I almost forgot about this pipe... It was one of my first estate buys and I snapped the tenon off about ten minutes after I received it. I only paid $20 for it so I thout no big deal and threw it to the side and chalked it up to experience. A few months ago I purchased a new Chacom Prince and did the same thing... I determined that I was going to get that pipe fixed as it was high in my rotation and smoked wonderfully.
I stumbled back onto the old beaten Savinelli Oscar and decided to throw it in with the other to get repaired. I was basically doubling my investment in the old pipe but it seemed like justice.
A few weeks later Mike called me and told me the pipe had a crack in the shank and he could either glue it with no guarantee it would last or put a silver band on it.
More cost... Decisions, decisions... I went for it and I am glad I did...
I received bth pipes back... Repaired perfectly with new delrin tenons and the Oscar with a perfect little silver band...
The Oscar isn't a looker but it smokes great.
Edit: Fixed the picture, L.
I stumbled back onto the old beaten Savinelli Oscar and decided to throw it in with the other to get repaired. I was basically doubling my investment in the old pipe but it seemed like justice.
A few weeks later Mike called me and told me the pipe had a crack in the shank and he could either glue it with no guarantee it would last or put a silver band on it.
More cost... Decisions, decisions... I went for it and I am glad I did...
I received bth pipes back... Repaired perfectly with new delrin tenons and the Oscar with a perfect little silver band...
The Oscar isn't a looker but it smokes great.
Edit: Fixed the picture, L.
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