| Author | Message | ||
     Bryan Nolte Member Username: Revelation4me Post Number: 206 Registered: 01-2006 |
I am currently looking at purchasing a new Tom Spanu pipe. His use of exotic woods intrigues me. The pipe I am looking at is GREEN. Not like Peterson's "Racing Green", but the wood itself looks green ( Sorry no pics ) Anybody that can help, I greatly appreciate it! | ||
| Dave Neeb Member Username: Mkelaw Post Number: 204 Registered: 04-2005 |
Bryan: Spanu makes pipes out of olivewood as well as briar. That's probably what you're looking at. Best, Dave | ||
| Brian Silverman Member Username: Laufenstoc Post Number: 4 Registered: 06-2009 |
Spanu makes pipes out of Lemon wood and Olive wood in addition to briar. He also does a cork covering on briar pipes. The pipe should be stamped Olivastro or Limone to identify them. | ||
| Bryan Nolte Member Username: Revelation4me Post Number: 207 Registered: 01-2006 |
I have a Cork lined Spanu and a Olivewood Spanu....the seller cannot tell me what wood it is, I looked at the pic of the shank and the underside is stamped with a Large "F" and a "R" next to that is underlined...Any ideas guys? | ||
| Jayme Andujar Member Username: Curlingfumes Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2009 |
http://theitalianpipemakers.com/pipes/sp/spsnap.htm this link should help. Looks like the "R" is for rusticated, and the "F" is for the smooth portion(s). I do not understand what the "F" actually means but they are how the pipe is classified so "Fr" or "FR" will mean a mixture of semirusticated wood. | ||
| Todd Bannard Member Username: Sasquatch Post Number: 684 Registered: 05-2006 |
Educated guess on the "F" would be "fiamatta" meaning flame grain. Thus F r would be a rusticated flame grain which is exactly what those pipes are. | ||
| Brian Silverman Member Username: Laufenstoc Post Number: 5 Registered: 06-2009 |
A photo of the pipe would be interesting and perhaps helpful. Also, Tarek Manadily, owner of www.theitalianpipe.com referenced above, is one of pipe's true gentlemen, and an extremely knowledgeable authority on Italian pipes. You might ask him, via his web site. Good luck. |