Part 1 A few points, First, thank you for taking the time to share your issues with the Eltang Basic. Great service from Eltang, and a nice touch to receive a personal note from Tome, It’s another example of what this community is made of - Great People who share their experiences.
This happens to me too. First quarter is fine but after that it gets worst. I have 7 basic so I ain't blasting me horns for no reason lol. Well, I watched your video last night and this morning I removed all but 1 carbon coated chamber of my basic. What gave me confidence is also my new Eltang cutty which is uncoated. I smoked it last night and it was amazing. G.L. Pease did a review on his cutty too and he removed the carbon coat. I am pretty sure it's the carbon coat and not the stain.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. What a mystery! I have one that I have not smoked yet. Funny enough, I too had an issue with the first one I got. The airway entered the bow above the bottom of the bowl, which was surprising to me. I asked the seller what to think of it and they replied by immediately sending me a new one. I sent the first one back since it was unsmoked. I have not noticed a strange smell, will be interesting to smoke it! I do have an Eltang mini poker that a friend gave me. It has smoked amazingly from the first bowl. I somehow thought the thin walls would make the pipe challenging to break in. Good that you can now enjoy your Eltang Basic. What a great customer service by Tom! They are beautiful and cool pipes for sure, I like that you easily can change the bit. Best wishes. Emil
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Part 1
A few points, First, thank you for taking the time to share your issues with the Eltang Basic. Great service from Eltang, and a nice touch to receive a personal note from Tome, It’s another example of what this community is made of - Great People who share their experiences.
Totally agree, super kind and available!
Part 3
Three cheers for your determination to achieve a positive result and your honest considerations.
Part 2
I am sorry you had a bad experience. Three cheers for your determination to achieve a positive result and your honest considerations.
Thanks Peter, I am a pretty stubborn guy but Eltang is such a big brand that I cannot believe he would make a bad pipe so I wanted to understand:)
This happens to me too. First quarter is fine but after that it gets worst. I have 7 basic so I ain't blasting me horns for no reason lol. Well, I watched your video last night and this morning I removed all but 1 carbon coated chamber of my basic. What gave me confidence is also my new Eltang cutty which is uncoated. I smoked it last night and it was amazing. G.L. Pease did a review on his cutty too and he removed the carbon coat. I am pretty sure it's the carbon coat and not the stain.
Thank you Ed, glad to know I am not the only one, I really prefer uncoated bowls!
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. What a mystery! I have one that I have not smoked yet. Funny enough, I too had an issue with the first one I got. The airway entered the bow above the bottom of the bowl, which was surprising to me. I asked the seller what to think of it and they replied by immediately sending me a new one. I sent the first one back since it was unsmoked. I have not noticed a strange smell, will be interesting to smoke it! I do have an Eltang mini poker that a friend gave me. It has smoked amazingly from the first bowl. I somehow thought the thin walls would make the pipe challenging to break in. Good that you can now enjoy your Eltang Basic. What a great customer service by Tom! They are beautiful and cool pipes for sure, I like that you easily can change the bit. Best wishes.
Emil
Thank you Emil!
Greetings to the Big Apple from the Big Apple!
Hey Peter!
For some unknown reason, You tube deleted my comment, so I am breaking the content into several parts, let's see if that works numbered 1-4
Thanks Peter for taking the time to re-post!