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Measurements & Other Details
- Length: 5.50 in./139.70 mm.
- Weight: 2.64 oz./74.84 g.
- Bowl Height: 2.35 in./59.69 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.97 in./50.04 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.85 in./21.59 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.83 in./46.48 mm.
- Stem Material: Acrylic
- Filter: None
- Shape: Bent Billiard
- Finish: Partial Rusticated
- Material: Briar
- Country: Italy
About This Pipe
Since their founding in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello's commitment to handcrafting high-quality pipes has helped elevate the reputation of Italian pipes to luxury status. Furthermore, Castello's personal shaping approach to pipes has helped cultivate the bowl-centric and whimsical Italian neoclassic aesthetic. Castello's "Pi" stamp denotes a piece dressed in two distinct finishes. In the case of this bent Billiard, said finishes are the Sea Rock rustication, adorning the shank and half of the bowl, and a smooth, honey-blonde stain along the other side of the bowl and shank. The bowl is voluptuous and palm-filling, but that supple roundness is contrasted by the diamond shank, which is paneled for a firmer, more structured aesthetic. The stem continues that hard-lined motif, and the half-bend balances out the bowl's hearty mass. Such dimensions are welcome for a piece such as this, offering plenty of briar to showcase Castello's unique dual finishes.
- Madison Long
