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A recent thread on converting a whistle to a pipe interested me as I am a pipe-smoker.

Are there any others out there?

Stu H wrote:A recent thread on converting a whistle to a pipe interested me as I am a pipe-smoker.

Are there any others out there?

He he he...

Used to be. Worked at the local Tinder Box for a year selling them too - Ascotri's, Savanelli's, Dunhill's...you name it. Sadly, most of my better bowls were stolen a few years back by some punk kids who probably thought they were bongs and have used them now as such. Idiots.

I smoked a pipe for years, but quit back in '83 because I wanted to improve my breathing and, more importantly, my racquetball game.

I got over the tobacco.nicotine craving quite easily, but I never completely got over a nostalgic longing for the pipe ritual. Especially during long or tense meetings, the fill-tamp-light-retamp-relight cycle was both soothing and a nice way of proscrastinating while I came up with an appropriate answer. Even after smoking on the job became taboo, I still found myself occasionally feeling nostalgic about the pipe "ceremony".

A little OT, but reminds me of a uncle who quit for breathing, but still has to have the pipe in his mouth even though he does not smoke.

Um...you're not supposed to inhale the pipe smoke though I can immagine it would be difficult to quit otherwise - what with no filters and all!

Stu H wrote:A recent thread on converting a whistle to a pipe interested me as I am a pipe-smoker.

Are there any others out there?

Yes, indeed:

http://lathem.home.mindspring.com/pipes/

...I really need to update that page...

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Mark

I used to smoke a pipe, believe it or not. It doesn't seem to have ever caught on much here in the U.S. among women, but I had several little pipes I was very fond of.

Redwolf

lathem wrote:Yes, indeed:

http://lathem.home.mindspring.com/pipes/

...I really need to update that page...

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Mark

Dude! That's you?!?! Cool! I've been on that page! Wait ... I have it bookmarked! What are the odds I'd run into you on C&F ... way cool.

I've got a clay church warden, as does my friend, and we light them up from time to time. He's somewhat moody and keeps to himself, but I've found that pipe smoking helps ease him into a talkative mood. He's in Iraq right now. One of the first things we'll do when he gets home is "have a pipe full. ..."

Best to you,

Little John

Hey yous guys give it up pipes an whistles don't mix

Hey yous guys give it up pipes an whistles don't mix

I have made no postings to this august Forum bercause I am very much a novice whistler - 3 weeks ago I would not have known a fipple from a truffle - and it was obviously in everyone's interest that I sit back, shut up and learn.

However, when it comes to pipes I can blow smoke as well as anyone. I have a collection (accumulation?) of about 60+ pipes, the largest single contingent from the Dublin maker Peterson (including several pre-Republics in regular rotation). Being of scientific bent, I took the above statement as a direct challenge and decided to perform a controlled experiment.

The experiment involved simultaneously smoking a pipe and whistling a tune. The pipe is a Peterson smooth tankard chosen for its light weight and narrow stem. The whistle is a Jerrytone. The tune is "Oak Horn Pipe", which, coincidentally, is the only tune I have learned to play recognizably.

The results were mixed. Visually, the experiment was pleasantly reminiscent of a steam calliope. Musically, the results were inconclusive. The whistling sounded like crap, but I could not distinguish a deleterious effect due to the smoke from my playing which normally sounds like crap. Tonguing presented a particular difficulty. Specifically, coordinating the sucking and blowing actions with the valve action of the tongue is difficult to master and resulted in occasionally sucking through the whistle and blowing through the pipe. Unfortunately, blowing through a lit pipe creates a spray of hot ash which can be problematic. I would suggest that anyone trying to replicate this experiment keep a fire extinguisher handy so as to avoid having to run into the kitchen to fetch it.

That's my tuppence, and worth at least half that.

Roger

I saw a quote some time ago that said something like:

"Never buy one of the those cheap tin whistles... they can only lead to harder drugs like flute and pipes."

Too true!