Martel

I'm not sure it would be quite as easy to maintain as you think... although the bowl is lined with meer, the shank isn't, and would probably collect almost as much goo as a regular briar. (Speculation here, I've never owned one.) Most meerschaum lined pipes that I've seen are less expensive pipes, so I perhaps a meerschaum liner might be a good option for a less than optimum piece of briar.

Cheers,
G