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Michael Lindner creates around 100 beautiful pipes per year, running the gamut from perfectly-executed billiards to artistic, flowing Blowfish. Starting with briar from the same source that Teddy Knudsen utilizes, Michael air-cures his wood a minimum of three years before working it. This ensures an effortless break-in, and in our personal experience Lindner Pipes tend to be very forgiving in their smoking characteristics. German ebonite and brindle rod stock is used to create the handcut stems, and all the pipes are completely handmade. The engineering is spot-on, and Michael says he will not make a pipe that won’t pass a pipecleaner easily. The bowl coatings are completely neutral in flavour and still allow the wood to absorb the moisture of the smoke. Whether you collect the classics, or you prefer the avant-garde, every Lindner will smoke effortlessly, day in, day out.
This particular Lindner shape is a classic Frog-stamped sandblasted magnum Spider3 graded ringblast bent billiard. This is a true magnum, with a bowl just under 3 inches tall and a length of 9 inches. The rich antique shell finish with reddish highlights and the handcut ebonite mouthpiece give this piece a very classic British feel; the curve of the shank and stem add an elegance that might make you think of a Dunhill LC. This piece is graded "Spider3", which is the top grade for a sandblast, third price tier. The "Spider" grade is reserved for absolutely top-grade sandblasts - deep, craggy, uniform and with amazing character - while the "Frog" stamp indicates that this is a Magnum. Check out the closeup shots of the blast! It is hard to get an accurate idea of the scale of this pipe; because of the way it is cut, it photographs like a much smaller pipe. Looking at the pictures, you would not know this piece is almost 3" tall and 9" long.
Markings read: michael lindner, handmade usa, (Frog stamp), (Spider stamp), 3 (in a circle), 2011. Measurements: 9" long, bowl is just under 2" wide and just under 3" tall. The chamber is .96" across and is 2.56" deep. The weight is 121 grams. About a Dunhill magnum in capacity.
Condition:
10 out of 10. Unsmoked and perfect; complete with guarantee card and leather pouch.
SORRY, THIS PIPE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR OUR 30 DAY "TRY IT OUT" GUARANTEE FOR SELECT UNSMOKED BRANDS, but CAN be returned, unused, within seven days. For more information, please see our "Return Policy" page.
