Last may I aquired a couple meer's. One of which is a tekin. The pipe is nice and smokes well. The issue is there is a funky odor that comes from the bowl. It gets stronger when warm from smoking. The pipe has pretty much been used for latakia blends because those seem to cover the odor and funky taste that comes with it. Any lighter blends I get a weird flavor as well.
I was hoping it would smoke out but as I get more bowls through it (I'm guessing around 15-20 now) the smell remains and doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
Any ideas of how to purge the odor from the pipe? It's almost a chemical smell. Not sure if it is just the meerschaum block the pipe was made with or something else. Maybe something left from how they cleaned it before carving? Or even the wax used? I don't believe I have waxed this pipe yet. Not sure if there is a way to clean it and lessen the odor. I know cleaning is somewhat limited with how porous meerschaum is.
The more I smoke it the more the smell bothers me. It is the only meer I have that has this odor. Any ideas? I'm up to trying anything. I like the pipe. It looks good, draw is good, and smokes good other than the smell.
I was hoping it would smoke out but as I get more bowls through it (I'm guessing around 15-20 now) the smell remains and doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
Any ideas of how to purge the odor from the pipe? It's almost a chemical smell. Not sure if it is just the meerschaum block the pipe was made with or something else. Maybe something left from how they cleaned it before carving? Or even the wax used? I don't believe I have waxed this pipe yet. Not sure if there is a way to clean it and lessen the odor. I know cleaning is somewhat limited with how porous meerschaum is.
The more I smoke it the more the smell bothers me. It is the only meer I have that has this odor. Any ideas? I'm up to trying anything. I like the pipe. It looks good, draw is good, and smokes good other than the smell.