Well I can say that this Ardor fantasy pipe smokes very well. Nice big bowl and a open draw. The deep sandblast feels great in my hand and im enjoying looking at it as im puffing. I dont know a lot about Ardor pipes but i know that this is going to be a good pipe when i get it all broken in. My wife has a good taste in pipes for sure. So anything i should know about Ardor pipes? Doesn't seem to be a great deal of info online.