Ropp: Vintage Smooth Bent Apple Tobacco Pipe

With its compact proportions and light weight, this bent Apple fits in well with Ropp's portfolio of classic, pocket-friendly designs. The bowl is squat and low-slung in orientation, prioritizing its breadth over height with the short, stout shank echoing the bowl's chubby disposition. Said shank gradually arches upward to the downturned horn stem that was bent using a vintage stem-bending machine from the Chapuis-Comoy pipe museum. Unlike vulcanite and acrylic mouthpieces that require only heat to bend, horn is much more difficult to work with, needing both heat and prolonged pressure to ensure the bent shape holds. It all culminates in a shape that caters to those who prefer easily pocketable shapes or ones that can be clenched effortlessly.

Sourced from old stummels found at the Chapuis-Comoy factory, Ropp's Vintage line presents old-school, classic designs that were turned decades ago but never finished. This piece is dressed in a light chestnut stain and fitted with a stem of genuine horn, hearkening back to the style of mouthpieces from the early 1900s. It accentuates the vintage motif, making for a thoroughly retro aesthetic.