So I made my most expensive pipe purchase to date and done bought myself a sandblasted Neerup churchwarden estate off smokingpipes.
I love it but I feel like the busy colored acrylic stem clashes with the pipe itself- I don't have anything against colored stems, but in this case I feel like it detracts from the pipe.
So while taking a look at one of my cheap Roma Churchwardens, I thought to myself, hey, just maybe, and lo and behold, the stems switched out decently.
I like the way my Neerup looks with the plain black stem and I like the way my Roma looks with the fancier acrylic stem.
The Roma tenon seemed slightly bigger, but fit in just fine, and smoked just fine with my morning coffee- I haven't tried the inverse yet.
Is this a win-win? Do I have to worry about the larger tenon damaging the shank on my Neerup?
And also, how do you think they look? Was my Neerup just better off with the original stem anyway?
Sorry for my hastily taken photos.
I love it but I feel like the busy colored acrylic stem clashes with the pipe itself- I don't have anything against colored stems, but in this case I feel like it detracts from the pipe.
So while taking a look at one of my cheap Roma Churchwardens, I thought to myself, hey, just maybe, and lo and behold, the stems switched out decently.
I like the way my Neerup looks with the plain black stem and I like the way my Roma looks with the fancier acrylic stem.
The Roma tenon seemed slightly bigger, but fit in just fine, and smoked just fine with my morning coffee- I haven't tried the inverse yet.
Is this a win-win? Do I have to worry about the larger tenon damaging the shank on my Neerup?
And also, how do you think they look? Was my Neerup just better off with the original stem anyway?
Sorry for my hastily taken photos.