DGLARSS
I have never had a Grabow last more than a few weeks except vintage 1970's one's. The stems break easily, the connectors come loose permanently, or fit so low in bents that the filters clog up after 1 or 2 smokes or it starts gurgling almost immediately. So why did I buy this knowing all this and having destroyed 6 of these? I'm not a fan of filters, and I discovered the Savinelli filter adapter fit in these perfectly (pretty much). This decreases the frequency the pipe has to come apart since the filter doesn't constantly need replaced. Mind you, this is still the lowest of the low in the Grabow line, holding a smaller amount of tobacco, and a stem made of plastic more fragile than a hair comb. Think of it as a less corn tasting tester than a corncob pipe.
