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GRC Curved, Semi-Rusticated Apple #12151390

Great proportions, good grain, typical Darius construction. The
bottom of the shank is rusticated, in a discreet and handsome
manner. The bowl size is considerable for this medium-small
pipe. It's all flat-out comfortable. New. Price: $295
5.25" long, bowl 1.65" high. Weight: 1 3/8 oz., 39 grams.

Jody Davis #8285946JL

When holding this pipe, which is of good/average size, you can
tell that it is a quality product. The finish is smooth to the feel
and mellow looking to the eyes. The stem is flat and
comfortable and the draw is wide-open. two fine beads around
the bowl attest to the pipe maker's skill. Jody deserves his
accolades, if this is an example of his workmanship. New.
5.75" long, bowl 2" high. Weight: 1 3/8 oz., 39 grams. $750

Julius Vesz Hand Cut #1261918SW

Julius has two lines of pipes, his Hand Made, which is his lower
priced line, and his Hand Cut. This tall Billiard, almost a Stack,
was made in 1997 and is in near-new condition. Used. $195
6.12" long, bowl 2.38" high. Weight: 2 5/8 oz., 74 grams.

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Michael Lindner Bamboo Shank Prince Grade AA #9616

The beautiful straight grain all around this bowl accounts for
the fine double A grade Michael bestowed on this large Prince.
The same attention to detail that are given to all Lindner pipes
is evident here, especially on the critical stem. Price. $1250
6 7/8" long, bowl 1 3/8" high: Weight; 2 oz., 56.8 grams. New.

GRC #10271068

The straight grain up the sides of this pipe is what is
responsible for the a bottom that is absolutely reptilian. In the
nature of full disclosure, there are two noticeable sand pits on
the upper left of the bottom photo. These are not fills. The
construction provides for an open draw and a very comfortable
hand feel. The chamber diameter is not large, but it is fairly
deep and should provide a comfortably long smoke (a scientific
term, I believe, just like my thumb in the bowl as a precise,
universal form of measurement. Some people don't
understand these things). New. Price: $295

6.5" long, bowl 1.5" high. Weight: 1.5 oz., 40 grams.

GRC Saucer #12151380

Darius told me to tell you that the button on this stem is drilled
out far more than in most pipes, thus, there is not a lot of
support on the side of the button, and thus this stem tip would
be susceptible to collapsing if you insist on holding this pipe in
your teeth. It requires the support of your hand. I don't
imagine that you will need to be reminded of this because the
stem is so round that it can not easily be held in the teeth. Still,
I am reminding you of this because I do not want to hear any
sob stories if the owner of this pipe chomps on and depresses
the stem. A forewarned you is a forearmed me. Get it?
4.75" long, bowl 1.25" high. Weight: 1 5/8 oz., 45 grams.
New. Price. $325

GRC Globe #12151384

I don't think "Globe" properly describes the shape of this bowl;
a fruit designation might be more accurate, but I can't think of
which fruit. An apple? An orange? I'm accepting suggestions.
Regardless, as small pipes go, it's a winner. Recent in-coming
info from Mike Butera, who may have been the first to make this
design, based it on a winning entry in a pipe design contest. If
you check your old P&T mags, says Mike, you will see the pipe.
5" long, bowl 1.4" high. Weight: 1 1/4 oz., 36 grams. New. $410

GRC Stack #12151396

The stack shape mesmerizes me, and I have no idea why. I
don't own any, and have no real desire to smoke one (I think I
tried once, and my recollection is that I couldn't keep it lit) but I
can easily understand why someone would want to collect
them.Also interesting is the illusion that this pipe is taller than it
is long. It is not. Finally, as difficult as it may be to properly
puff on, at least it is very, very open and will smoke as well as it
possibly could. If you're a Stack devotee, this is for you. $350
4.8" long, bowl 3.4" high. Weight: 2 1/2 oz., 72 grams. New.

GRC #126264

You can see the great blast and the fine shape. Despite it's
bend, with a little crick in the end of the cleaner, it goes through.
5" long, bowl 1.7" high. Weight: 1.25 oz., 37 grms. New. $295

GRC #1262062

If this were a big pipe, the curve seen above might seem a bit
over the top, but it's a small pipe, and is thus quite graceful.
Despite the S of the curve, it provided a wide open draw. The
bowl is deep and I can get my forefinger in it, so it will give a
lengthy enough smoke. The grain shows up much better in
person than it does here. New. Price: $330
5.5" long, bowl 1.6" high. Weight: .75 oz., 23 grams.

J.T.& D. Cooke #5102816 (SOLD 8/30/10)

This wood capped pipe harkens back to the time when Jim was
still married to Debbie. I hope I have her name right...it was a
bunch of years ago, now. Although this pipe is still unsmoked,
it may have more value as a piece of U.S. pipe making history,
considering Jim's status in our pantheon of pipe makers. If Jim
saw this pipe, and how badly it's drilled, he'd pay me not to
exhibit it. New. Price: $300
5.6" long, bowl 2.28" high. Weight: 1.75 oz., 51 grams.

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P.O. Box 61146
Palo Alto, CA 94306

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Rolando Negoita #514 8251PN

I think Rolando is one of the most daring, playful and innovative
of all pipe makers. It is often as though he came to the hobby
with few or no preconceived notions, except his love for design.
You do know that he is a graduate of art school? Yes and
good, but he also grew up in Romania, and probably had little
exposure to decent briar pipes. In this vision, Rolando has put
the stem directly into a sharply rusticated bowl. He has also cut
the chamber at an angle, flowing down away from the stem.
Chalk that up to something else I've never seen. The cond. is
exc. and the draw open. Although the pipe is large, the angled
chamber keeps the bowl size down to grp. 4 capacity (I think.)
5.8" long, bowl 1.9" tall. Weight: 2.5 oz., 70 grams. Used. $225

Grandson Trey, Independence Day 2010

This must be before the feast began because Trey looks pretty
clean. I'm waiting for some photos of Trey at Disney World.

Todd Johnson #5225404 (SOLD 8/16/10)

4.7: long, bowl 1.95" high. Weight: 2 1/4 oz., 63 grams.
New. Price: $495

Todd Johnson #5225405

4.7" long, bowl 1.65" high. Weight: 1.5 oz., 42 grams. New.
Price: $495

Paul Bonaquisti Sabbia XL #5225316

This hangs nearly perfectly out of the mouth. The blast is just
brimming with the character of the wood, truly reminiscent of
the unpredictable blasts that made the very old Dunhills shells
such a favored and sought-after pipe, then and now. New.
5.35" long, bowl 1.8" high. Weight: 2 3/8oz., 66 grams. $425

Kaywoodie Standard #712 8440BM

A well cut example of the Prince shape. The stem is orig. and
in exc. cond, (a very insignificant of tooth 'chatter' on the
bottom) and the bowl, too, although there is a ding on the
bottom of the bowl. The stinger has 4 holes and does it's
typically superb job of obstructing air flow through the stem.
6 1/8" long, bowl 1.5" tall. Weight: 1 3/8 oz., 38 grams. $40.

Paul Perri #1186373 (SOLD 8/19/10)

Normally, we only take one side of a sandblasted pipe, but we
have both sides for this one, for no special reason, but you can
look if you want to. This is actually a ring-grained pipe. Until
somebody can prove me wrong, I will say that this pipe has the
thickest chamber walls of any virgin, ring grained pipe in the
world. It is a Champion. A record holder. New. Price: $200
6.4" long, bowl 1.75" high. Weight: 3.5 oz., 100 grams.

Ron Fairchild #1186360

The carving here creates a very good cross grain. The rim is
smooth, the stem is flat and the draw is open. This is just the
kind of pipe that can quickly grow on one and become #1 in the
rotation. New. Price: $250
5.95" long, bowl 2" high. Weight: 1.5 oz., 41 grams.

Ron Fairchild #1186365

Here is a pipe that is a little bit smaller, and a little bit lighter in
weight but still with a good bowl capacity and verycomfortable
flat stem and open draw. New. Price: $225
5.7" long, bowl 1.95" high. Weight: 1 1/8 oz. 32 grams.

Bolas de Fuego #1186144BT

I will have to ask the consignor who this pipe maker is, and
where he comes from. Clearly, it is a well made pipe, in exc.
cond., with good grain and an interesting shape. Used.
5.4" long, bowl 2" high. Weight: 2 1/8 oz., 62 grams. $295

Tracy Mincer #712 8424BM (SOLD 8/22/10)

I see a lot of Custom Bilts, but very, very few Tracy Mincer
pipes, Tracy being the power behind Custom Bilt. This old pipe
is in excellent condition with good grain and an open draw. The
bowl easily takes my thumb, although the pipe is not particularly
big or heavy. Get Bill Unger's book for the Mincer history. Used
5 1/4" long, bowl 1 7/8" tall. Weight: 1 5/8 oz., 47 grams. $60

Elliott Nachwalter #712 8455JG

A well grained pipe in excellent condition with a wide-open draw
and a beautiful display of Bird's Eye grain on the wide rim of the
bowl. This must be a Elliott's high water mark. Just to bring him
down to earth again, I can't get the stem to fit quite flush to the
shank at the bottom. Still, it's a good pipe. Used. Price: $95
5 3/4" long, bowl 2" tall. Weight: 2 3/8 oz., 69 grams.

Will Purdy #415 8207JH

Maybe this consignor and Will don't get along because there is
hardly any other reason to relinquish a Purdy pipe. It's not as
though I see many of them, and nearly none from Will, who has
promised me a few pipes for about 3 years now but who's
complaining? This one is in near-new condition (and no, the
old owner does not have a feud with Will. It would be almost
impossible to be mad at him) with a wonderfully comfortable, flat
stem and wide-open draw and the rest of attention smoker's
details that near nutso-obsessive Will insists on. The price,
btw, is very attractive, I think, but you decide that. Used.
5.6" long, bowl 1.7" tall. Weight: 1.25 oz., 36 grams. Price: $485

Here's grandson Trey with his two darling cousins, Alyssa on
the left, and Nadia in the middle, at Disney World in Orland FL.

Rad Davis #818 8575JH

This is why it's so easy to claim Rad is one of the best values
out there...solid pipes, properly constructed in real pipe shapes
that will stand the test of time, plus the confidence to avoid
coating his inner chamber so that you can 1) taste your
tobacco from the first smoke, and 2) see the grain inside that
bowl. This piece has Bird's Eye grain throughout the top. $395
5 9/16" long, bowl 1 11/16" tall. Weight: 1 3/4 oz., 49 grams.

JHW #712 8479

Paneled bowl and shank in a large, tall freehand by the teacher
of Mark Tinsky, who by now is certainly one of the grand old
men of American pipe making, although I doubt he is any older
than I am, and may even be younger. The draw is open and
the stem bite-mark free. If it matters to you, there is a small flat
spot on the bottom of the bowl that allows the pipe to sit up.
6 1/4" long, bowl 2 1/2" tall. Weight: 2 1/8 oz., 62 grams. $75

Jobey Shellmoor #818 8659PJ

Here's an unsmoked pipe with a blast that almost looks like a
carving in some areas, such as the side you're seeing in the
photo. On the other side, you see much more grain, but the
overall impression is one of a specially great sandblast. Jobey
did that with a rather large number of their pipes, and I don't
think the brand gets the respect it deserves. New.
6" long, bowl 1.7" tall. Weight: 1 1/4 oz., 36 grams. Price: $50