2. a Radice is on my list. I just haven't got to that one yet. My favorite pipe right now is the one on the top right. I carved that one.
3. Never tried a Kirsten tho I've seen them. The Falcon on top was one of my fathers'.
6. Mr. Phelps, put the bowl end in your mouth with the stem pointing up and you can snorkel if you swim shallow enough.
7/8. Good eye on that Nording. That one is graded as "extra" which was the best grade available by Nording at the time. I have the rubber tips on some cause when I'm driving I'm really bad about clenching the bit with my teeth. They don't get a chance to get real nasty cause I clean them pretty well after use.
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