steny03 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 So I'm new to this forum, and wondered if anybody could help me identify the type or brand of my hookah. I absolutly love it, but have never seen anything else like it. I found it this summer in a little shop in Las Vegas. The clerk couldn't really tell me anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-1738-mya-sa...ose-hookah.htmlMya Gyro on a different vase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Never seen one like that before... some kind of Chinese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 QUOTE (INCUBUSRATM @ Oct 18 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Never seen one like that before... some kind of Chinese?Either a gold Mya Gyro or a really good rip off.Did it come with a hard carrying case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steny03 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 QUOTE (Zinite @ Oct 18 2009, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (INCUBUSRATM @ Oct 18 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Never seen one like that before... some kind of Chinese?Either a gold Mya Gyro or a really good rip off.Did it come with a hard carrying case?It did come with a hard carrying case, but not like one of the fancy locking mya cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 QUOTE (steny03 @ Oct 18 2009, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Zinite @ Oct 18 2009, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (INCUBUSRATM @ Oct 18 2009, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Never seen one like that before... some kind of Chinese?Either a gold Mya Gyro or a really good rip off.Did it come with a hard carrying case?It did come with a hard carrying case, but not like one of the fancy locking mya cases.Mya hookahs will have a stamp on them that says 'Mya'. There will usually be one on the ash tray and somewhere on the stem near the hose ports. It might be possible the store you got it from swapped out the carrying case. It looks exactly like a Gyro though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steny03 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 No stamps that I can find. But it does look identical to the gyros that have been posted. Thanks so much for the quick responses. I do have to wonder about why the vase was switched, but I think I would prefer to keep mine, rather than the one that was supposed to come with it. In any case, it is my second hookah, but definatly my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 i would of guessed knock off, but it still looks good and if it smokes good thats all that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcrain Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD @ Oct 18 2009, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i would of guessed knock off, but it still looks good and if it smokes good thats all that mattersI've bought a Mya knock off before that looked great and smoked great until I washed it in warm water. The all the various parts that were glued together just freaking fell apart. The threads where the stem screws on to the heart were also shoddy and wore out within three unscrewings. Pipe thread tape at least fixed that part. If it's cheap and you don't mind rebuilding with more quality parts, it can be a good deal, but otherwise I'd get the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steny03 Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 It smokes great, and I love how it looks. I get compliments on it whenever I take it out. It's nice to know a bit more about it. It's either a knock off or a mismatched hookah. Either way, I'm pretty happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (steny03 @ Oct 18 2009, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It smokes great, and I love how it looks. I get compliments on it whenever I take it out. It's nice to know a bit more about it. It's either a knock off or a mismatched hookah. Either way, I'm pretty happy with it.thats all that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Im likem itm, it'sm nicmem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitmak Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I seen one of those at a local shop, its a havana... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Everything about that, not including the base, is Mya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (Hippo_Master @ Oct 19 2009, 09:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Everything about that, not including the base, is Mya.Fishy that it doesn't have a stamp though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Oh yeah I'm not saying it's a Mya, it just says Mya. If the inside of the stem is rough and brass colored it should be a Mya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santino Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 That's a straight up counterfeit mya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (Santino @ Oct 19 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That's a straight up counterfeit mya.I am not so sure. I remember a year or 2 ago on Mya's Website that had the Gold Cloisonne Stems. Counterfeiting those isn't worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santino Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Oh I've seen these before. We brought them in the shop once thinking these guys were just distributing mya.. they are a total knock off. The stem is really cheap in comparison to real Mya's.. the metal will bend if you sneeze.. the hose port is actually welded in with a ball bearing.. and it comes in a big box like the kassirs. The base is paper thin. The hose is really heavy though... we thought they might be legit hoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (Santino @ Oct 19 2009, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh I've seen these before. We brought them in the shop once thinking these guys were just distributing mya.. they are a total knock off. The stem is really cheap in comparison to real Mya's.. the metal will bend if you sneeze.. the hose port is actually welded in with a ball bearing.. and it comes in a big box like the kassirs. The base is paper thin. The hose is really heavy though... we thought they might be legit hoses.Cool Good to know!*impressed at the look of the knock off* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santino Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Definitely one of China's better fabrications hahaha.But seriously.. I wouldn't be surprised if it were copper. It smokes nice and fine.. but at what health cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Can you unscrew the hose port then? If not, it's a fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHarding Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 There's a hookah company in Yiwu, China that makes pretty good Mya knockoffs.http://babilon-shisha.en.alibaba.com/That pipe should be in there somewhere, with that base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steny03 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 QUOTE (JDHarding @ Oct 19 2009, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>There's a hookah company in Yiwu, China that makes pretty good Mya knockoffs.http://babilon-shisha.en.alibaba.com/That pipe should be in there somewhere, with that base.I did find the base, but not a complete set up like I have. Very cool though. Just another peice into my hookah puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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