otherwise.

I'd not throw them away, but store them, if your or your heirs want to sell the pipe to a collector, who will want all aspects of the pipe intact.

 

[jpmcwjr]

ADDENDUM: Pipe cleaners were invented in the late 1800's, and inner tubes appeared shortly before WWI.

 

[cshubhra]

Nice pipe!

 

[shanez]

Love the shape and finish.

 

[peregrinus]

Very nice looking pipe. For sometime I’ve been looking around for a prince shape pipe for the right price myself.
Bet it smokes just fine w/o the inner tube.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Thank You All for Your kind comments & advise, Much appreciated.

 

[jpmcwjr]

So, are you guys going to give those pipes a more princely shape? Like this GBD... Ever so subtle, but true to form.

 

[timt]

Thanks to this thread, my Cumberland smokes much better - stinger removed.

That’s a beautiful pipe Paul. Congratulations!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

So, are you guys going to give those pipes a more princely shape? Like this GBD... Ever so subtle, but true to form.

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JpmC,That's a very nice looking GBD ,however as for this very Dunhill I reckon I'd stick with the straight stem,but I read somewhere that proper prince shape pipe must to have that subtle bent stems, Much of older French make pipes come like that, and present days Comoy's 337 /Savinellis 313-315 are good examples to that shape

 

[cigrmaster]

Paul, great looking classic. I hope it smokes great for you, congrats.

 

[daveinlax]

So, are you guys going to give those pipes a more princely shape? Like this GBD... Ever so subtle, but true to form.

I believe HRH Edward, Price of Wales who I believe the shape is named for smoked a straight pipe. ?