To better understand the world of the tobacco pipe, a simple and common question must be answered:
"How to tell if our purchase is a good tobacco pipe?"
How to choose the right tobacco pipe?
Absolute certainty, unfortunately or fortunately, we can only have it at the moment of smoking.
Over time, the tobacco pipe will settle down and only at that moment we’ll know whether the tobacco pipe has responded positively to our wants and needs. However, there are some indicators that can help us at the time of choice, before purchase.
Important is the brand. Its choice is based in seeing and discovering the history and production solidarity behind the tobacco pipe, and especially seeing if the production comes from the craftsman or companies. By dwelling on the artifact, we can notice the centrality of the hole in the stove, and by disassembling the mouthpiece we can see if the hole of the shank is centered.
Leaving for a moment the technical aspects that may affect the choice of tobacco pipe, it is also important to assess the expectations and wishes of the smoker. The choice must be related to the person's routine and the time one wants to spend smoking a tobacco pipe.
The choice of the shape will be important at the time I choose to smoke my tobacco pipe, outside the living environment. In this case I may prefer a tobacco pipe that has a lever that is not too unbalanced on the stove, so that I can lean it and hold it in my mouth comfortably.
Different will be the choice of the tobacco pipe to smoke at home and to spend more time to it. These are the important factors to consider when buying and choosing a tobacco pipe. Then, of course, as I tell my clients, there is always the unknown of the tobacco pipe, which, once it chooses you, manages to break down all your imposed limitations.
This, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful aspects of this world.
How to choose your first tobacco pipe?
Different is the story in choosing your first tobacco pipe.
Important, but not fundamental to me, is the choice of shape. I always recommend a straight tobacco pipe, but I leave the freedom of choice to my customer. In order to give good advices to the newcomers of the world of the tobacco pipe, I need to know what kind of smoker I have in front of me.
I would recommend a large and thick pipe if I have a person who prefers a more intense puff.
Alternatively, I would dwell on a tobacco pipe of medium size and with a shape that can approach a Billiard or a Apple.
There are many of my customers and companions, who tried their first smoke in our store, accompanied by an excellent distillate, we exchanged impressions, gave advice and cleared doubts when needed.
These were moments of pure joy and, above all, important to bring us closer and closer to the world of tobacco pipes and friendship.
