MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe XL Translucent Smooth Apple Block Meerschaum Pipe, Briar-Mortise, New

Description

At MBSD we sell a lot of high-grade, high-quality pipes from various iconic makes, but some of the pipes we’re most proud of are our meerschaums. Right from the beginning, we wanted to offer the best smoking meers on the market, and to do this, we had them made with two distinct features. First, we made sure that they were made with block meerschaum that was carefully selected to be the most lightweight, pure, and porous available, meaning it would also color more quickly and evenly as it is smoked. Second, for our Deluxe meerschaums, we had the pipes made with a patented Briar-Mortise system that is closer to the stem connection on a briar pipe than a standard meerschaum. This is because, on our Deluxe models, the mortise is made from briar itself, while the tenons used are made from Delrin. This allows for more precision construction of the pipe’s draft hole, as well as a general extra durability and longevity.

In addition to their functional improvements, one thing that we’ve always been interested in when it comes to our meerschaum pipes is expanding our design portfolio. In particular, we’re always looking to including new shapes that either aren’t commonly associated with the medium, or which have been transformed in the last half century via the briar artisan scene.

For this one, there were two main sources of inspiration. One was—as with many of our meers—the post-war Danish artisans, and in particular the plump, ripe apple shapes of figures like Ph. Vigen, Jens Tao Nielsen, and S. Bang. But there was another, slightly more unusual precedent that played a part: the Dunhill “OD” shapes. It ended up being something of a synthesis between an ODA 806, for example, and the rather different designs found just across the North Sea. Rather than briar, of course, this Deluxe is carved from meerschaum and, in this instance, not just any meerschaum. While all of our Deluxes are carved from high-grade blocks, this one came from an especially pure and porous vein of “translucent” meerschaum, which has a very beautiful, marbled appearance right from the beginning, and colors with unrivaled speed.

This pipe comes with a custom-fitted clam-shell hard case.

Details:

Length: 5.9″ / 149.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.89 / 22.60mm

Bowl Depth: 1.67″ / 42.41mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g