SSShhhhhh.... I'm fishing....

[georged]

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[mso489]

That's some quality bait but this fish is very smart.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Can't trick me, that's a smooth Giubileo d'Oro. I've got the sandblasted one. At that price point, smooths just won't do.?

 

[brian64]

That's some quality bait but this fish is very smart.

Not that smart.

 

[brian64]

Can't trick me, that's a smooth Giubileo d'Oro. I've got the sandblasted one. At that price point, smooths just won't do.

You're overthinking it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

You're overthinking it.

I overthink everything. Now if that was a 914, I would probably jump in.

 

[Chasing Embers]

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What year did you get that? I've not seen Savinelli birdseye like that for a long time.

 

[Sonorisis]

Gorgeous pipe!!!

 

[didimauw]

Just buy it already Duane.....

 

[Chasing Embers]

Just buy it already Duane.....

It's George's. Al's got one too. When I see grain like that, all I can think of is how amazing it would look blasted.

 

[georged]

What year did you get that? I've not seen Savinelli birdseye like that for a long time.

April 1987.

A smokeshop owner at the ChrisTown Mall in Phoenix, AZ (remember when malls had smokeshops? Hell, remember when there were malls? ) used to give me a heads-up when the Sav rep would be coming around with his cases of treasure.

When he learned that I collected Jubilees he brought all he had on his next trip. There was another birdseye 904 that was dramatically better than this one, but also had a cracked shank. (The look on his face when I pointed it out was memorable.) So, I had to settle for #2.

It has more than made up for it by being an outstanding smoker, though.

Almost forgot. It cost $275 in then-money.

 

[brian64]

Hell, remember when there were malls?

I think they're being used for oil storage now.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Almost forgot. It cost $275 in then-money.

And worth every penny I bet. Did it have the brass inner tube?

 

[americaman]

...remember when malls had smokeshops?

There’s actually a Tinder Box inside of the South Coast Plaza mall in Orange County, CA of all places. Great pipe shop.

Beautiful Savinelli too. Awesome grain.

 

[bullet08]

Lovely birdeyes.

 

[alaskanpiper]

A beauty for sure.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A beauty for sure.

He's jerking my chain for posting this.?

They Keep Finding Me! :: Pipe Talk

Another 9004 to add to my 904/9004/9005 collection. And it's waiting siblings.

pipesmagazine.com

 

[georged]

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[ophiuchus]

Hmmm ... well, they both look terrific.

I miss malls. The old ones, that weren’t all the usual suspect chains. *Sigh!*

 

[Chasing Embers]

Hmmm ... well, they both look terrific.

I miss malls. The old ones, that weren’t all the usual suspect chains. *Sigh!*

I miss the Natural Wonders store.