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A 3-digit system (“Interim”) was developed that showed a first logical approach to identify pipes in terms of size, mouthpiece and shape, with the 1st digit being the size, the 2nd digit the mouthpiece and the 3rd digit the shape, i.e. the old “85” became a “321” which was a group 3 Apple with taper mouthpiece. This was soon to be replaced by a more detailed, formal 4- and 5-digit system around 1978. | A 3-digit system (“Interim”) was developed that showed a first logical approach to identify pipes in terms of size, mouthpiece and shape, with the 1st digit being the size, the 2nd digit the mouthpiece and the 3rd digit the shape, i.e. the old “85” became a “321” which was a group 3 Apple with taper mouthpiece. This was soon to be replaced by a more detailed, formal 4- and 5-digit system around 1978. | ||
The 5th digit indicated the style of bowl within the group of a similar classification, each identified by a last digit which could be any number between 1-9. | The 5th digit indicated the style of bowl within the group of a similar classification, each identified by a last digit which could be any number between 1-9. | ||
[[file:Rhodesianyang.jpg|thumb||right|Straight Rhodesian - 1993]] | |||
Some sources such as the Pipephil portal, point out that this change in the marking occurred in the mid-1976, others as 1974. Well, either way, we going to consider the information that came from an official source. Lets see a 4 digit example: | |||
4117 = 4: Group; 1: stem (Tappered bit); 17: Shape (Straight Rhodesian). | |||
While e.g. within the Gp.4 Billiard there were 5 different styles of bowls (5th digit being either 1,2,3,4, or 9), for a Gp.1 Billiard there were only 3 styles used (5th digit being 1, 2, or 9). | While e.g. within the Gp.4 Billiard there were 5 different styles of bowls (5th digit being either 1,2,3,4, or 9), for a Gp.1 Billiard there were only 3 styles used (5th digit being 1, 2, or 9). | ||