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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 13, 2020 15:56:07 GMT -5
It bothers me that the "Bing's Favorite" pipes have a bent stem. That is all.
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Post by jay on Dec 13, 2020 16:28:19 GMT -5
Actually, I agree. I thought he was big fan of billiards and Canadians.
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Post by sparks on Dec 13, 2020 16:32:07 GMT -5
It bothers me that the "Bing's Favorite" pipes have a bent stem. That is all.
100% agree. I have "un-bent" all my Bing's Favorites.
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 13, 2020 18:06:23 GMT -5
Why the anti-bent feelings? Curious about that. Any reason beyond just preference? I actually prefer a bent stem. To each his own I guess.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 13, 2020 19:14:16 GMT -5
Why the anti-bent feelings? Curious about that. Any reason beyond just preference? I actually prefer a bent stem. To each his own I guess. the old Merchant Services pipes that Bing smoked were straight. That's where the "Bing" shape came from. Calling a pipe a "Bing's Favorite", with a bent stem just isn't right. I also think it looks kinda wonky having, basically, a completely straight pipe with a bent stem on it. It looks droopy. It just bothers me. I like bent stems too, I just don't think it fits on something called a "Bing". |
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Post by taiguy66 on Dec 13, 2020 19:22:28 GMT -5
Glad I’m a billiard and poker man. Tough crowd on this thread!
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 13, 2020 20:25:52 GMT -5
It bothers me that the "Bing's Favorite" pipes have a bent stem. That is all.
100% agree. I have "un-bent" all my Bing's Favorites.
I unbent mine, bought a Merchant Service, got rid of the Merchant Service and rebent the Bings Favorite. All happy now and I don't care that it doesn't look like what Bing smoked. It smokes great just as Savinelli designed it. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 13, 2020 20:58:45 GMT -5
100% agree. I have "un-bent" all my Bing's Favorites.
I unbent mine, bought a Merchant Service, got rid of the Merchant Service and rebent the Bings Favorite. All happy now and I don't care that it doesn't look like what Bing smoked. It smokes great just as Savinelli designed it. but, have you tried a Bruno Nuttens Bing? Looks wise, I think his are the best. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 13, 2020 21:10:43 GMT -5
I agree, it borders on sacrilege to be a Bing Bender.
Thumbkins and the stretch rack for offenders.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 13, 2020 21:11:56 GMT -5
I unbent mine, bought a Merchant Service, got rid of the Merchant Service and rebent the Bings Favorite. All happy now and I don't care that it doesn't look like what Bing smoked. It smokes great just as Savinelli designed it. but, have you tried a Bruno Nuttens Bing? Looks wise, I think his are the best. He does produce a really nice looking Bing and it is easy on the wallet. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 13, 2020 22:07:05 GMT -5
I unbent mine, bought a Merchant Service, got rid of the Merchant Service and rebent the Bings Favorite. All happy now and I don't care that it doesn't look like what Bing smoked. It smokes great just as Savinelli designed it. but, have you tried a Bruno Nuttens Bing? Looks wise, I think his are the best. I haven't tried a whole lot of pipes, nor do I feel the need to. 😉🤠 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 13, 2020 22:07:33 GMT -5
I agree, it borders on sacrilege to be a Bing Bender. Thumbkins and the stretch rack for offenders. Just try it cowboy. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 13, 2020 23:01:01 GMT -5
I agree, it borders on sacrilege to be a Bing Bender. Thumbkins and the stretch rack for offenders. Just try it cowboy. Ron, The guy that fixes a burnout pipe with asbestos mud. Do not send your pipes to Ron! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2020 8:51:46 GMT -5
Not only the bent part of it. I have actually seen members from a forum commission a pipe manufacturer to make then Bing pipes. There were... no bands on the pipes. Can't call them Bing, can they. And they manufacture pipes. They obviously knew better.
Where is this world going to, I wonder?
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 14, 2020 10:52:14 GMT -5
Bing-schming. I’m looking for a Bob Hope Special.  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 14, 2020 11:14:21 GMT -5
Bing-schming. I’m looking for a Bob Hope Special.  |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 14, 2020 11:15:53 GMT -5
Voilá!  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 14, 2020 11:36:54 GMT -5
Not only the bent part of it. I have actually seen members from a forum commission a pipe manufacturer to make then Bing pipes. There were... no bands on the pipes. Can't call them Bing, can they. And they manufacture pipes. They obviously knew better. Where is this world going to, I wonder? I had a Basil Meadows exact copy of the Merchant Service pipe. It's the most accurate copy of the pipe that Bing smoked. It was a great pipe, but it just didn't suit me so I passed it on to another smoker that would appreciate it. |
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Post by briarbuck on Dec 14, 2020 11:45:45 GMT -5
So...people are bent about being bent?
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Post by sparks on Dec 14, 2020 11:56:16 GMT -5
There has been so much discussion about the pipes that Bing smoked. It's a known fact that he smoked Merchant Services pipes for many years, and was known to buy them by the case to give as gifts. That being said, he also had pipes made for him by local artisans, among them Ed Koplin, who eventually started the Tinder Box chain.
If you look at most of the long, pencil shanked pipes that Bing is seen smoking later in life, they appear to be much longer than the Merchant Services variety. Granted, I'm only guessing based on face size in comparison to the pipes, but they don't fit what the "standard" Merchant Services dimensions were to my eye.
There is no official "standard" for a Bing pipe, as there have been many that have claimed they created it.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 14, 2020 16:33:50 GMT -5
There has been so much discussion about the pipes that Bing smoked. It's a known fact that he smoked Merchant Services pipes for many years, and was known to buy them by the case to give as gifts. That being said, he also had pipes made for him by local artisans, among them Ed Koplin, who eventually started the Tinder Box chain. If you look at most of the long, pencil shanked pipes that Bing is seen smoking later in life, they appear to be much longer than the Merchant Services variety. Granted, I'm only guessing based on face size in comparison to the pipes, but they don't fit what the "standard" Merchant Services dimensions were to my eye. There is no official "standard" for a Bing pipe, as there have been many that have claimed they created it. this is true, but I think that even though there's not set standard, that specific Merchant Service pipe has kind of become the defacto "Bing" that people associate with the "Bing shape". And, of course, the metal band. I do like the longer pencil shanks he smoked. I still don't like the bent stems non the Bing's Favorite. Haha. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 14, 2020 16:36:40 GMT -5
Not only the bent part of it. I have actually seen members from a forum commission a pipe manufacturer to make then Bing pipes. There were... no bands on the pipes. Can't call them Bing, can they. And they manufacture pipes. They obviously knew better. Where is this world going to, I wonder? I had a Basil Meadows exact copy of the Merchant Service pipe. It's the most accurate copy of the pipe that Bing smoked. It was a great pipe, but it just didn't suit me so I passed it on to another smoker that would appreciate it. I have one of them, too. I like it fine. |
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Post by sparks on Dec 14, 2020 16:53:25 GMT -5
There has been so much discussion about the pipes that Bing smoked. It's a known fact that he smoked Merchant Services pipes for many years, and was known to buy them by the case to give as gifts. That being said, he also had pipes made for him by local artisans, among them Ed Koplin, who eventually started the Tinder Box chain. If you look at most of the long, pencil shanked pipes that Bing is seen smoking later in life, they appear to be much longer than the Merchant Services variety. Granted, I'm only guessing based on face size in comparison to the pipes, but they don't fit what the "standard" Merchant Services dimensions were to my eye. There is no official "standard" for a Bing pipe, as there have been many that have claimed they created it. this is true, but I think that even though there's not set standard, that specific Merchant Service pipe has kind of become the defacto "Bing" that people associate with the "Bing shape". And, of course, the metal band. I do like the longer pencil shanks he smoked. I still don't like the bent stems non the Bing's Favorite. Haha.
I agree 100%.
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