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发表于 2013-11-28 19:50:41
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Altinay meerschaum is an old meerschaum company from the 80s. They are popular among the European market, Altinay meerschaum is virtually unknown in the USA. ( they supply mostly standard design pipes to small traders like SMS and CAO in the USA)
I have two of their pipes, one I obtained from Denmark and the other one from Germany.
When I compare Altinay to my many other meerschaum pipes, I noticed the following:
1 they are block meerschaum
I test it with saliva, or you can use water on your finger tip inside the bowl.
2 they color very slow
I think the meerschaum they use are not as porous, or lower grade.
3 very limited pipe shapes are available.
I think this company has streamlined their production line by producing only the standard design
Thus, mass produced products.
To " help" develop the patina of your pipe , have you tried applying some beeswax to your pipe ? |
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