Brebbia UNSMOKED Stand Up Noce Billiard (2817)/ Flame Grain/ 9 mm/Handmade Italy

Description

Brebbia UNSMOKED Stand Up Noce Billiard (2817)/ 360 Flame Grain/ Featherweight/ 9 mm/ Handmade Italy
The production of
Brebbia
Pipes, which is always careful and perfect, has continued in a traditional way for 60 years, using old lathes for the first steps, but finishing every piece by hand.
“Noce” is the Italian word for walnut, and this elegant, very dressy flame grained Billiard wears it’s warm walnut finish well. Brand new and unsmoked, it is radiant, glistening with rich, rock hard Carnauba Wax. Though harder to see through the dark walnut finish, there's flame grain on all flanks & an ocean of birds-eye end grain in the heel, and history tells us this should translate to a sweet & dry smoking instrument. And, unsmoked, it awaits its maiden voyage. Pipe has a beautifully unrestricted wide-open draw. Draft hole is dead center flush with the bottom of the bowl. Tenon to mortise union is smooth as silk: sound, snug and flush. Pipe accepts a 9 mm filter or may be smoked without, by slipping out the attached 0-ring insert. Pipe weighs a little over 1 – 1/3
rd
ounces. Comes with original presentation box, literature & sleeve, as shown.
Regarding graining, the well-respected authority on the subject, Carl Ehwa, in his landmark book
,
Pipes & Tobaccos,
writes
:
“When selecting briar pipes, quality of wood and workmanship and the type of graining are the prime considerations. Pipes made of dense, straight grain wood …
have a tendency to absorb moisture much more slowly, which means they will smoke more sweetly and need to be rested less often. The bird's–eye, or end grain at the bottom of the bowl of a straight grain pipe absorbs moisture more quickly than other grains. Yet, because of its position, it allows the moisture to drain away from the tobacco and the channel, thus keeping the smoke dry.” ~ Pg 128
NOTE
: The very high gloss finish on this piece produced some unusual reflections in the photos.
Condition
: Un-smoked/ New
Length
5 – ½ inches
Bowl width
1 – ¼ inches
Bowl height
1 – 15/16
th
inches
Chamber width
13/16
th
inches
Chamber depth:
1 – 5/8
th
inches
NOTE
: Each estate pipe has been carefully cleaned, completely disinfected with EverClear 90% Grain Alcohol, and prepared — allowing you to start enjoying it the moment you receive it.
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Keep it smoky!
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