Prince vs Apple

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » 03 Jun 2022, 09:18

FredS wrote: 02 Jun 2022, 16:23 Here's a pack of princes I made a while back. They still needed polished and stem bending. Uncle Bob's wife bought him one of the bottom two, I don't remember which. Those two are yuge for this shape. A couple others may have gone to CPS'ers too. The one second from bottom has a large band of swirly white bakelite that will turn to that creamy yellow color seen at the bottom of the picture. I have an set of old steak knives with what I thought was yellow handles, but when I cut into them I was surprised to find them white.

FredS Prince Pipes...very very nice!

GaryInVA · Post by **GaryInVA** » 03 Jun 2022, 11:00

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DLJake · Post by **DLJake** » 05 Jun 2022, 10:28

Bloodhound wrote: 02 Jun 2022, 15:33
DLJake wrote: 02 Jun 2022, 15:25
GaryInVA wrote: 10 May 2022, 12:11 I am a lover of the prince shape pipe. It's a bit more delicate than an apple shape.
Indeed, squire.

I have a Dunhill Prince from the mid-1980s. Straight stem, which is not aligned with the traditional Prince stem of 1/4 or less of bend.

I also have a SlowToke Prince that some notable pipe makers have said it is the Plutonic Prince shape.

Is this bragging? Feels like bragging.

OK. So. Like.

I'm totally bragging.
If you are going to brag about your Prince Pipes you need to post a pic of them...Dunhill and a Teipen...gotta see pic of those

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » 06 Jun 2022, 09:13

Sweet!

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 13 Mar 2023, 21:50

Anwar Sadat was a fan of the Prince shape

Del · Post by **Del** » 14 Mar 2023, 12:42

Biff wrote: 10 May 2022, 12:11 I thought this was going to be about The Artist Formerly Known as... and a monolithic corporation. This is much more boring.

Hmmm.... talk about pipe shapes here, or go to the "interesting" discussions about Apple Music.

I'll stay here.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 30 Mar 2023, 21:44

I've got three apples in the stable---two bents and a straight, all Petes.
I like how the apples fit in my palm of my hands.

jruegg · Post by **jruegg** » 08 Apr 2023, 16:23

The apple is my favorite shape.

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » 12 Apr 2023, 10:01

jruegg wrote: 08 Apr 2023, 16:23 The apple is my favorite shape.

Pics of your favs?

coco · Post by **coco** » 14 Apr 2023, 19:00

In my mind:
- The prince has a more squashed bowl than the apple
- It has a cylindrical and fairly narrow shank
- The shank is short, particularly relative to the stem
- The stem is long and has a gentile curve
- The bowl is not 'Murican huge, as this pipe is meant to be clenchable

When pulled off properly, it is a stunning shape. However, it is a shape that is easy to get unbalanced.