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Talbert Pipes  Talbert Briar Catalog
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here at The Universal Currency Converter:  Please note that USD prices are estimations only, based on the exchange rate at the time of the catalog update, and the exact exchange rate fluctuates slightly, up and down, from month to month. Name: La Rousse Grade/Finish: Grade 3 Sandblast Notes:
Another unusual one! I wish I had remembered to snap a shot of it
next to its sketch, like I did with the Seahorse, because it's equally
as accurate to the original drawing. Here is a nice example of
just how bent a pipe can be made and still have a straight airhole for
reaming purposes. In many cases, this sort of shape would be
drilled with a curved airhole but I was intent on keeping it straight
for practical purposes. Ultimately it required some reshaping of
the mortise bottom to ensure easy pipecleaner passage, but in the end
it draws as easily, passes a cleaner as easily, and should smoke as
nicely as the simplest straight stem pipe. Positives: A really fun shape, for starters - It holds and hangs well, and should be an excellent "reader's pipe". The stem is handcut from my personal favorite stem material, a cumberland-colored acrylic. The colors aren't as sharply demarcated as they are in cumberland vulcanite, but it's wonderfully attractive stuff and unlike vulcanite, will never fade or discolor. On top of that, this particular acrylic blend is pretty soft, as acrylics go, and offers more give than some of the more hard and brittle acrylic materials. Really nice grain rings and fun sandblast, as can be seen in the pics. Also, I enhanced the surface a bit with a contrast stain that left the recesses darker - it looks particularly nice on the bird's-eye rim and underside, where each pit of bird's-eye is darker and stands out more clearly. Neat effect! Probably the nicest thing I can say about it is that this is just the sort of shape/size/stem/bend combination that I'd really like to keep for myself, if I could afford to! Negatives: Nada, IMO.  Bowl Type: 2.2 cm straight-walled Airhole Size: 5/32" Total Weight incl Stem: 70.3 grams Bowl Height: 4.5 cm(Bottom to lowest bowl edge) Tobacco Chamber Depth: 3.9 cm Length from Bowl Base to end of Bit: 15.5 cm To Purchase:All Buyers - Email us and reference this catalog number - La Rousse. Posted prices are WITHOUT tax, so EU residents must add 19.6% VAT to their total. See our new SHIPPING page for full information on the shipping options for your country. Non-EU buyers are responsible for all customs fees incurred in their country. We prefer payment by credit card or Paypal. To pay by credit card, call or fax us at (33) 240.88.98.08. Credit cards must be billed in euros on this end, so the actual price will vary depending on the native currency of the buyer and the current exchange rate. Payment in euros by Paypal should be sent to trever@talbertpipes.com. The pipe will be marked and shipped on receipt of payment. If for some reason credit card or Paypal payment is impossible, please email us for other options. Note that we do NOT accept partial payments, reservations with later payment, etc - full payment is expected when a pipe is spoken for. |
