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QUOTE (gaia.plateau @ Dec 9 2007, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (djdriver88 @ Dec 8 2007, 07:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im leaning towards that Glyph. My bro emailed me asking what I want for Chanukah so I emailed him the link to it and he emailed me back sayin he ordered it and hes gona get me a bunch of shisha for it diff flavors n all

I spent about a month deciding on which pipe to order, and settled on the 2-hosed Green & Gold Glyph. It is my favourite by any company in terms of aesthetics, and H-S pipes are the most functional (multiple auto-seals, screw-tight grommets).

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Syrians: They are usually brass (except H-S)

I was actually unable to find a single brass Syrian on SocialSmoke.com... everyone that I looked at was steel, and over 1/2 of JandR Syrians are steel... hookahcompany, smoking-hookah, hookah-life, southsmoke, mostly all steel.


Every Syrian that i looked at on SocialSmoke.com says Brass. And on JandR they are plated brass. Steels fine though. I think in Egyptian hookahs though, you NEED brass parts, so you can trust it wont be shiity workmanship. They are Egyptian hookahs after-all.
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It's OK, ha. I mean to say, alot of Egyptians made everyday are made out of crappy ass metal, prone to rust harshly after maybe even 1 use. So why not just buy an Egyptian, hand-made still, constructed of Brass, Brass + Stainless Steel, Brass/Nickel Plating(Stainless Steel). When you plate Brass you just make it extra rust/oxidizing resitant. So Hell yeah. And it's much more durable than Stainless, keeping your hookah looking sexy wihtout dents and dings and whatnot.
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QUOTE (ZenSilk @ Dec 9 2007, 06:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When you plate Brass you just make it extra rust/oxidizing resitant.

Hmmm the research I did several weeks ago brought me to the understanding that Brass actually oxidizes much quicker than stainless steel, because it is a more reactive compound - it's just that brass oxidization occurs in tarnishing, which does not lead to corrosion as quickly as rust does in steel. So in the end, if you take care of a SS or a brass hookah properly, they'll both last, let's say, five years. If you care for them both poorly, the brass will outlive the SS but still deteriorate quickly.
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QUOTE (gaia.plateau @ Dec 9 2007, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (wuonice @ Dec 9 2007, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
^because when you look at "origin" it says egypt. not syria.

By that logic, then there is no such thing as an Egyptian or Syrian hookah... only alledgedly Egyptian and Syrian hookahs.


and how do you figure that. from what i understand, you think because it looks like a syrian it is one? because you said
"And how are the minerva and oracle pipes not Syrians?" all i did was show you it was an egyptian Edited by wuonice
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QUOTE (djdriver88 @ Dec 9 2007, 02:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (thecoalition @ Dec 8 2007, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
do not limit yourself in price when it comes to a hookah. you will regret it i promise. i highly suggest going to southsmoke.com and getting the mya frost.
i use that with a tangiers phunnel bowl and i just ordered one of the nammor hoses. I consider it a perfect setup. and it pays for itself when friends chip in money to smoke your stuff because your hookah is better.

Talked to my bro, and told him to cancel the order and he said they told him it was OK. I really like that Mya Frost, but is it good the way it is when you buy it...also is there some kinda discount I can get on it?? Does it come with a case?? Do you have any pix of yours?


it was great how i bought it. it came from southsmoke and then i ordered a medium and large phunnel bowl. i just ordered a nammor hose for it last night. ill take a pic for you then repost.
and it came with a hard case so it was protected during shipping because they packed it all inside. you should be able to get a discount just check the discount page. if its not there then call southsmoke and tell them you are on the forum they always give me 15% off. Edited by thecoalition
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i included the pic of the hookah and the threaded stem with the grommet. Now mine came with the grommet but the base is all glass and has no metal cap with threading like most mya's.
I have had 0 problems with mine and i live it. It breaks down into 7 or 8 pieces so cleaning is simple. The base is wide so i never knock it down. With the phunnel bowl it stands at about 32 / 33" total. It has o-rings on every piece so it never leaks air. I absolutely love it and would not trade it in for anything.

In the second pic i pulled the grommet down so you can see the threading is there. Normally the grommet is covering all those threads.

[attachment=771:thread.jpg][attachment=770:hookah.jpg] Edited by thecoalition
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get the glyph from hookah shisha anf buy the washable nammor hose

btw the coalition: tht hookah is pretty sick. iam glad u picked up one of the myas tht dont completly suck.. tht base is solid Edited by ASUSEAN1
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QUOTE (oolatec @ Dec 10 2007, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Dec 9 2007, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
get the glyph from hookah shisha anf buy the washable nammor hose


Nah... many more Syrians that are better... for less too.

The seam on the base of the Glyph is what kills it for me.


then buy a KM from PYH.. those are solid

io jus said buy the glyph b/c he brought it up earlier and Eric told me its basically a nour hookah
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Ordered the Khalil Mamoon blue caravan from hoohahcompany.com and in the special instructions I told them that I am a member of this forum and that people siad there may be some kind of forum discount so hopefully they can throw me in a little bit of shisha or some coals or knock 10 bux or so off the price of this purchase. smile.gif il keep you posted
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Im super excited. Used to smoking from the ebay hookah that sucks, so this should be a great change. I plan to clean it after every use, and it should pay for itself. I told my friends that il be having weekly "parties" with HD tv, ps2, 7 speaker stereo (works with ps2/dvd), hookah, cards (i have a table and poker chip set), food, drinks, etc. so hopefully people will start chipping in some money and itl be good.

Can I keep the hookah assembled when its out of use, as long as its clean and dry...I kinda would like to have it as a decoration in the offtime, but I duno if thats safe or not.

Any cool shisha mixes I can try? specific blends for the water in the base??

edit: forgot to use the discount code "hookahforum" when I ordered. Called them up, and they siad the 15% will be credited back onto my card smile.gif so far so good, I expected something like "sorry you already placed the order" I couldnt be happier Edited by djdriver88
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