I picked today to start some miniature batch experiments (10 grams each) based primarily on an oriental. I ended up picking Prilep. It seemed right that I should smoke a bowl straight before making some blends. I’m now on my third bowl of straight Prilep and I haven’t blended anything yet. I’m smoking it in a Karlheinz Joura.
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I love an occasional bowl of pure prilep (66-9/7). Good on you!I picked today to start some miniature batch experiments (10 grams each) based primarily on an oriental. I ended up picking Prilep. It seemed right that I should smoke a bowl straight before making some blends. I’m now on my third bowl of straight Prilep and I haven’t blended anything yet. I’m smoking it in a Karlheinz Joura.
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I wonder a few of things... if you don't mind me asking.
What is the white stem made of?
Those look more like local street thugs:No problem to ask anything, in Greece it's very common especially in the country for people to ask anything each other while meeting in stores-Cafe-feasts etc, no offence taken.
It's acrylic mouthpiece from Germany, lathe work here in GR and bent plus some work in the lip by me.
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Good morning from Athens-Greece, we have sun and 93 'F here.
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The Cafe had a Pipe Resistance Security Team.
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Patrol and Bodyguards.
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Bob

That looks like the old Pioneer calabash pipes.
Bob
J. H. Lowe has most meerschaum bowl sizes in stock and they aren’t that expensive.Some Balkan Sobranie in the smooth calabash. I have two gourd calabash pipes; this one and a rusticated one. Only one bowl between them, but it fits both. The bowl was stuck in the rusticated pipe, and split apart as I tried to gently work it loose. I bought this one cheap and found that the bowl was an almost perfect fit in the other, I just needed to lightly sand the cork seal. So now I can swap the bowl between them… I’d like to get another bowl, but haven’t yet found one the right size and the custom bowl makers want nearly as much for one as I paid for both pipes.
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I believe it probably is.That looks like the old Pioneer calabash pipes.
Yes. Unfortunately “most”sizes, all but the one I need. They’ve been out of that size since I’ve been looking.J. H. Lowe has most meerschaum bowl sizes in stock and they aren’t that expensive.
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