Sandblasted Apple with Silver (Floodlight) Tobacco Pipe

Paolo Becker and Massimo Musico crafted Becker & Musico pipes together, with Paolo on the lathe and Massimo focusing on mouthpieces and bands, until 2002 when Paolo turned to crafting pipes under his own name. Today, Massimo continues to make pipes under his own name with a particular focus on slight deviations from typical Anglo-French shapes.

This Apple is ultra light, weighing in a shade under one ounce, but still stretches a generous length of 5.47 inches from fore to bit and looks gorgeous to boot. Excellent ring grain decorates the left flank of the traditional Apple bowl and pairs wonderfully with the jet-black stain, which is itself perfectly complemented by a silver accent that caps the brief briar shank. A lightly tapered push-style stem of vulcanite finishes the piece, stretching sleekly in an arrow-straight orientation back to the bit. Though miniature in heft, this piece still manages to pack plenty of visual intrigue into its substantial length and is sure to please any fan of the Apple shape.