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Post by Plainsman on Apr 25, 2022 18:44:28 GMT -5
I suspect that most of us have a stable of pipes ranging from four or five to untold hundreds cherished by the plutocrats of pipedom. But I’m also certain that we have favorites. Just one or two that we are overjoyed to see in the rotation as they come up for duty. My untutored accumulection includes Neerups, Stanwells, Dunhills, Petersons, etc, etc. But my all-time favorites are a Peterson House and Pub. They clearly outsmoke all the others, as good as they may be. So what’s yours?
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Post by trailboss on Apr 25, 2022 19:54:34 GMT -5
Probably my Peter Brakner pipes. I was extremely fortunate to acquire 5 of them at unbelievably attractive prices...they are phenomenal pipes...aesthetically and in the engineering.
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Post by username on Apr 25, 2022 20:01:05 GMT -5
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Post by turbocat on Apr 25, 2022 20:14:04 GMT -5
My Brebbia gourd/meerschaum calabash. I acquired it very lightly used, it smelled like someone had smoked about half a tin of Night Cap in it and set it aside. I believe it's from the '90s but it's hard to tell, it could easily be from the '80s as well. Most major pipe manufacturers have made calabash pipes but, at least since the 1980's, usually in very small quantities (the gourds are very hard to get and expensive) and they rarely published or promoted them since they usually sell out almost instantly.
The airflow, curve and size of this pipe are as close to perfect as I have every run across. I have smoked this pipe so much that a piece of the cork seal broke off. I did a quick fix repair on it and smoked it for another six months but more broke off, so it is awaiting a new cork seal. I'm in the middle of a whole house renovation/restoration and business has been very busy, but as soon as my work area is set back up, it will be smoking again.
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msokeefe
Junior Member
Posts: 464
First Name: Mark
Favorite Pipe: Petersen Red 03 bent apple spigot, Savinelli 310 KS
Favorite Tobacco: Father Dempsey, Presbyterian, Wilke’s Crystal Palace, Westminster, Black House
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Post by msokeefe on Apr 25, 2022 21:56:52 GMT -5
I have 3 Savinelli 310 KS pokers. Love them. I use them for my English/Balkan mixtures.
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Post by urbino on Apr 26, 2022 1:03:59 GMT -5
Tough one. I've got a couple of Radice billiards that always smoke like champs. A couple of princes, too -- one a Sav, one a Comoy's. There definitely are a few others, but in the interest of keeping it down to a truly select group, I'll stick with those 4.
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Post by william on Apr 26, 2022 6:24:56 GMT -5
I really do not know why, but I think the thick bowl helps (and maybe the slightly constricted airflow)--but this Alberto Bonfiglioli smokes great--and cool.  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Apr 26, 2022 7:32:35 GMT -5
My first pipe from Cramptholomew. He sent 2, but I love this one and it gets smoked more than any pipe I own. I have others from him and they're all superb pipes, but this one is just perfect.  |
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Zach
Pro Member
If you can't send money, send tobacco.
Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Apr 26, 2022 8:58:50 GMT -5
Many great smokers but I cherish all my pipes from my grandfather quite a bit. Still can't quite pick a favorite or two really. I smoke cobs the most overall but have a bunch of great smoking briar and meer. So long as it has a great open draw, thick enough walls, and it smokes well then it's a favorite. Of my last couple years of recent purchases I could call my RDP bulldog and my couple Ardors favorites.  |
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Post by just ol ed on Apr 26, 2022 9:06:12 GMT -5
with me, my "favorite" whatever happens to be in hand or mouth at any given time. Lean more towards freehands, Italy & USA made, only lucite stems. Don't that make Ed the most boring person on that subject?
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 26, 2022 9:32:44 GMT -5
I've yet to smoke my new JEveret pipe, but I would say my Neerup or my Savinelli are my two go-to pipes.
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Post by sperrytops on Apr 26, 2022 10:48:48 GMT -5
I have several pipes in my rotation. I like them all equally as much. I might prefer one one time, and another at another time. Or I might prefer a particular pipe with a favorite tobacco. So maybe this question is too hard for me to answer.
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rastewart
Junior Member
Posts: 360
First Name: Rich
Favorite Pipe: Freehands, bent bulldogs, and the incomparable Peterson 303
Favorite Tobacco: Mac Baren's Scottish Blend (Mixture), C&D Mountain Camp, C&D Bayou Morning
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Post by rastewart on Apr 26, 2022 12:47:32 GMT -5
with me, my "favorite" whatever happens to be in hand or mouth at any given time. Lean more towards freehands, Italy & USA made, only lucite stems. Don't that make Ed the most boring person on that subject? Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY |
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Post by Goldbrick on Apr 26, 2022 13:16:32 GMT -5
I don't know how many pipes I have, but my hands down, best all-around workhorse, is my old Kristi freehand...just an old shop-pipe, purchased off ebay for 12 bucks, it sings with everything except English blends, and burns as close to the bottom as I'll ever get.
Next up, my two Stanwell Royal Guards, and a Savinelli 804,with my Kaywoodie handmade freehand on the side.
Ask me the same question in a few days, and you'll get a whole nother list!
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Post by terrapinflyer on Apr 26, 2022 15:07:39 GMT -5
I actually have favorite cobs. I'll be looking for a particular Legend or Washington and get, "How can you tell the difference?"
I have two favorite briars, neither of which would impress others. There's an old Grabow Standard Adjustamatic prince that smokes well and feels good in the hand or in the teeth. There's a Kaywoodie Flame Grain Dublin that smokes well and is pleasing to the eye--it's relatively small with a strip of birdseye at the front and symmetrical flame grain wrapping around and meeting in back. I have a small meer that I love because it was given to me, but it doesn't come out to play much. So, I'm a boring, cheap date!
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Post by taiguy66 on Apr 26, 2022 22:13:42 GMT -5
with me, my "favorite" whatever happens to be in hand or mouth at any given time. Lean more towards freehands, Italy & USA made, only lucite stems. Don't that make Ed the most boring person on that subject? Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY You’re never boring Ed! My answer is about the same as yours. For me, a pipe is merely the carrier between me and the tobacco I love. |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Apr 26, 2022 22:38:21 GMT -5
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Post by johnlawitzke on Apr 27, 2022 17:46:55 GMT -5
I have unite a few great smokers, but the two that stand out above the others in terms of smoking quality are my two Eltang bamboo shanks:   |
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Post by Gandalf on May 1, 2022 20:07:32 GMT -5
My first pipe from Cramptholomew . He sent 2, but I love this one and it gets smoked more than any pipe I own. I have others from him and they're all superb pipes, but this one is just perfect. That's a nice looking pipe! |
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Post by exbenedict on May 1, 2022 22:12:04 GMT -5
Honestly, it took a while to break in, but once it did, I have to say I am completely enamored with my Ashton, rusticated bent bulldog. Smokes like a dream and is a total work horse. I can smoke out of it all day without doing anything more than a quick scrape with a czech tool between bowls with no issues. All around good workhorse.
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