From: ????????????? (Antti Kalliokoski)
Subject: About Ronia pipe

-Hi Steve and all the near 1000 readers of this list

Jason Hayes asked in Pipes Digest number 182 about a second hand pipe he had 
bought. He read the name *Ronia*. I think the name is *ROMA*. It is a 
Savinelli clone and is quite popular here in Europe. If you are lucky, you 
can get a very good pipe buing this Savinelli Roma. It is meant to be smoked 
with Savinelli balsa system-stick in it. They recommend to use the stick 
just once. The stick takes the moisture in it and I think that it gives no 
side flavour to your puffs.

I hope that you could get the smell of pot from your Savinelli Roma, Jason.

I have seven different types of Roma-pipes in my collection and I think most 
of them are quite good, but you must use these balsa filters in them because 
the 9 mm hole is too wide without the filter. BTW, I think that we pipe 
smokers are a little conservative and prejudiced with these new innovations. 
Another point of view is of course the enviromentalist. What about cutting 
those balsa forests?

Let's enjoy smoking our pipes and be happy to learn that our estimated 
living age is no shorter than with *the good people*!

Happy puffs!

Antti Kalliokoski (?????????????)


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