(Dad's Pipes) Sourcing the correct materials to restore vintage pipes is a constant task, and one made more complicated as the years go by. The youngest of the Canadian-made Brigham pipes are now nearly 20 years old, production having shifted to France and Italy in 2001. At about the same time the original aluminum tenon/filter holders were replaced by the current composite tenons. For pipe repairers, this means that new-old-stock aluminum tenons are rarer than hens teeth.
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