Thanks everyone glad to see I am not the only one wondering what 3 inches to 9 inches means guess I will find out when it gets here.
Marc I started with a Dr. Grabow royal duke it works fine and I got a cob recently and 2 more cobs on this order
I was looking for something different not sure what I love the stem on this pipe and it was in my price range.
and I hope it does just what hotreds says
thanks everyone