Does Your Pipe Gurgle?
PappyJoe
Master
We see this question pop up from time to time. Two novice pipe smokers asked me about it at the last monthly meeting of the New Orleans Pipe Club.
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https://pappyjoesblog.com/does-your-pipe-gurgle/
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Here's my take on the question....
https://pappyjoesblog.com/does-your-pipe-gurgle/
Feel free to subscribe to my blog.
Comments
Bingo, Bango, Bongo, gurgle all gone.
Another situation that hasn't been touched upon concerning the dreaded gurgle: I had 2 pipes that gurgled badly and went on an internet quest to find answers. I found an obscure article (obscure to me) pertaining to the relationship of the air-hole entry into the bowl. It stated that if the air-hole is too high from the bottom of the bowl, the pipe will probably gurgle. Taking the article at its word, I mixed the famous honey/ash "mud" and carefully applied it to the bottom of the bowl. I did this after first inserting a pipe cleaner barely through the hole to prevent the "mud" from blocking the air-hole. Low and behold, it worked! Those 2 pipes were cured of their problem. I can't claim to fully understand the mechanics behind the cure, I just know it worked. Since then I have had 2 more pipes plagued with the same problem that fit into that same category. Most recently was the Cortina sitter I refurbished. It worked! So if you have a pipe that gurgles and fits that air-hole position problem, give it a try. No guarantees, but it won't cost you much to try it.
Warning: Don't get the "mud" on your pipe... The finish will not like it / can be tough to get off...
But the design of a Carey pipe 1) prevents excess moisture from reaching the pipe stem (and my mouth), and 2) prevents gurgling, so those are two pipe smoking side issues I do not have to deal with. [ -10pts.-- ending sentence with preposition. ]