US Based Pipe Repairman?
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If by “open books” you mean turnaround times of 6 months to a year, there are several.
@ashdigger thanks for posting. Actually, by "open books," I mean they are willing to accept new business (I'm taking the phrase from custom pistol smiths, 1911's in particular like C. T. Brian 
. I pm'd one well known repairman and he's not taking any new repair orders.
6 months to 1 year is okay by me.
I don't know of any others since Mike retired and Rich passed away (again, if I understand correctly from Pipedia - and I'm leaving messages to get my Mathold returned: "Note: Sadly, we have just learned that Rich Lewis died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 1st, 2023, leaving an unparalleled sense of loss to those that knew him. The Lewis family has owned Lewis Pipe & Tobacco since 1969. I started working here in 1972 when I was just 20 years old.Jun 16, 2023").
Any names you might know and are willing to pass along will be great!
Thanks,
Mike
. I pm'd one well known repairman and he's not taking any new repair orders. 6 months to 1 year is okay by me.
I don't know of any others since Mike retired and Rich passed away (again, if I understand correctly from Pipedia - and I'm leaving messages to get my Mathold returned: "Note: Sadly, we have just learned that Rich Lewis died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 1st, 2023, leaving an unparalleled sense of loss to those that knew him. The Lewis family has owned Lewis Pipe & Tobacco since 1969. I started working here in 1972 when I was just 20 years old.Jun 16, 2023").
Any names you might know and are willing to pass along will be great!
Thanks,
Mike
Tim West turned my 4 pipe project around in 1 week. Brilliant and highly recommended.
Briarville Ric, brother-in-law of the late Joe Case, does pipe repairs and restorations.
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Hello Folks. This is Rich Messineo, owner and operator of Briarville, Inc. Thanks to you, my clients, I am 100% booked out thruough the end of 2024 on pipe
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@AJL67 and everyone, above--thanks for the great help.
Type of repair is a loose fitting stem. I got a birth year Dunhill from ebay that had something stuck on the tenon (clear fingernail polish maybe?). I didn't think before I acted, I simply scraped it off (should have asked myself why someone would put it there! LOL). Now the stem turn freely and falls out!
BTW--what's "ppl?"
Hope everyone here has great smoking and lots of smiles.
kindly
mike
Type of repair is a loose fitting stem. I got a birth year Dunhill from ebay that had something stuck on the tenon (clear fingernail polish maybe?). I didn't think before I acted, I simply scraped it off (should have asked myself why someone would put it there! LOL). Now the stem turn freely and falls out!
BTW--what's "ppl?"
Hope everyone here has great smoking and lots of smiles.
kindly
mike
"people"
I doubt you want a new stem cut, you know keeping the original, and me personally i would just go with clear nail polish again, i think putting it inside and not on the tendon though, if it's that loose i don't see graphite or bees wax or whatever working. Just my thoughts and what i would try first.
@RustiePyles CPG your thoughts?
Thnkx @AJL67! What is your "avatar" (is that the right word?)--a preying mantis cartoon?
happily puffing and avoiding mowing the front yard for the moment
mike
Apparently he was only the voice for the pilot.
Sadly yes, there were 3 different voices, but Billy is the man!
When i lived in Boston he was doing characters on the local FM morning show "The Big Mattress" and was quite popular locally doing all different characters, that was before he hit it big in voice work in cartoons.
It falls out when I stick it in the mortise and turn the pipe, bowl up. I'll try the distilled water, thanks--never thought of that.
kindly
mike
If it's a Dunhill, then send a PM to georged he's a member here and he did an excellent job on my 1926 Dunhill