Finally: Comoy's 256 Author

[riff raff]

I've searched for this one for nearly seven years. A few 2nd's line shape 256 pipes were listed last year, and they ended up going for only slightly less than this real deal, a 1920s to 1938 "Old Bruyere finish pipe.

The bowl is solid, so this one will get regular (but careful) use.

Full restoration pix are at the Reborn Pipes link:
https://rebornpipes.com/2017/05/13/finally-comoys-old-bruyere-256-restoration/

Before:

Finished:

 

[fishnbanjo]

Congratulations Al, great restoration too, enjoy.
banjo

 

[Old Nate]

Beautiful work on that one, Al. The lines really stand out to me! Impressive!

 

[BWHutchins]

What a nice looking pipe. Congratulations and enjoy.

Hutch

 

[Richard Burley]

Thought you already had one of those, Al. How many chubby rhody shapes by Comoy's are there? Or am I confusing them with GBDs?

 

[riff raff]

Thought you already had one of those, Al. How many chubby rhody shapes by Comoy's are there? Or am I confusing them with GBDs?

I've found most of the British make Rhodesian chubbies, but the 256 Comoy's was the most difficult.

The others:

499 Extraordinaire



498 Extraordinaire



284 Tradition



440 Tradition (number changed from 283)



From GBD:

The 9242



and 9438 Virgin



Peterson 999 (Sterling)



Sasieni (Four Dot Rustic)

 

[Richard Burley]

The 499 was the one I was thinking of. Either you, Greg Pease, or somebody else has one. Thanks. (Your response should be a sticky somewhere, I'm thinkin'.)

 

[riff raff]

The 499 was the one I was thinking of. Either you, Greg Pease, or somebody else has one. Thanks. (Your response should be a sticky somewhere, I'm thinkin'.)

The 499 was the first pipe on my "Holy Grail" list. It's actually a bit too large for my preference, but I'll never get rid of it.

 

[ftrplt]

Dem's all mighty purdy pipes, Al :cheers: FTRPLT

 

[Brewdude]

Your taste is much in line with mine Al. I do love those shapes and frequently ask myself why I don't have more of them. And your restoration is spot on as always.

8)


Cheers,

RR

 

[riff raff]

Your taste is much in line with mine Al. I do love those shapes and frequently ask myself why I don't have more of them. And your restoration is spot on as always.

8)


Cheers,

RR

Thanks, I'm usually pretty confident going into most restorations, but I was a bit nervous doing this one. One drop, or catch with the buffing wheel would have been a disaster, this one is pretty much irreplaceable.

I smoked it this morning, with some MM965 of course. It smoked great, no ghosting, so my cleaning diligence paid off.