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Although the 5-digit code was stamped on the pipe and thus was visible to the consumer, it was mostly used for internal production planning purposes and to a lesser extent for retail staff. The system proved to be quite complex.
Although the 5-digit code was stamped on the pipe and thus was visible to the consumer, it was mostly used for internal production planning purposes and to a lesser extent for retail staff. The system proved to be quite complex.


The elimination of the 5th digit on the pipes (in the early '80s - precisly 1983) resulted in better management of the pipe stock as there were less skus and it also facilitated the work for the sales staff in the retail shops as the complexity and number of skus was considerably reduced.
The elimination of the 5th digit on the pipes (in 1984) resulted in better management of the pipe stock as there were less skus and it also facilitated the work for the sales staff in the retail shops as the complexity and number of skus was considerably reduced.
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*|*Numbers 7 & 8 are not used  nowadays as The White Spot now make all mouthpieces as fishtail as standard practise.  
*|*Numbers 7 & 8 are not used  nowadays as The White Spot now make all mouthpieces as fishtail as standard practise.  
*| When 5 digits occur, the meaning of the 4 first remain the same.
*| When 5 digits occur, the meaning of the 4 first remain the same.
*| 5 digit shape numbers was added in 1976 and ended in 1983.  
*| 5 digit shape numbers was added in 1976 and ended in 1984.  
*| Some sources such as the Pipephil portal, indicate this change in markings occurred in mid-1976, others indicate it was 1974.
*| Some sources such as the Pipephil portal, indicate this change in markings occurred in mid-1976, others indicate it was 1974.
*| Before 2007 there were only two classifications for mouthpieces (1= tapered, 2= saddle). After this period, 9 patterns are used (4303, 3903, 5403,...). Today only 7.
*| Before 2007 there were only two classifications for mouthpieces (1= tapered, 2= saddle). After this period, 9 patterns are used (4303, 3903, 5403,...). Today only 7.

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