Francesco Ganci billiard shaped briar pipe with polished finish

A very special pipe that is part of the Old Fashioned selection, dedicated to seasoned and very light briars found in an old tobacco pipe workshop on the Ligurian Riviera and that Francesco Ganci has sculpted with passion.

This billiard shaped old fashioned series pipe by Francesco Ganci is a pipe with classic shapes with a timeless charm and very light.

Francesco Ganci is a young Genoese craftsman who produces high quality tobacco pipes.

He began sculpting pipes relatively late but today he is one of the most popular emerging Italian manufacturers of briar pipes and at the height of success.

Francesco Ganci had important teachers including his friend Mimmo Romeo.

The reason for his success is due to his ability to masterfully handle tools, chisels and knives, to his pragmatism, to his imagination and to his continuous search for quality.

In complete solitude, drawing inspiration from nature or from the surrounding world, in the luthier's laboratory, he thinks and creates his new pipes... true works of art.

He carves the shapes with a knife, by hand, using exclusively Italian briar with its right seasoning selected personally.

The seasoning of the briar of the Old fashioned series lasts 20 years and takes place at controlled temperature and humidity.

Starting from the technical part, to which he gives great importance to have a consistently pleasant smoke, Francesco Ganci creates pipes respecting the grain and design of the briar.

Before producing and marketing a pipe, Francesco Ganci, with the experience of a luthier, tastes the softness and flexibility of the briar, then as a great passionate smoker he tests the shape, the handling, the lines, the angles, the dimensions, the balance of the tobacco pipe.

Exceptional pipes are born, perfect technically and qualitatively, very light and elegant pipes.

Wonderful pipes considered among the best in the world but to be used every day.

Tobacco pipes with classic shapes characterized by Francesco Ganci's personal genuine vision of elegance.

Here we propose a classic pipe from the Ganci production, a straight billiard model in polished natural briar.

The Ganci billiard model pipe has a polished finish that highlights the high quality briar of the Old Fashioned series.

The completely natural coloring enhances the grain of the briar.

This makes the pipe very elegant, an everyday pipe, suitable to be shown off in the afternoon, at the aperitif.

The classic straight pipe in polished briar by Ganci smokes very well.

Very light and comfortable, well-proportioned.

Thanks to the quality of the briar and the precision of construction, a dry and fresh smoke.

The billiard pipe carved by Ganci is a very comfortable pipe to use every day.

Note the upper edge of the brazier worked with the "rim easy load" technique, hollowed out to facilitate loading and lighting the pipe.

Each Ganci pipe is a unique piece and the photos you see portray this exclusive pipe, the same, once purchased, will be removed from the catalog.

If you need more detailed photos, we will be happy to send them to you.

GANCI'S PIPE IS FASHIONED FOR THE TOBACCO ENTHUSIAST WHO INSISTS HANDLING ONLY THE FINEST CRAFTSMANSHIP.

PROUDLY HAND MADE IN ITALY OF BRIAR ROOT, THE PIPE WILL PROVIDE GENUINE ENJOYMENT FOR YEARS TO COME.

1) width 148 mm

2) height 55 mm

3) depth 40 mmm

4) chimney diameter 20 mm

5) chimney depth 47 mm

Features:

Slim and slender saddle mouthpiece in hand-crafted ebonite.

Mouthpiece diameter 7 mm.

Weight: 43 grams

Shape: Billiard.

Finish: natural polished briar.

Markings: F.Ganci signature, old fashioned.