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Post by henry on Nov 24, 2022 12:52:40 GMT -5
Anyone have experience with this line (Greek)? The Hygrocool design is interesting -- a rethinking of the filter design -- but I haven't found any web reviews. Alexander Briar |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2022 13:08:37 GMT -5
Anyone have experience with this line (Greek)? The Hygrocool design is interesting -- a rethinking of the filter design -- but I haven't found any web reviews. Alexander BriarSid Stavros probably could tell you. I think he has a website. They look interesting and the price is cheap. |
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Post by trailboss on Nov 24, 2022 13:53:52 GMT -5
Hygrocool would suggest that these are cool smoking pipes, but I see nothing about how the engineering delivers said results.
It may be a great pipe, but I would like to see why the marketing suggests so.
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Post by henry on Nov 24, 2022 14:39:46 GMT -5
Hygrocool would suggest that these are cool smoking pipes, but I see nothing about how the engineering delivers said results. It may be a great pipe, but I would like to see why the marketing suggests so. For sure. Before ordering -- especially overseas -- I like to get a sense of the vendor from web reviews. Hardly anything on Alexander Briar. Hence my post. |
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Post by henry on Nov 24, 2022 14:40:45 GMT -5
Anyone have experience with this line (Greek)? The Hygrocool design is interesting -- a rethinking of the filter design -- but I haven't found any web reviews. Alexander BriarSid Stavros probably could tell you. I think he has a website. They look interesting and the price is cheap. I posted a query on his forum. Will share if anything comes through. |
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Post by Gypo on Nov 24, 2022 15:22:43 GMT -5
My first online pipe purchase and sent the wrong pipe. I think the Briar is of low quality and not properly seasoned. I was not happy with it.
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2022 15:38:35 GMT -5
Here is some information on him. I would probably take a chance, but my first pipe from him probably would not be anything with a gimmick. He has a nice regular poker for 48 Euros that I like. www.alexanderpipes.com/about-me |
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Post by henry on Nov 24, 2022 16:45:37 GMT -5
Here is some information on him. I would probably take a chance, but my first pipe from him probably would not be anything with a gimmick. He has a nice regular poker for 48 Euros that I like. some feedback I just received: I have an Alexander Zappos pipe, bought one from him on ebay (month or two before he passed away). It's an "Aristocrat Old Briar" pot. The pipe is nice and the briar is good and very thick, although the mouthpiece is apparently made of a cheap plastic, as the tenon crumbled inside the mortise (not snapped off, literally crumbled on one side with no apparent reason). I like the pipe but I have no idea how to repair it. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2022 16:51:22 GMT -5
I went back and added the link I forgot.
He's dead?
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2022 17:01:19 GMT -5
Seems like there are a lot of "Alexander" pipe makers.
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Post by henry on Nov 24, 2022 17:09:40 GMT -5
Seems like there are a lot of "Alexander" pipe makers. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2022 17:13:15 GMT -5
It's the same Alexander and he's been dead for 7 years. The picture on his website is quite different from his actual picture. The site seems quite active. pipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pipes |
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Post by trailboss on Nov 24, 2022 17:22:34 GMT -5
I don’t doubt that Alexander had a “Eureka” experience, but if it had been so for the wider pipe making community, it would have taken like wildfire. Not seeing that his findings ever took root.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 24, 2022 18:10:23 GMT -5
That contraption looks like nothing BUT a royal pain in the butt. I’m with trailboss on this. So many pipe makers have had a “brilliant idea”, but rarely has anyone improved on the two holes design. Besides, the fit and finish is lacking. Yeah, they’re cheaper pipes, but that’s not a reason to buy them. yikes…  |
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Post by Zach on Nov 27, 2022 14:00:42 GMT -5
They look nice but they seem to be a straight forward 9mm filter pipe outta the 1930-60's race.
Ah, didn't realize it was Zavvos. Yeah I'm quite sure sidstavros does have some Zavvos pipes. |
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Post by sidstavros on Dec 3, 2022 8:46:24 GMT -5
I don’t doubt that Alexander had a “Eureka” experience, but if it had been so for the wider pipe making community, it would have taken like wildfire. Not seeing that his findings ever took root.
He never said that he discovered the wheel but Peteson-Savinelli pipes had a similar system for ''dry'' smoking but no one blame them. Mr Zavvos is dead so he can not answer to any questions of reply to any comment, all he did was to supply the whole pipe smoking world with 1st class briar to enjoy their tobacco and still his factory is selling briar to may brands so even the next generation of pipe smokers will use Zavvos Greek briar.
Seems like there are a lot of "Alexander" pipe makers. Many pipe makers here in Greece were ''students" of Mr Alexander or copy his technique for example Pipes-Fallion-Amadeus and keep in mind that many European-American pipe makers buy briar from Mr Zavvos supply. Here is one of his ''students"
In his prime Mr Zavvos had a factory of 300 people and brands like Dunhill-Vauen were his customers for his briar. I have a 6mm Zavvos pipe: I have many dozens of pipes with his system (by Pipex and Fallion) which you have seen then in my Cafe photos. They are A' excellent pipes for beginners or Modified guys like me, i have smoke them in Winter-Summer no matter if the temperature was 40 'F or 104 'F, if the moisture was very high or it was raining, if it was snowing or i was in sweat by hot sun. Other brands like Butz Choquin or Chacom failed.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 3, 2022 13:47:35 GMT -5
Certainly in light of your post, my earlier comment was made in ignorance. Just because I am not familiar with his body of work, does not mean that he had not made great contributions to the hobby, and left an enduring legacy.
Thanks for the correction.
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Post by sidstavros on Dec 4, 2022 8:06:04 GMT -5
Here is an example (from me) of how the ''Water Trap'' or the ''Aspida'' (Shield) works. Test: 2 bowls of pipe smoking in a row in one morning, just 2 minutes intermediate among them, look inside.  All these will end up inside our body but that ''patent'' stopped them. It's not something that will turn pipe smoking to something ''healthy'' but helps to retain some moisture and for some people this is desirable. |
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Post by sidstavros on Feb 19, 2023 6:25:16 GMT -5
My first online pipe purchase and sent the wrong pipe.
Something that i forgot to tell. Before A.Zavvos past away had a tragedy inside his family, his daughter died from cancer. While trying to recover from this devastating hit his brother which was his ''right had'' helping him to keep the factory running suffered from a Stroke which let him with serious damage in one side, he could not move one hand plus could not walk properly because one leg was almost paralyzed. Νonetheless the company till works and some people have jobs.
I am not A.Zavvos Business partner, i don't have shares, i never knew the man but i feel i must say the truth so every pipe smoker will know the facts.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 19, 2023 13:23:07 GMT -5
I hate to see any loss to the pipe community, especially those who have used their talents to try to innovate for us. His device reminds me of the Peterson System pipe. Dunhill also has a metal insert for straight stem pipes. I don't use any of these devices, though I have a couple of pipes which take 9mm filters. I find those work reasonable well without seriously impacting flavor.
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