SYNJECO SA DON CARLOS "Fiammata" - Straight Grain

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What is the "Fiammata Corale" 3-Note?
As you may know, DC pipes are graded into 9 different categories: Rusticated, Smooth Natural, and Fiammata (or Straight Grain). In each category, there are three sub-categories and given a number of notes: 1, 2, and 3 Notes. This means that the lowest (only in the DC grading system!) is the Rusticated 1-Note, while the highest is the "Fiammata 3-Notes". So, "What is the 'Corale' story?", you might ask! Well, being such a rare pipe (with perfect straight grain and usually free of the tiniest sandpits, it has been honored with the name: "Corale" ("choral", in musical terms). In a good year, Bruto manages to produce 1-2 "Fiammata 3-Notes Corale" pipes. There is no fixed price for the Corale. Bruto determines the price based on what *he* thinks of the pipe as a whole; the bigger the big, the tighter the grain, and the fewer the tiny sandpits, the higher price.

How come you've never seen or heard of them?
Simple: They'are RARE! And Bruto is a bit too fussy(!) to use that stamp even when a pipe is a qualified candidate.

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Background in Sq. Inches	Code #: DCS144 Price: CHF 710.- (App.USD444.-) Shape: Billiard Finish: Fiammata 1-Note Weight: 52g // 1 27/32 oz Status Available	Background in Sq. cm
Comment: The tobacco chamber measures 22mm in diameter and 45mm in depth.

Background in Sq. Inches	Code #: DCS176 Price: CHF 890.- (App.USD575.-) Shape: Freehand Finish: Fiammata 2-Note Weight: 132g // 4 21/32 oz Status Available	Background in Sq. cm
Comment: The tobacco chamber measures 22mm in diameter and 51mm in depth.

Background in Sq. Inches	Code #: DCSC1 Price: CHF 2,500.- (App.USD1,667) Shape: Giant Freehand Finish: Fiammata 3-Note, "Corale" Weight: 119g // 4 3/16 oz Status SOLD	Background in Sq. cm
Comment: Not only is this pipe a true "Fiammata Corale", it is a GIANT one, which makes it one of a couple of pipes Bruto has managed to make in his pipe making career!

Left-hand side of the bowl

Right-hand side of the bowl

Natural grain inside the bowl

Stamp: "Fiammata"-"Corale"

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