Ardor pipes, your thoughts......

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At least one of the ugliest finishes I've ever seen on a pipe. I'm afraid there might be others just as awful.

I knew a guy who collected the massive Ardors, particularly the ball shapes about the size of a major league baseball. He never talked about their smoking qualities. I thought to try one, but my economics were concentrated elsewhere. A local, convenient, used one never came up for trade.
 
I think this one is pretty darn ugly:

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But this one is rather attractive:

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But they all have personality, strangely.

Matt
 
Zeno thats their best finish.. If I liked the shape and the stem was a wee small bit more colorful I'd buy that pipe.. (ok the truth is I cant afford it, but still...lol)
 
pipedirector, that one IS pretty damn ugly, but not uglier than the one I posted. The one you showed at least can bring out the Pooh appreciation in me. However, it DOES have that terrible tooling, like the one I showed, on the smooth parts. They need to permanently loose the chisel.
 
I think they are a bit overpriced in general. At pipes shows, the distributor discounts them a good bit, and they are a good buy. They make a lot of large, bizaare, and gaudy pipes. I have one, a Urano Old Briar Series 2004 #22, and it is an excellent smoker. It is about a grp 6 in size.
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I own five and find them to be exceptional smokers. All were purchased from one of, if not the nicest guy in the business, Steve Monjure. I smoke them all regularly and never have any issues. I'd highly recommend them. Yes, they come in all shapes and sizes and I don't fancy some but the variety is a testament to the talents of the Roveras.

This one is my favorite and is Ardor's 100th Anniversary Edition Mercurio. Just check out that birdseye!


 
skaukatt":ndqyd2wq said:
I own five and find them to be exceptional smokers. All were purchased from one of, if not the nicest guy in the business, Steve Monjure. I smoke them all regularly and never have any issues. I'd highly recommend them. Yes, they come in all shapes and sizes and I don't fancy some but the variety is a testament to the talents of the Roveras.

This one is my favorite and is Ardor's 100th Anniversary Edition Mercurio. Just check out that birdseye!
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Stunning!
That is the nicest Ardor I've ever seen!
 
Love my Ardor I have. Picked it up for a steal about 2 weeks before turkeyday last year. I like the others don't know if i could pay the full 300-350 and up for a new one but i also said i would never buy a dunhill so.... yeah. The reason i like the Ardors is they are big and unique. most of them anyways.
 
Harlock999":tnvi2oye said:
skaukatt":tnvi2oye said:
I own five and find them to be exceptional smokers. All were purchased from one of, if not the nicest guy in the business, Steve Monjure. I smoke them all regularly and never have any issues. I'd highly recommend them. Yes, they come in all shapes and sizes and I don't fancy some but the variety is a testament to the talents of the Roveras.

This one is my favorite and is Ardor's 100th Anniversary Edition Mercurio. Just check out that birdseye!
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Stunning!
That is the nicest Ardor I've ever seen!
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That's some of the tightest birdseye I've seen on a pipe. What a great shape to properly show it off, too. 8)
 
I bought this one from Steve at the Kaywoodie Event in Dec. 2011. He held on to it for me since last Chicago Show and I'm glad he did because when I saw it in person, I could not put it back down on his table. I thought the grain was spectacular. It has a large capacity bowl but smokes superbly.

Thanks, guys.
 
They do some of the nicer [bent] bulldogs I've seen in a while. It's good to know they give discounts at shows. Handy information.
 
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