White stems ? And genuine Marxman ?

[vorgath]

Hello everyone, got a few questions:
1) What is the best online source for buying stems for pipes ? I'm looking for white stems, bit hard to find them.
2) Marxman pipes, how can I tell they're the real deal on Ebay and not fake ? Noticed a JFK one, then I noticed an almost identical one but yellow and black, then the head of Hitler, then the head of Mao Tse Dong, so obviously there are tons of copies out there.
3) Can anyone recommend a cheap brand for a black straight pipe, either Canadian, Lovat or similar.
4) I bought some charcoal filters, 9mm but they're slightly too long for the corncob pipes (I use balsa or paper instead), any idea which pipes they may fit ?
Thanks

 

[Civil War]

Welcome to the Forums!

 

[crashthegrey]

1. Steve Norse/Vermont Freehand, but I don't know if he has any white currently.

2. Ebay is a tough nut, I'd read everything you can on authenticating and then it is still a gamble.

3. I usually go for natural or lightly stained pipes so I am of little assistance here.

4. They fit 9mm filter pipes. You have a 6mm filter pipe.

 

[mso489]

Welcome aboard. "..bit hard to find them" white stems sounds like a pun of some kind.

 

[Chasing Embers]

3) Can anyone recommend a cheap brand for a black straight pipe, either Canadian, Lovat or similar.

Rossi
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/rossi/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=312890

 

[haparnold]

+1 on the Rossi Vittoria line. Rusticated, bare-bones black pipes, and both of mine are excellent smokers. I actually have a Canadian in this line, and it's very comfortable and light. I don't think they make a Lovat in the line, but I sure wish they did.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I don't think they make a Lovat in the line, but I sure wish they did.

They do.
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/rossi/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=313981

 

[vorgath]

My bad, I did actually mean 6 mm, well they do fit with the exception of being too long for the actual pipes. Oh dang, I like those Rossi pipes (looking at them now).
What's the difference in smoking between a Canadian and Lovat ?

 

[crashthegrey]

What's the difference in smoking between a Canadian and Lovat ?

I just had the whole Canadian family made for me by Kaywoodie to see what the real differences were. The biggest difference between a Canadian and a Lovat is that the oval shank makes for a slightly wider mouthpiece, more comfortable to me. But the Lovat has a saddle rather than a taper, and can make the weight a little better to hang out of your jaw. The smoking qualities of all four are basically equal, but the comfort in the mouth changes.

 

[vorgath]

Awesome ... ok gotta ask then .. which one smokes the coolest ? Been years since I smoked pipe more often, so getting back into it (mainly right now so I can lay off the cigarettes) and been having some issues with mouth tingle, one of my corn cobs do have the amber stem, so I can see how the condensation is.
Didn't know it was oval vs round shank, thank you very much.
(Dang it lol Rossi don't carry filtered straight pipes in black ? lol)

 

[crashthegrey]

I found them to be equally cool, to be totally honest. After much experimentation. I definitely like the longer shanks in general, whether it cools it or not, it definitely is nice to smoke. If you aren't inhaling, I don't think you need a filter, but if you prefer it, that's fine.

 

[vorgath]

Right on ::