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BWThomas
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 Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: Lane Pipes |
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Anyone seen these, tell me you don't get the feeling these are still made in Sparta. If not then who is making the Lanes?
http://www.pipetobacco.com/page/pipet/CTGY/lanpipe
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drbridges
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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BW, I purchased a couple of the SWR models. They were definitely from Sparta, although they are push tenon non-filter models. I recommended them at the time to pipe smokers who might be looking for non-filter DG pipes.
My guess is these were produced in Sparta before the IP&A purchase, and so they represent a limited inventory.
The mortise is drilled long enough to hold a very short 1/3 length section of DG filter, if the smoker prefers a filter smoke. The stem tenon doesn't seat all the way to the bottom of the mortise, at least on my 2 SWR samples.
And Oz will be pleased to know they appear to be vulcanite, not ABS bits. |
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BWThomas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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So, is Lane still distributing pipes?
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ted
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Lane Pipes |
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BW....I bought the exact SWR Colonial #83 off a locked display at the Grabow factory. Vulcanite, push bit, It's still in my pocket after mowing today. Wonderful pipe.......ted |
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LokoMac8
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Lane Pipes |
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| BWThomas wrote: | | Antone seen these, tell me you don't get the feeling these are still made in Sparta. If not then who is making the Lanes? |
Yep, looks like my SWR #83 ESQUIRE model I bought from the locked display at the factory -- GREAT pipe!
I may have the only one stamped "Dr. Grabow" though, which was done while I waited, thanks to TED
At the same time as I bought the above pipe, I purchased another that I just fell in love with at first sight. It was an unmarked #84 shape pipe, so I don't know what line or whatever it might have been made for. I love the lucite bit! Unfortunately, it developed a crack after a while and I didn't notice it until I was getting it ready for another smoke. The crack hasn't hurt the smoke, so I haven't worried about fix'n it. It also got stamped "DR. Grabow" while I was there (along with my Big Pipe).
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ted
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| BW...Guess what we are saying is.....You gotta' get to the factory.....ted |
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BWThomas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| ted wrote: | | BW...Guess what we are saying is.....You gotta' get to the factory.....ted |
Yeah...was just thinking the same thing.
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ozark southpaw
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Mac,you oughta have that pipe banded before a chunk breaks out!!
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LokoMac8
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| ozark southpaw wrote: | | Mac,you oughta have that pipe banded before a chunk breaks out!! |
Well, I was particularly attracted to that pipe because it DIDN'T have a band and the color of the lucite bit and the stain of the briar melded together well, I thought. It's hard to glue cracks back together (I have done it), but until it either affects the smoke or a chunk breaks out, I wasn't going to worry about it yet. If and when it DOES break out, I'll probably use Gorilla Glue and bind it together. That has worked fairly well for me in the past. --RJ-- |
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BWThomas
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RJ, that's going to be an ugly mess if you let that crack go on like that. You should just box that pipe up and send it on to Ed to 'take care of' for you.
one at a time Ed!
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