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There’s a “pipe” and then there are “pipes.” Your legends didn’t pose in front of the entirety of their collections; they were captured in a famed photo or two with some well-worn instrument dangling from their mouths. Who can blame the early piper for thinking that’s all there is to it, and that if you just pick up something that catches your attention, you’re good to go for the long haul. If only. As any piper who has been around the block will attest, once the collector’s bug has bitten, it bites again and again. You may start with a billiard, but then you’ll soon eye a bent bulldog, or wonder what it’s like to puff on a nosewarmer, and then look for something with a distinct rusticated finish, and get curious about morta and meerschaum, and what about that boutique maker you’ve just seen on Instagram? The fun goes on. The good news is that a collector’s disposition is necessary for good technique and a quality smoke” (tobaccopipes.com).</blockquote> | There’s a “pipe” and then there are “pipes.” Your legends didn’t pose in front of the entirety of their collections; they were captured in a famed photo or two with some well-worn instrument dangling from their mouths. Who can blame the early piper for thinking that’s all there is to it, and that if you just pick up something that catches your attention, you’re good to go for the long haul. If only. As any piper who has been around the block will attest, once the collector’s bug has bitten, it bites again and again. You may start with a billiard, but then you’ll soon eye a bent bulldog, or wonder what it’s like to puff on a nosewarmer, and then look for something with a distinct rusticated finish, and get curious about morta and meerschaum, and what about that boutique maker you’ve just seen on Instagram? The fun goes on. The good news is that a collector’s disposition is necessary for good technique and a quality smoke” (tobaccopipes.com).</blockquote> | ||
Salam Sipes (OMS Pipes): “Some people collect tobacco pipes just for aesthetic appeal. They may not ever smoke them. What makes that type of collector happy might be very different from what a daily smoker would want.” According to Mr. Brizzi (notsoboringlife.com): “A true (my emphasis) collection will contain unsmoked (my emphasis) pipes, with date of the year of manufacture, whom the manufacturer is, location of the manufacturer. The pipe may have a particular or oddity, that makes it collectible and desirable. It must be (my emphasis) in pristine condition.” I certainly do not abide with this assertion, but he has every right to have this opinion and post it for others to contemplate. | Salam Sipes (OMS Pipes): “Some people collect tobacco pipes just for aesthetic appeal. They may not ever smoke them. What makes that type of collector happy might be very different from what a daily smoker would want.” According to Mr. Brizzi (notsoboringlife.com): “A ''true'' (my emphasis) collection will contain ''unsmoked'' (my emphasis) pipes, with date of the year of manufacture, whom the manufacturer is, location of the manufacturer. The pipe may have a particular or oddity, that makes it collectible and desirable. It ''must be'' (my emphasis) in pristine condition.” I certainly do not abide with this assertion, but he has every right to have this opinion and post it for others to contemplate. | ||
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To all those who collect different pipes for different reasons, I close with this reflection: “I may not collect what you collect, but show me what you’ve got and I will be glad to see it, because, by god, we are both brothers in the briar” (Ralph William Larsen, Doctor of Pipes, 2013). | To all those who collect different pipes for different reasons, I close with this reflection: “I may not collect what you collect, but show me what you’ve got and I will be glad to see it, because, by god, we are both brothers in the briar” (Ralph William Larsen, Doctor of Pipes, 2013). | ||
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