Spent $22 today, please tell me what I got.

Neuromancer · 05-30-2010, 07:41 PM

Send the Bjarne, the Stanwell, and the Savinelli to Dave Wolff at walkerbriarworks.com...about $30 per pipe or so...they come back looking like they're new, almost...for those three it would be worth it...

Zoomschwortz · 05-31-2010, 12:21 PM

I thank you all for your help and information.

I have been searching for information on these pipes and I am starting to come to the conclusion that they must be very rare

or not very popular because I cannot find a single one of them on the net.

I am unable to get a ballpark age, used or new value or even a picture of any of these.

After checking out the places that do repairs, it looks like the Savinelli might be costing around $60 for restoration and a new stem.

The others, if I'm reading the site information correctly could cost as little as $10-$15 (if they don't need additional repairs) and as much as $35 which includes opening the airway to 5/32".

These pipes are not for sale, but lets pretend that you found any one of these pipes in restored, like new condition, What would be the most you would ever pay for any one of these pipes?

Thanks again for all of your help.
Ken

Neuromancer · 05-31-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

I thank you all for your help and information.

I have been searching for information on these pipes and I am starting to come to the conclusion that they must be very rare

or not very popular because I cannot find a single one of them on the net.

I am unable to get a ballpark age, used or new value or even a picture of any of these.

After checking out the places that do repairs, it looks like the Savinelli might be costing around $60 for restoration and a new stem.

The others, if I'm reading the site information correctly could cost as little as $10-$15 (if they don't need additional repairs) and as much as $35 which includes opening the airway to 5/32".

These pipes are not for sale, but lets pretend that you found any one of these pipes in restored, like new condition, What would be the most you would ever pay for any one of these pipes?

Thanks again for all of your help.
Ken

It's hard to find specific pipes on the Internet unless they're something like Dunhills, or Petersons with very clear cut nomenclature...it's not that they're rare or unpopular...these pipe makes crank out a lot of stuff...as for what they're worth, take a run on ebay looking at closed auctions for the estate Stanwells, Savinellis, and Bjarnes...the prices range all over the board...even if one of those needs a new stem, if I had those three I'd have them restored as they're all probably gonna be great smokers...

PS - I wouldn't worry too much about what they're worth...did you buy them as a collectible investment or to smoke?

Mister Moo · 05-31-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Neuromancer

... PS - I wouldn't worry too much about what they're worth...did you buy them as a collectible investment or to smoke?

This, above, is the point, Zooms.

If you want to get wrapped up with valuation then you consider exactly what you want and have a good idea of what it's worth BEFORE you buy it. Doing it the other way is putting the cart before the horse, right?

Pat1075 · 05-31-2010, 05:30 PM

a good stem doesn't cost nearly as much as a stem with the correlating stamping either

Zoomschwortz · 06-01-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister Moo

This, above, is the point, Zooms.

If you want to get wrapped up with valuation then you consider exactly what you want and have a good idea of what it's worth BEFORE you buy it. Doing it the other way is putting the cart before the horse, right?

Point well made and in a way, that is what I'm trying to do now.

I bought them to smoke and seeing them at a swap meet, I didn't have time or a way to figure out what they were worth, but at $2 a piece, I was certain that I wouldn't get hurt to bad and it would be a cheap education.

At this point I'm just trying to have a good idea of what there worth before I put more money into them.

I want some good smoking pipes and with the help and information you guys have given me, I feel that these will be good smoking pipes. Take the Savinelli for instance, if I put $60 into it and add another $12 for shipping, I would have $74 into it and I'm sure it will be a good smoking pipe. I would feel much better having $74 into a $110 pipe than if I had $74 into a $25 pipe.

I don't want to offend anyone, I'm just trying to figure out if I'm going to be spending more to have them restored than I would have to spend if I bought them already restored.

Once again, I want too thank everyone for their help.
Ken

Zoomschwortz · 06-01-2010, 08:37 PM

I sent an Email to Floyd Norwood and got a very quick response back from him clarifying his services.

This was his reply.

"HI Ken,
The ream and clean get the pipes looking as new as possible, inside and outside.A lucite stem for the pipe would be $18.75. Bending is $1.00 extra.
Thanks
Floyd".

His "ream and clean" service is $10.50 which I feel is very reasonable, so I think I'll be packing up some pipes this week.

I'll post some pictures when the pipes get back.

Have a great week.
Ken

05-30-2010, 07:41 PM	#1
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05-31-2010, 12:21 PM	#2
Zoomschwortz I'm back Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 470 Trading: (3)	Re: Spent $22 today, please tell me what I got. I thank you all for your help and information. I have been searching for information on these pipes and I am starting to come to the conclusion that they must be very rare or not very popular because I cannot find a single one of them on the net. I am unable to get a ballpark age, used or new value or even a picture of any of these. After checking out the places that do repairs, it looks like the Savinelli might be costing around $60 for restoration and a new stem. The others, if I'm reading the site information correctly could cost as little as $10-$15 (if they don't need additional repairs) and as much as $35 which includes opening the airway to 5/32". *These pipes are not for sale, but lets pretend that you found any one of these pipes in restored, like new condition, What would be the most you would ever pay for any one of these pipes?* Thanks again for all of your help. Ken

05-31-2010, 05:30 PM	#5
Pat1075 Feeling at Home Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: Lakewood, OH Posts: 755 Trading: (11)	Re: Spent $22 today, please tell me what I got. a good stem doesn't cost nearly as much as a stem with the correlating stamping either

06-01-2010, 08:37 PM	#7
Zoomschwortz I'm back Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 470 Trading: (3)	Re: Spent $22 today, please tell me what I got. I sent an Email to Floyd Norwood and got a very quick response back from him clarifying his services. This was his reply. "HI Ken, The ream and clean get the pipes looking as new as possible, inside and outside.A lucite stem for the pipe would be $18.75. Bending is $1.00 extra. Thanks Floyd". His "ream and clean" service is $10.50 which I feel is very reasonable, so I think I'll be packing up some pipes this week. I'll post some pictures when the pipes get back. Have a great week. Ken