tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.comments2024-03-09T04:53:54.412-05:00The Talbert Pipe BlogTreverThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comBlogger584125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-7204328793686123682013-08-04T11:02:36.195-04:002013-08-04T11:02:36.195-04:00" Now I want to make my own full briar keyboa..." Now I want to make my own full briar keyboard"<br />Why just Briar? Morta taste better! :D<br /><br />Just an idea that may fit - or not:<br />I guess if you go on ebay, you may get cheap pc old keyboard. I had a friend who used to "inspect trash bin" of companies to collect the old computerq and electronic stuffs. He then make money selling the copper and reassembling several computer parts into a working one. Anyway, he get so much old style keyboard that he basically throw them away... So I guess you could just try to get an old one on ebay...<br />Related to the fact they would be PC instead of Apple, I guess modern computers offer the ability to remap the keys. At least, linux does... Just write (why not: encarve!) the new letter on the proper key and the job is done :)<br /> A latakia fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-83842990301079723432013-05-01T22:18:43.769-04:002013-05-01T22:18:43.769-04:00That wasn't an actual reference to any specifi...That wasn't an actual reference to any specific pipe, Olie. It was more a standardized account of what my typical day in the workshop is like. If you wanted to know which pipe this was about, I could basically say, "Every Talbert Briar or Goblin on the site."TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-16627726061727268842013-04-29T09:02:28.422-04:002013-04-29T09:02:28.422-04:00Can you post a pic of the final that this ended up...Can you post a pic of the final that this ended up being?Oliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861534627783375903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-70590285199346121472013-04-28T19:08:01.808-04:002013-04-28T19:08:01.808-04:00Walker Pipe Repair in Michigan did very nice for m...Walker Pipe Repair in Michigan did very nice for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638372202028431261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-33618320076843149192013-04-26T20:22:38.440-04:002013-04-26T20:22:38.440-04:00The really bad thing about this experience is that...The really bad thing about this experience is that it has introduced me to the world of keyboard modding, which was not a hobby that I needed to be exposed to. Now I want to make my own full briar keyboard - I just need to find someone willing to pay me ten grand so I can hand-carve every key from briar and meerschaum.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-76114656148450261612013-04-26T17:53:40.525-04:002013-04-26T17:53:40.525-04:00I think it is quite handsome. I like understated ...I think it is quite handsome. I like understated along with the more rococo woods. Does seem British, as you allude. KenPhttp://www.pokerperambulation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-52797233788786157712013-04-26T17:46:53.510-04:002013-04-26T17:46:53.510-04:00You might Google "Cherry Keyboards" and ...You might Google "Cherry Keyboards" and look around on their site. I used to always use them back in olden times. They even have a version with the rollover that IBM users insisted on.<br /><br />And blog about whatever interests you. That is what I do. Hopefully, you'll more readers though. :)KenPhttp://www.pokerperambulation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-46688337687154381392013-04-26T00:09:34.152-04:002013-04-26T00:09:34.152-04:00I'll be curious to see how it holds up. They ...I'll be curious to see how it holds up. They could certainly do a lot to improve the general look and feel, but it types solidly and works well. The Das was way better in "fit & finish", though. That was one seriously sexy keyboard. I kept wishing I could somehow merge the two of them together to make the one perfect result.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-70636809571595839542013-04-25T23:39:07.878-04:002013-04-25T23:39:07.878-04:00I had a Matias Tactile Pro 1 almost 10 years ago, ...I had a Matias Tactile Pro 1 almost 10 years ago, and was shocked at how amazingly cheap it felt. Yes, the keys were clacky, but the case was cracked and creaky. I had it replaced once, but the replacement was the same. It didn't hold a candle to the old IBM buckling spring keyboard I had attached to the nearby Linux box.<br /><br />I can only hope that they've gotten better, and that yours works well over the long haul.mathuaerknedamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369230942083272513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-48075764874037605952013-04-25T22:56:02.006-04:002013-04-25T22:56:02.006-04:00OK, I'm glad it's not just me. I had more...OK, I'm glad it's not just me. I had more "missing letters" typing with the standard Mac keyboard than I've ever had before in my life. I was regularly going back over every paragraph and adding in two or three missing letters or fixing something that I'd hit by accident. I was wondering if it was just getting old or what. My typing accuracy is much improved now, on the Mattias, and was even slightly better on the Das though that wasn't enough to outweigh the things I didn't like about it. <br /><br />If you don't need a keyboard with black keys, try the standard Mattias instead of the Quiet Pro - I bet the different switches would make it perform more like the Das. I just don't do well with white keys, my hands are always dirty or covered with pipe stain. And yes, the alternate characters are very handy - I can do this without looking up characters! €⁄fifl‡±—ÒÚƉŒÓÅTreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-65484129172428988912013-04-25T19:30:17.565-04:002013-04-25T19:30:17.565-04:00Thanks for the test. It's something I've n...Thanks for the test. It's something I've never thought that much about--even while cursing the standard keyboard. I learned how to type in high school, and when I get going I can out-type the keyboard. I also wind up not always getting every key struck. <br /><br />I'm going to pick up a Matias and give it a try. I especially like having the alternate characters listed on the keys. That'll be a big help!Tony Costinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-54816925598940116912013-04-25T17:54:54.594-04:002013-04-25T17:54:54.594-04:00You know, I tried one of those MS ergonomic keyboa...You know, I tried one of those MS ergonomic keyboards prior to this article, but I hated it. Forced myself to try and adapt to the curved surface for about a week and a half and totally could not do it... My typing speed disintegrated and it became impossible to get anything written because I spent so much time key hunting and being hyper conscious of where the keys were. Looking at the Kinesis, I suspect I'd have the same problem multiplied. Unfortunately, I'm a bit locked in to the standard QWERTY - I do so much writing that I just literally can't afford the month(s) it would probably require for me to adapt myself to something that exotic. TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-2908921690326422272013-04-25T17:40:06.055-04:002013-04-25T17:40:06.055-04:00You should check out the Kinesis Advantage (http:/...You should check out the Kinesis Advantage (http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm). Now THAT's a proper keyboard. ;)<br /><br />I use the Kinesis in addition to a programming variant of Dvorak (an actually usable keyboard layout - qwerty is obsolete rubbish and has NO place on a computer keyboard, save it for the old typewriters) for any serious work I do.Anders Mårtenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955491235124561044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-12605929326984795782013-03-30T13:46:26.316-04:002013-03-30T13:46:26.316-04:00Fortunately I have already armored myself against ...Fortunately I have already armored myself against this sort of thing by years of carefully ignoring nearly all the special orders I get. I'm bad at them anyway (I like to make what I feel like making at the moment, not something according to someone else's spec sheet) so it works out better for all parties that I usually just turn them down right off.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-36603356253025927332013-03-30T12:33:54.856-04:002013-03-30T12:33:54.856-04:00This list would be a lot funnier if it wasn't ...This list would be a lot funnier if it wasn't so accurate. I've actually just started seeing how much easier it is to win on some commissions than others, and focus on the high-probability-of-success ones. Which is to say, I'll be recommending some Big Eye Technicians contact one Trever Talbert for their pipe, because he's the man for this exact type of work. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563310656099807282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-826026717413215862013-03-29T19:16:57.996-04:002013-03-29T19:16:57.996-04:00Ronni Bickascan is also excellent for repairing pi...Ronni Bickascan is also excellent for repairing pipes and making replacement stems, but like most expert repairmen, he is charging appropriately for making a quality replacement stem, which runs $60 and up. I learned a lot from George's articles on making stems, and found an even greater appreciation for just how much work it is to make a replacement stem.<br /><br />Still, I have also come to appreciate even more the effort that goes into making an appropriate stem for a fine new pipe. Charatan from the 1960s is a great negative example -- awesome briar and horrible, cheap rubber stems. Many of you newer pipe makers, like you, Trever, and Rad Davis or Michael Parks or Michael Lindner, make stems worth of the pipes you create.<br /><br />I say: there are probably a lot of "old friends" that may smoke well but have no collectable or intrinsic value, that should simply be retired. But if you have an exceptional looking, great smoking Barling or Ivarsson or whatever, you just have to suck it up and pay for a quality new bit. Period.Tad Gagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-37248420598671475392013-02-16T17:53:25.928-05:002013-02-16T17:53:25.928-05:00Eh? What do you mean?Eh? What do you mean?TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-22925875812428382402013-02-16T17:14:35.649-05:002013-02-16T17:14:35.649-05:00By the way: "no news, good news?"By the way: "no news, good news?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-85211113866925511922013-02-11T23:58:15.096-05:002013-02-11T23:58:15.096-05:00Another excellent pipe repairman is
Rich Lewis
5...Another excellent pipe repairman is <br /><br />Rich Lewis<br />527 Marquette Ave.<br />Minneapolis, MN 55402<br />Telephone: 612-332-9129<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-55255449631631675782013-01-29T12:44:40.843-05:002013-01-29T12:44:40.843-05:00Truly an inspired masterwork with no shortage of m...Truly an inspired masterwork with no shortage of mechanical ingenuity and technical expertise - A pipe maker's Pieta!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146885072273870697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-74753145472668161582013-01-17T16:02:19.342-05:002013-01-17T16:02:19.342-05:00One of these days I am definitely going to try my ...One of these days I am definitely going to try my hand at epipes. At the moment that project is totally back-burnered because it isn't something that will produce immediate income, so it's waiting until I have a little more spare time to fool with my ideas in 3D form. TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-60081604952012640722013-01-17T08:44:40.514-05:002013-01-17T08:44:40.514-05:00Sir, with the look and beauty of your pipes, I wou...Sir, with the look and beauty of your pipes, I would love to have a chat with you. I have designed very beautiful bowls (not as good as yours, but enough to catch a lot of attention) and if mine with the curves and such can be done Epipe style, then there is not a doubt in my mind you can do so. I would love to learn from you on better body coloring, if you wouldn't mind taking some tips from me on how to get it functional with the beauty. :)The Jesterhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Mythical-Fabrications/296117600452519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-48343059422667420562012-11-06T23:01:48.493-05:002012-11-06T23:01:48.493-05:00Just heard fro another pipe repairman who's st...Just heard fro another pipe repairman who's still in business:<br /><br />Restoration Pipe Repair<br />P.O. Box 3<br />Stacy MN 55079<br />Frsams@ frontiernet.net<br />651-462-0187<br />Is anyone is interested. Read your article on pipe repair.<br />Frank StormTreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-91583805224275619372012-10-19T00:07:00.041-04:002012-10-19T00:07:00.041-04:00I think the effect is great. With your Talbert lin...I think the effect is great. With your Talbert line, would you consider a stem that reflected this finish? Absolute black against your "nearly black" doesn't seem up to par with the Talbert, though it would pass for Ligne Britagne. Love the work. It's amazing as always.Death or Glory Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552779168563447377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-81795242936483974662012-10-18T22:25:51.867-04:002012-10-18T22:25:51.867-04:00Hi,
I love this pipe!!!
Someone was fas...Hi,<br /> I love this pipe!!!<br /> Someone was faster than me to buy!!!<br /> I can assure you that if you will have an other one I'll try to buy immediate!!! Expecially if will be bended or semibended!!!<br /> Thanks!!<br /><br />Nunzio<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com