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Pipe is stamped: "F" ~ "05" ~ "47", plus the butterfly.
Pipe Code: DG048 Price: CHF 750.00  
Shape: Freehand Weight: 59g / 2-3/32 oz
Chamberø: 20mm  -- Chamber Depth: 38mm  -- Wall Thickness:15mm -- Cleaner Passes? Yes
This pipe is comparable in size to a Dunhill Group:  4
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COMMENT:

This is the kind of pipe that you can hardly describe or comment on in words, no matter how experienced and well-versed you are. It is only through numerous pictures that you may start to understand the intricate design though how Gabriele executed it may remain an unsolved mystery. Looking at the bowl from the top, and for some reason which I hope is not only in my head, I see a blowfish! Do you?! The really complexity here lies in the design and execution of the shank. I know that Gabriele does incredible shank design, but this one here does indeed surpass most of his work. You start to understand all this when you hold the pipe in your hand and examine it at length. I just hope that the pictures will provide you with an incentive to want to hold it in your hand. The pipe comes with an Army Mount, and the mouthpiece has a very elegant, tapered insert, made out of boxwood. The mouthpiece is thin and wide enough to offer maximum comfort if you prefer to clench on your pipes. Not only is this pipe representative of DG sophisticated pipe shape design, it is also clearly quite unique among the freehand shapes that any maker, anywhere, currently produces.
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Pipe is stamped: "F" ~ "06" ~ "120".
Pipe Code: DG064 Price: CHF 700.00  
Shape: Freeform Liverpool Weight: 33g / 1-5/32 oz
Chamberø: 20mm -- Chamber Depth: 45mm -- Wall Thickness: 18mm  -- Cleaner Passes? Yes
This pipe is comparable in size to a Dunhill Group:  4+
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If you're not impressed by the shape definition in this case, I don't blame you because I'm not, either. I know that the pipe has so (too) many deviations from the classic Liverpool, but I decided to go with "Freeform Liverpool" since its basic features are present: The long, round shank, and the short, tapered mouthpiece. Of course, the long shank is not that long because it is only 7mm more in length than the bowl is in height. Also, the shank is not really round, but rather, tapered, starting at a diameter of 9mm at the bowl-shank juncture, and going up to 17mm at the shank-mouthpiece meeting point. It doesn't end there because the bowl is so tall it doesn't fail to bring to mind the idea of the Chimney or Stack. For these reasons, you can see why the term "Freeform Liverpool" is far from accurate, but I still believe it is the best and most illustrative of what I see here. The pipe is breathtaking, but, mind you, I've been in love with this pipe since I first saw it, and so I can't be objective. I'm really, really fond of this dark brown-golden stain, which does bring out the best of the grain. The grain is a nice blend of Flame Grain around the bow and tight Bird's Eye on the bowl top and base. The elegant mouthpiece comes with a special insert, which, to me, appears to be horn.
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