Sonthert Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I can inquire through the wholesale channels...if you guys want. Get a better price. Get 10 of them or so. Or you can let Nazar do it. Either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 [quote name='Sonthert' date='26 December 2009 - 12:18 AM' timestamp='1261808297' post='441775'] I can inquire through the wholesale channels...if you guys want. Get a better price. Get 10 of them or so. Or you can let Nazar do it. Either way. [/quote] wish i had the money. I'm with Walt, i really like the hose and vase mainly. i still think it would be awesome to see what you could get them for though. If the vase or hose is cheap enough i might be able to afford one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 anyone speak turkish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I speak a bit (though probably not enough), but one of my best friends is half Turkish and is nearly fluent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Oh by the way, those hoses are very old school leather and are distinctly not washable. I remember asking around the Istanbul nargile shops if they had a washable hose and the answer was no -- or rather "why would you want to wash a hose? you don't need to wash a hose..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Oh also has anyone noticed how NONE of the Elmas nargiles have purge valves? I can't remember if this was the norm in Turkey or not, but it's a bit odd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majid Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Yeah the Turkish made pipes don't have purge valves. You can find pipes with purge valves there but they'll be imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 [quote name='Sonthert' date='26 December 2009 - 02:18 PM' timestamp='1261808297' post='441775'] I can inquire through the wholesale channels...if you guys want. Get a better price. Get 10 of them or so. Or you can let Nazar do it. Either way. [/quote] Do you have any experience with those pipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='Majid' date='26 December 2009 - 06:42 PM' timestamp='1261870977' post='441914'] Yeah the Turkish made pipes don't have purge valves. You can find pipes with purge valves there but they'll be imported. [/quote] You know I smoked nargile several times in Istanbul and can't for the life of me remember anything about clearing the smoke--what does one do? Oddly, in Beirut the pipes have valves, but I never have to clear, whereas in the Gulf, they have valves and I have to clear. Bizarre, eh? By the way, here is a standard hose at a garden variety Istanbul sidewalk cafe: (oh, and he's 6'3" to give you some idea of how enormous those handles are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Vents are relatively new in hookahs anyways. I rarely use mine. I've seen quite a few Syrian pipes from 10 years ago or so that also lack vents. Egyptians started it, I would imagine, Syria followed along a little later, and Turkish pipes are still...coming on to them? Interesting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Gee nobody willing to get into a wholesale purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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