MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe Premier Smooth Acorn w/ Ebonite Stem Block Meerschaum Pipe, Briar-Mortise

Description

I’ve always said that, of all the pipes we sell, I’m proudest of our meerschaum pipes. Enlisting the finest carvers from Türkiye’s meerschaum powerhouse Eskişehir, and working solely with high-grade meerschaum blocks, MBSD Meerschaum has been even more successful than even I—captivated as I was with my initial “pipe dream”—had imagined. But in the years since there has been a project in the back of my mind that I have not had the chance to realize: a collaboration between “East” and “West,” so to speak. While Türkiye has the world’s best meerschaum carvers, the world’s best stem cutters are found in a more global community, one whose primary medium is not meerschaum, but briar. This is the essence of the MBSD Meerschaum Premier: combining high-grade, Turkish meerschaum bowls with equally high-grade, hand-cut ebonite stems.

For the first run of the MBSD Premier, we enlisted American artisan J. Mouton to cut the stems required for these special meerschaums. Given the success of that run, we’ve been aiming to continue offering MBSD Meerschaum pipes with ebonite stems, by way of partnerships with more of our friends in the artisan pipe community. For this latest batch, we asked another great American artisan and personal friend of ours, Tim Beaumont, if he would do the honors. Beaumont’s been putting out some excellent and very popular Danish-style pipes this year, so this tall acorn-Rhodesian hybrid seemed like another shape that would be perfect for him to give the Premier treatment. The meerschaum itself is near-translucent quality, giving it that signature, marbled look. Beaumont’s opted for a classic black ebonite stem, hand-cut from high quality rod, to complement its transformation to a more golden hue.

Please note that this pipe comes with both an acrylic and a hand-cut ebonite stem.

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.74″ / 44.19mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g