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Am I the only one bothered by poorly balanced pipes?
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<blockquote data-quote="WarneOut" data-source="post: 585298" data-attributes="member: 5415"><p>Hi Mike,</p><p>To be more clear, I would say that the problem I had with any of these pipes was not merely aesthetics, but that the aesthetic problems were correlated with the balance problems. The looks of a pipe don't bother me as long as the feel between my teeth is correct. I primarily clench my pipes which is why that is the most important factor to me.</p><p></p><p>For example, if the tip of a stem is twisted down and to the right by 15⁰, when placed in your mouth it will fall 15⁰ sideways to the left when rested between the teeth.</p><p></p><p>For people that "bite" to clench, they may not notice any such problems, because the bite strength can correct for the imbalance. For those of us that prefer "resting" a pipe in the teeth, we are constrained by the way the pipe sits in an unaffected resting position. </p><p></p><p>I think my weaker jaw makes me particular susceptible to noticing such differences. </p><p></p><p>Also one more clarification - when I said I've had to send back 85% of all the pipes I ordered, not all of those were for misaligned stems/shanks. That was my biggest pet peeve, but I also had to send a couple back for having stems that were very nearly stuck in the pipe, and had to send 2 back for having stems loose enough to nearly fall out of the shank.</p><p></p><p>I also had to send a few (Vauens) back for having unreasonably tight draws or not being able to pass a cleaner. I will say Savinellis have great drilling, and I've never had any such problems with them. </p><p></p><p>I would love to try my hand at making a pipe one day, but I have a disorder of the inner ears that causes ordinary levels of sound to cause me extreme pain, so I cannot really even leave the house these days much less work with tools. I hope to recover one day and be able to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WarneOut, post: 585298, member: 5415"] Hi Mike, To be more clear, I would say that the problem I had with any of these pipes was not merely aesthetics, but that the aesthetic problems were correlated with the balance problems. The looks of a pipe don't bother me as long as the feel between my teeth is correct. I primarily clench my pipes which is why that is the most important factor to me. For example, if the tip of a stem is twisted down and to the right by 15⁰, when placed in your mouth it will fall 15⁰ sideways to the left when rested between the teeth. For people that "bite" to clench, they may not notice any such problems, because the bite strength can correct for the imbalance. For those of us that prefer "resting" a pipe in the teeth, we are constrained by the way the pipe sits in an unaffected resting position. I think my weaker jaw makes me particular susceptible to noticing such differences. Also one more clarification - when I said I've had to send back 85% of all the pipes I ordered, not all of those were for misaligned stems/shanks. That was my biggest pet peeve, but I also had to send a couple back for having stems that were very nearly stuck in the pipe, and had to send 2 back for having stems loose enough to nearly fall out of the shank. I also had to send a few (Vauens) back for having unreasonably tight draws or not being able to pass a cleaner. I will say Savinellis have great drilling, and I've never had any such problems with them. I would love to try my hand at making a pipe one day, but I have a disorder of the inner ears that causes ordinary levels of sound to cause me extreme pain, so I cannot really even leave the house these days much less work with tools. I hope to recover one day and be able to do that. [/QUOTE]
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