Chuckus
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Post by Chuckus on Dec 30, 2018 10:04:28 GMT -5
Anybody have one of these?Mine should be delivered by next Monday.I have really enjoyed my Kirsten and Falcon pipes so I thought I would give this one a try. Bowl looks pretty big. My other metal pipes have pretty small bowls, I know I can swap out for bigger ones just haven't done so yet.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 10:09:58 GMT -5
Chuck, a friend from NY owns the exact model. He smokes it often and really enjoys it.
Eventually purchase a Don Warren XL bowl for your Kirsten pipe, I own 3 and enjoy them ALL.........money well spent.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 30, 2018 13:53:14 GMT -5
They look great. I've seen some bowls for them and they look like they're a level of quality above the rest.
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Post by peteguy on Dec 30, 2018 14:28:27 GMT -5
Simple yet elegant. I hope it sings.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 20:44:48 GMT -5
Is that a carburetor on front? Whoa.....
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Dec 31, 2018 18:43:09 GMT -5
Is that a carburetor on front? Whoa..... hahahahahahahahahahaha thats almost a Steam Roller, some may get this inference I'm guessing most won't  Awesomely great looking pipe!!! |
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Post by desolbones on Dec 31, 2018 19:26:37 GMT -5
Chuck, a friend from NY owns the exact model. He smokes it often and really enjoys it. Eventually purchase a Don Warren XL bowl for your Kirsten pipe, I own 3 and enjoy them ALL.........money well spent. +1 on the Don Warren Kirsten bowls and Doug Erwin makes a Falcob bowl that's a good bit larger than what Falcon offers. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 19:29:59 GMT -5
Definitely +1 ^^^^^^^^^^^ on the Doug Erwin made Falcon bowls👌👍👍
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 1, 2019 2:37:54 GMT -5
Is that a carburetor on front? Whoa..... hahahahahahahahahahaha thats almost a Steam Roller, some may get this inference I'm guessing most won't Awesomely great looking pipe!!! I get the reference, but I almost wish I didn't  |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 1, 2019 2:40:45 GMT -5
Eventually purchase a Don Warren XL bowl for your Kirsten pipe, I own 3 and enjoy them ALL.........money well spent. This was my reminder to go check Don Warren's etsy store, and I immediately found two rad as hell designs. It will be nice to have an extra-large bowl or two to accompany my more normal Kirsten bowls.
With that said, both my current Kirsten bowls are what Kirsten calls "seconds"... and they would be trivially passable by most pipe brands. They hold themselves to a very, very high standard.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 6:51:54 GMT -5
Eventually purchase a Don Warren XL bowl for your Kirsten pipe, I own 3 and enjoy them ALL.........money well spent. This was my reminder to go check Don Warren's etsy store, and I immediately found two rad as hell designs. It will be nice to have an extra-large bowl or two to accompany my more normal Kirsten bowls.
With that said, both my current Kirsten bowls are what Kirsten calls "seconds"... and they would be trivially passable by most pipe brands. They hold themselves to a very, very high standard.
If you find a bowl or a pipe on Don’s site give him a call and purchase directly from him. Save a few bucks plus he’s a pleasure to talk with👍👍 |
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Chuckus
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First Name: Chuck
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Post by Chuckus on Jan 5, 2019 7:07:43 GMT -5
I got the pipe this week. Here are my first impressions...It's pretty if you like the metal,wood type of pipe.Its bowl is flat on the bottom, which I like so I can set it down with out a pipe stand it sits at a small angle with the mouth piece slightly higher than the bowl,I think this is intentional by design so moisture with flow to the cap end away from the mouth piece.It's lighter weight wise than it looks, I thought it would weigh more because the bowl is fairly tall, it holds a little more tobacco than my Falcon or Kirsten does.It's slightly longer than my Falcon twist but only because of the end cap.The internal design is very similar to the Kirsten design with a center smoke tube stem that extends to the inside of the end cap.1 O ring to deal with, on the end cap, assembles and disassembles very easily and is quick and easy to clean.
The pipe has a nice balance and feel, easy to hold, doesn't get hot.
Like the Kirsten and Falcon it delivers a cool dry smoke and captures the moisture in the chamber instead of mixing it with the smoke.I smoked something fairly wet intentionally to see how well it would separate the moisture, it does a good job.When you smoke wet with these types of pipes you will have to clean more often.
Its a good smoker,and will be even better after the bowl is broken in. Would I buy it again? Yes, Do I need to won more than one of these? No.
I think that if you like the look of it over the Kirsten or Falcon you would like it,I really liked the carbon fiber bowl version and to me the looked really nice.I didn't purchase the carbon fiber version because as a new pipe system I was unwilling to sink that much money into an unknown,but I think some of my biker buddies would totally go for that version.
I think that both the Falcon and the Kirsten have advantages over the Tsuge not because they are better smokers or better designed but because you can buy different bowls and they are a more modular type of pipe. In fact I still want to get a Don Warren bowl for my Kirsten, a Morta Xl.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 5, 2019 10:56:45 GMT -5
Glad to hear you're enjoying it, Chuckus. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 5, 2019 11:02:56 GMT -5
Just wanted to mention that Ozgur makes meerschaum bowls for the Kirsten that are fantastic. I have an Ozgur XXL floral design carved bowl for my Kirsten that I love.
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