Spats Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I couldn't resist the colors and patterns on this baby! Thin Turkish copper, brass downtube, threaded heart, male clay (Syrian style?) bowl. The bowl shielding is interesting and there is no purge valve. Inside of the vase is pretty rough (pitted and discolored) but should be OK. I imagine I'll have to lengthen the downstem as it only goes halfway down the tapered neck of the vase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combs08 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Holy crap that's a beauty! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 WHOAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spats Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 QUOTE (combs08 @ Jul 21 2009, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Holy crap that's a beauty! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?$90 (US) and $25 shipping. A bit pricey but oh so different. I don't even flinchat shipping anymore... Decorativeonline is the vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 That's beautiful man. Really truly, nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpnikolov Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 http://www.yurdan.com/yrdn/Browse.aspx?BC=...mp;s=2&sd=1 Take a look at these if you like that style of hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Damn, nice find. I found a Turkish pipe on eBay awhile back for like $60, but it wasn't nearly as beautiful as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyrax Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 They have those all over Iran. I think they're ~$20-30 there, but then again almost all hookahs are cheaper in the middle east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 very nice, love the mosaic look, give us a review on how she smokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 very nice, love the mosaic look, give us a review on how she smokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spats Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 QUOTE (joytron @ Jul 21 2009, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>very nice, love the mosaic look, give us a review on how she smokesI added 4" of vinyl tubing to the downstem to get it out of the narrow neck for bettersmoke volume. Threaded head was nicely airtight and I used a turn of moist "papertowel"on the male Syrian style bowl stem.Now I understand the term "like breathing" in reference to a draw!!! WOW - and I "thought"my KM Trimetal was a good draw... Unfortunately the copper taste came through as I was afraid it might... The taste whiletesting the seals was "coppery" and the tobacco seemed to have an odd taste to it thateventually "coated" my mouth! I used the same coals and baccy later in my Bambino andthe taste was "clean.While not a "go to pipe" I'll give it a few more spins. I wonder if folks with a brass vase havesimilar results of a metallicy taste compared to glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherone31415 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 i just came back from 2 months from istanbul and i saw those being sold often. you didn't really even get ripped off that's almost what is considered fair for it i believe. turkey isn't cheap and the pipes there are only maybe 60% of what we pay for hereplus that thing is a beaut. they had some such amazing nargile there. ahhh i miss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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