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"...they have a soul and smoke impossibly well..."
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<blockquote data-quote="glpease" data-source="post: 234395" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>Something you might consider trying is installing an "inner tube" of sorts. Many hobby and hardware stores sell aluminium and stainless steel tubing in small gauges with thin enough walls to do the job. Just cut the appropriate length of the right diameter tubing to fit snugly into the draught hole, and long enough to kiss the stem's airway where it tapers down. I've done this to a couple of pipes with surprising results. Despite the introduction of metal into the airway, they were transformed in a positive way. It's an interesting experiment, if nothing else, and reversible if you don't like the result. And, since they come in sizes that can fit within each other, you could play with different internal diameters and see the effect this has on the taste and smoking characteristics.</p><p></p><p>It seems the pipe community at large has become overly obsessed with the smoking dynamics of their pipes, and have not paid as much attention to how they taste, which for me has always been the most important dimension of the experience.</p><p></p><p>That said, I do have a very large old Comoy that delivers an amazing smoke, and will, if left alone, practically smoke itself. This is evidence that the airway diameter must take into consideration the size of the chamber and the overall length of the pipe. A small chambered, short pipe would produce a rather different experience with the same airway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glpease, post: 234395, member: 18"] Something you might consider trying is installing an "inner tube" of sorts. Many hobby and hardware stores sell aluminium and stainless steel tubing in small gauges with thin enough walls to do the job. Just cut the appropriate length of the right diameter tubing to fit snugly into the draught hole, and long enough to kiss the stem's airway where it tapers down. I've done this to a couple of pipes with surprising results. Despite the introduction of metal into the airway, they were transformed in a positive way. It's an interesting experiment, if nothing else, and reversible if you don't like the result. And, since they come in sizes that can fit within each other, you could play with different internal diameters and see the effect this has on the taste and smoking characteristics. It seems the pipe community at large has become overly obsessed with the smoking dynamics of their pipes, and have not paid as much attention to how they taste, which for me has always been the most important dimension of the experience. That said, I do have a very large old Comoy that delivers an amazing smoke, and will, if left alone, practically smoke itself. This is evidence that the airway diameter must take into consideration the size of the chamber and the overall length of the pipe. A small chambered, short pipe would produce a rather different experience with the same airway. [/QUOTE]
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