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Well over 25 years ago, my then wife wanted me to ditch ciggies for a pipe. Thinking that I'd love a bowl or two after dinner with a port or liqueur, I feigned resistance to the idea knowing that she, a Capricorn, would push the idea.
We ended up near Central railway (Sydney) one day & the then missus just happens to notice Sol Levy Tobacconists. Pipes were displayed in wall cabinets across most of one wall.
Arranged roughly by price, cheap near the entrance & got dearer as one moved deeper into the store. The first lot I waved away in dismissal 'No, they're crap love'. Not seeing anything that I particularly liked we moved down the displays & she started blanching at the prices (Not that she'd think twice about spending $500 on beauty products in bulk & then try & convince me that she was, in actual fact, saving me money)
I've always admired curved stem pipes - straight stem pipes seem a bit reserved, staid, something the local vicar would smoke - from a not over-the-top Calabash to a Church Warden. Near the end of the display was a smaller cabinet with some fine looking pipes that didn't have a price tag displayed.
Pointing at one particular pipe, the tobacconist took out a Peterson pipe from it's Sherlock Holmes collection. A smooth bowled pipe that fit snugly in my hand. 'This is the one I'd like thanks love'. $350. Well she suddenly didn't seem so keen for me to have a pipe.
Making out like I was doing HER a favour, I thanked the tobacconist for his assistance, said 'Don't worry about then. Let's go' & walked out of the store. Lighting up a ciggie I waited outside as she purchased the pipe, lol.
For the next couple of weeks, I tried really hard to get the hang of smoking a pipe. I really had no clue re; packing, how to keep the bowl cool & how to filter the tar. Eventually a lump developed on the inside of my lower lip, from the tar I expect, & put the pipe back in it's pouch & box & put it in the cupboard where it remained until around 7 years ago.
Over 19 years ago I was diagnosed with Buergers disease & given 2-3 years to live. Smoking tobacco is said to be the cause. After years of giving up ciggies on & off, I'd had enough. My brain requires nicotine, it's as simple as that. But it was exacerbating my condition.
Taking my Peterson pipe out, I was determined to learn how to actually smoke the bloody thing. (If only I had known that there was such a thing as a pipe smokers forum! lol) It took me quite a while to get the hang of it but I got there.
My biggest issue with a pipe is filtering the tar. I hate the taste, it makes me feel ill. I'm sure that Peterson probably has spacial filters designed for my pipe & they are no-doubt not cheap. The Peterson has a chamber between the stem piece & the bowl where I stick a RYO cig filter that I've fashioned to fit (strip the paper cover, split it open & flatten it out) An inexpensive & efficient solution.
Now, if you've read this far, you're probably thinking 'What has this got to do with a new pipe purchase?' Good question.
I've heard that pipes need to be rested. I've become so accustomed to my pipe that I've resisted the urge to purchase another pipe & my Peterson only gets a rest when I'm sleeping or driving.
I need some recommendations for a curved stem pipe that smokes cool & has a space between the bowl & stem where I can position a filter.
I'd really like a Church Warden but looking at pics, I'm not sure if there'd be space to put a filter. Around $100 would be good but I could stretch that to $135 or so for a really suitable one. Thanks for any advice.
Recommendations needed for a new pipe that smokes cool, that either comes with filters or with room to fashion a filter.
Just looking at pipes for sale at pipes & cigars where they have a sale on Baraccini Churchwardens.
None of them have a filter system. How does one deal with the tar in pipes without filters; run a pipe cleaner down the stem every several puffs or aren't other pipe smokers as adverse to the tar as I?
None of them have a filter system. How does one deal with the tar in pipes without filters; run a pipe cleaner down the stem every several puffs or aren't other pipe smokers as adverse to the tar as I?
Check out Savinellis. Many of them are filtered, either 9 or 6mm. They have some lower priced models that smoke incredibly well, and some higher priced models that smoke incredibly well. They use a balsa wood filter. After 2 or 3 smokes you toss it and grab another.
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I saw the thread and was going to recommend Savinelli. I don't use the filters, but I wonder if a Medico filter would fit in a Savinelli?arturo7 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:47 am Check out Savinellis. Many of them are filtered, either 9 or 6mm. They have some lower priced models that smoke incredibly well, and some higher priced models that smoke incredibly well. They use a balsa wood filter. After 2 or 3 smokes you toss it and grab another.
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Been a while since I've had a 6mm Sav to try but from my recollection they fit fineFr_Tom wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:18 amI saw the thread and was going to recommend Savinelli. I don't use the filters, but I wonder if a Medico filter would fit in a Savinelli?arturo7 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:47 am Check out Savinellis. Many of them are filtered, either 9 or 6mm. They have some lower priced models that smoke incredibly well, and some higher priced models that smoke incredibly well. They use a balsa wood filter. After 2 or 3 smokes you toss it and grab another.
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I have a Savinelli that I smoke filterless. I have some medico filters. I may check the fit and draw. I am not likely to try smoking with it, but the length might be wrong or something.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:50 pmBeen a while since I've had a 6mm Sav to try but from my recollection they fit fine
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The only one I have left is a 9mm filter that I also smoke filterless. Maybe I should break it out once in a while lolFr_Tom wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:34 pmI have a Savinelli that I smoke filterless. I have some medico filters. I may check the fit and draw. I am not likely to try smoking with it, but the length might be wrong or something.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:50 pmBeen a while since I've had a 6mm Sav to try but from my recollection they fit fine
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They fit, being six dolphin squeaks, but you have to cut them down.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:18 amI saw the thread and was going to recommend Savinelli. I don't use the filters, but I wonder if a Medico filter would fit in a Savinelli?arturo7 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:47 am Check out Savinellis. Many of them are filtered, either 9 or 6mm. They have some lower priced models that smoke incredibly well, and some higher priced models that smoke incredibly well. They use a balsa wood filter. After 2 or 3 smokes you toss it and grab another.
Legion, get a Missouri Meerschaum corncob pipe for a cool, dry smoke. They ain't called Nature's Sweetest for nothing.
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