With Black Meerschaum ... at Ronny's place

[@portlandpipesmoker8497]

Greetings Mark, just finally catching up! Another excellent ....and humorous interview...thanks so much for the effort, that we may be there as well! I had no idea that many had their hands involved into making a meerschaum pipe...a new perspective. A few great looking pipes in the bunch...and I'm with you...prefer the classical shapes. Thanks for sharing this...take care my friend....we'll talk soon! Corey

[@smokinpipechannel9602]

Black Meerschaum for the win! 👏👏👏👏

[@daddyrich2982]

I received my Black Meerschaum Russian something pipe two weeks ago, and it is awesome, I mean this pipe is perfectly made, well balanced. It came with a leather case also. They have a great sale going on right now.

[@dougowen9873]

That Dublin shape has Mark's name written all over it, light it up man, the briar ring is a revolutionary idea, very nice touch.

[@bobreynolds744]

I love my meerschaums, that was very interesting Mark. Thank you.

[@matthewpipe2769]

Hello, what a really nice pipes! Great video guys, thanks for that! Be well! M.

[@josegolfpiper8342]

Great Video!! Beautiful Pipes! Excellent Conversation! Gives us a better understanding on how the Meerschaum pipes are made. Thanks for sharing...........Jose from Texas

[@jeremyvis395]

The Bent Apple arrived this week. It only took 6 days to arrive here in the USA from Turkey. Absolutely perfect quality. Thank you for the free gifts!

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

Watching more … I’m sold. Gotta get one.

[@hotrodbob6573]

One day I hope to add one of these to my line up of everyday smoking pipes

[@sandrofazzolari8833]

Delightful video thanks for sharing dear Mark ciao 👋 amico mio. Grazie 🙏 S.

[@mehmetaliyucel8992]

Thank you guys for this excellent video. Meerschaum pipes are great. Güle güle :))

[@zachp7684]

I have owned a Blackmeer for about 2 years now. Absolutely one of my best smokers. Glad to see the man behind the meer sitting with you Mark. Thanks.

[@dougowen9873]

The artisan pipe market has always been tough mainly because those guys that sell "artisan" pipes have to charge a retail price that usually will only encompass about 5 per cent of the available pipe smoking buyers. There was a study done recently that still holds true which is that about 75 percent of pipe smokers will not spend over about 25 dollars for a pipe, another10 percent will spend between 25 and 50 dollars, another 10 percent will be willing to spend 50 to about 90 dollars and that leaves a possible market for anything over 90 dollars to only about 5 percent of available clientele. I can tell you from personal experience in the business often time a customer will bring in a pipe collection that has been left behind after the pipe smoker has died, the vast majority of the pipes in those accumulations are very low end pipes, often there will be one or two pipes in a batch of 40 estate pipes which are high grade and those invariably were bought as a gift to the pipe smoker on a special occasion like a birthday or Christmas. Ironically because the recipient was so accustomed to buying and smoking inexpensive pipes the high grades in the group rarely show signs of having been smoked regularly. Such is the world of pipe retail. We cater to tiny nitch in an already tiny market.

[@challengerdart3731]

Excellent, excellent vid guys. Thanks a lot. Wonderful pipes, really amazing. Have a great week ahead.

[@TheBalconyPiper]

Thank you for sharing. Very interesting chat! I wish at some time I will be able to buy one of their stunning pipes. Love the briar inlay and the fact that they use normal tenon connections for filtered pipes. Take care and carry on!

[@droidlittle582]

First of all I'd like to thank you for taking the precious time to making this absolutely wonderful content. As a fan of history and the pipe hobby I would have to say your channel is the perfect blending of both of those things. My wife, son, and I have been under the weather and isolated in our house for many days now and I have dedicated much of my YTPC video consumption to taking in your entertaining and educational content. This channel has quickly become one of my absolute favorites and I am very much looking forward to the next ones to come. I know that finding time to make this content is not easy and for your efforts I would just like to say thank you. The other night I had fallen asleep watching one of your videos and I had a dream that you and I were in a clearing in the woods and we were having a struggle for possession of a tall bar stool. I don't really try to find meaning in my crazy dreams but I found this one in particular to be very humorous. Just thought I'd pass that along to you. Anyway, sorry for the long winded message. You are appreciated here in South Dakota USA. Cheers!

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thank you so much for taking the time and good words, my friend! Truly so much appreciated! Yeah... well... interesting dream... thanks for sharing! Take care and be well! Mark

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

The "forward tilted dublin" shape(I don't know the correct term right now) looks absolutely amazing. I guess I need a Black Meerschaum, which would be my first Meerschaum pipe. Thank you for presenting us these pipes👍

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thanks for watching that! And for taking the time! Much appreciated! Take care and be well! Mark

[@dougowen9873]

It has got to be tricky to manage all those individual personalities, all of whom are working on just one feature of the finished piece. There is an old American saying that "too many cooks spoil the broth" so congrats on Black Meerschaum who turn out outstanding pipes while juggling all those personalities.

[@jeremyvis395]

Between this video and the one where you showed us the Black Meerschaum nose warmer, I was convinced. I just placed an order tonight and can't wait to smoke the bent apple.

[@pipenotch]

thanks for this splendid video 🙂👍 for me as a meerschaum pipe fan this is a gem of a video 💎 mit besten grüssen aus der schweiz

[@rossonero99]

I've got to say, I've been looking to add to my meerschaum collection for a while. I have a few, but nothing completely smooth, so I pulled the trigger and bought one of these pretty much right after seeing this video. It arrived 2 days ago and, good Lord, it's amazing! The quality is more than what I expected, and the service has been excellent! These pipes really are made for smoking. Oh, and the case that it comes with - thick leather with more than enough space to carry two pipes if you wish. It also has a pocket that would carry a pouch of tobacco and another that holds a lighter and pipe tool comfortably. One more thing: Two smokes in and there's colour showing up on the shank already. I'd definitely recommend them and want to thank Mark for bringing Blackmeerchaum to my attention.

[@bccc9106]

Mark, I am rewatching your videos. They are too few and far between my friend. Your videos are so intriguing and I learn so much from you. Keep it going my friend. You are very much appreciated here!

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thank you so much for that, my friend! Hang in! Haven't forgotten you guys... just so busy on the job.. Take care, my friend! Hope you're well! Mark

[@Morsoth]

Awesome pipes and amazing discussion! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@oldandintheway1955]

Beautiful pipes. Very interesting; I'm surprised that the carvers are not pipers.They don't go hand in hand. I wonder, is the trade of carving handed down within families? Thanks for an interesting and entertaining video.

[@barrywebber100]

Great video Mark, it's always good to see you. I didn't understand your interviewee saying how few pipe smokers there are in Turkey, I thought that waterpipe smokers were numerous in the cafes? Thanks for posting.

[@kochstead]

Sehr coole Geschichten Mark. Gerade erst entdeckt über einen US Kanal. Grüße aus Mittelfranken ANDY

[@RelaxedpiperYoutube]

Please more videos Mr. Bremen. 🤗

[@algonquinbriar5647]

Hello Mark. Thank you for sharing another excellent interview. Very informative. Be well and Merry Christmas.

[@1coachdaddy]

Nice sit down and Q-n-A!….thanks for the fascinating content as always….much health and happiness brother!

[@wrkane]

Wonderful video ‼️ I have many meerschaum pipes and always enjoy seeing them highlighted. Take care.

[@BossHossStudios]

Hey!!! My good friend from Black Meerschaum. Great products

[@bigcountrybriar9911]

Great sit down and discussion! All the best to you and Mr BlackMeer! Thanks Mark!

[@casspipercassidy4297]

Great to hear from the main man of a fantastic brand. You handled this interview professionally and extracted the information we needed ! Thank you Mark my good sir ! Speak soon. Cass

[@bigchief2331]

if I ever come to Germany , it would be a pleasure to share a smoke with you at this venue. By the way, may I ask what watch you are wearing? Looks nice. Best wishes from Australia.

[@peterechtermittelhesse8858]

Hey Mark. Very interesting Video! 👍 Now i have to search for one of these beautyful Meerschaum Pipe.😁 Thanks for presenting these great Pipes. Best regards from Mittelhessen

[@rustbeltpipes]

Fascinating stuff! I don't have a meerschaum or know much about them - very cool to learn about the process and get a behind-the-scenes peek at the work that goes into a single pipe.

[@southernpiper6965]

Hey Mark, great video. Been lurking around your channel for a while. Finally subbed. Great content.

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thanks for that, my friend! Really so much appreciated! Take care! Be well! Mark

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Great to see Mr. Blackmeerschaum and you Professor! One day..we may see Ronnie too 😄😉 Most interesting and hard to find tobacco, I thought it would be mostly black cavendish but nevertheless sounds delicious 😋😋😉👍👍🎄

[@KevinTwiner]

Good times awesome pipes

[@che_guevara67]

i stopped smoking ciggies 14 years ago and now i want to smoke a pipe soo badly haha thanks dude..love your channel...you are a very interesting person....love the excitment you have when describing tobacco lol...also the little history lessons you give when travelling thru germany etc...i love germany ,especially munich.. uber cool people...

[@shirtsleeves860]

Wishing you and yours all Joy, Health and Prosperity throughout the coming year .. Merry Christmas, Mark ! .. may the Peace of Christ .. glow in every bowl. - seraphim

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thank you so much for that, my friend! Truly appreciated! Have a wonderful Xmas.. and God bless! Mark

[@timberdrifter8225]

very interesting! thank you for the the interview. its fun to watch you try to figure out how to get an answer to your questions with the little bit of language barrier. in English so i can understand it when you both speak English as a second language. thank you.

[@johnervin2029]

Have a happy new year mark

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

I can see him getting started in the business from a video here. Lol. I have about 12-15 meers thanks to Mark. I tried lattice pipes for a bit but I too really only smoke classic shapes and smooth as well.

[@wrkane]

Happy New Year Mark ‼️

[@Florida_Pipe_Smoker]

Great video Mr.Breman.

[@ModernGentleman]

I love these very informative videos! Thank you and your friend for sharing your knowledge.

[@OnceUponAPipe]

Happy New Year! Really enjoy your "Ronny's Place" videos and especially when you have great guest. Thanks for once again enriching the community with another great vid. Hope your new year goes well!

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thank you so much for taking the time, my friend! Hope, you have a great 2022!... with many more videos to come! Take care, my friend and be well! Mark

[@Lunchman.d]

Seasons greetings from Florida. Wondering if you will ever do a video on the Bremen spitting stone or have ever talked about it? Interesting story. Is it still there? - Tim

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Season greetings to you, my friend! Yeah... that's still on my list! Thanks for reminding me! Take care and be well! Mark

[@the6piper740]

Thank you for the impromptu and, as always, interesting and informative video! You have introduced me to the advantages of meerschaum and I recently received my first from Ali Birinci. Your opinions are much appreciated!

[@tracey38999]

Thanks for sharing. My favorite is the sitting poker! Yes I’m American.😂

[@SinaAramyan]

I like your solo videos much much more. Not that the guys you join with are wrong, but your karisma is something that has made this channel unique. No one, and I mean it, no one comes even close when it comes to karisma in pipe smoking than you. Don't dilute your channel! Cheers.

[@suddha1]

What was the location of the lounge? Looks sick!

[@ROY-COLLEY]

Great Vid as always Mark . I would love to order one like he is smoking. Looks a nice size. But can't see it on his website. Help 🙂

[@thetazman6]

great interview

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thanks for that, my friend! Much appreciated! Take care! Be well! Mark

[@dougowen9873]

Sounds like an ideal job from the carver's point of view. "Hey, i need an alcohol break", sounds good to me LOL.

[@SmokesaPipe]

Absolutely fascinating content Mark. Did he mention how much dry time/seasoning is necessary for the meerschaum once it is mined before it can be carved?

[@MeerschaumMaven]

Awesome video as usual! Meers are my favorite smoking medium.

[@theperiquefreak]

Just ordered 2

[@headmahone]

Outstanding!!!

[@pepegomezz3587]

Nice video like allways my friend! Please do you know if its posible get the production date from Dan Tobacco tins using the code printed on the tins? Thanks so much!

[@Pfeifenraucher_der_Insel]

Hola Mark, I am so sorry but I can´t watch this video. I've tried again and again, but because of the age restriction, there's no entry :-( At the very least, I would like to wish you a healthy and happy New Year, even if it's a bit late for that now :-) Best wishes from the island. Michael

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

... same to you, brother! And... yeah... sorry... youtube did that... for whatever reasons... I filled in a complaint... but they didn't agree... Take care, my friend and be well! Mark

[@Pfeifenraucher_der_Insel]

I had the same problem with one of my videos. Several complaints I have filed with KZbin have also been of no use. I haven't even received an answer yet. Many subscribers, although of legal age, could not see my video either. Thank goodness the following weren't restricted. Apparently it happens to everyone at some point. Have a good week my friend.

[@ssnoc]

Mark, a pipe question if you please - I’m a fairly new pipe smoker and subscriber - At what point do you spill out the burnt ash from the pipe? I haven’t heard anyone on any forum discuss this. I notice when I’m half way down my smoke starts to taste ashy - I tamp it down usually, but shouldn’t I be spilling out the burnt ash? I’ve never seen anyone actually do this … do you? Perhaps a neophyte question, but there it is …. Thanks you are a great teacher.

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

Thanks for watching and kind words, my friend! Much appreciated! Well... you should use the tamper, if the bowl starts getting to hot or toregulate the draft... the ashes stays in the bowl... it won't affect the taste... these harsh notes normally indicate, that you're going too hot on tobacco... just take your time, regulate the draft with the tamper and relight carefully if necessary... Hope, that may be of some help.... Take care and be well! Mark

[@ssnoc]

@@bremenpipesmoker6571 - Thank you for your advice - do you sell your tampers? If not, you should they are beautiful, especially the black ones. Maybe you can discuss nicotine content in different tobacco’s - for example, does Latakia have a higher nicotine content than Virginia? I’m a Latakia smoker …. Cheers 🍻

[@MisterDearly]

I love your videos! I've been watching them for a while. I love that you're a historian and a pipe smoker. I can't help but notice that you only seem to wear black clothes and are often surrounded by gargoyles and the like. I'd describe your aesthetic as gothic academic--gothademic, if you will. Do you identify as gothic or identify with the subculture? Is that something you aim for? I tend to wear mostly black and tend to have a kind of gothic business casual look at work: e.g., black jeans, black dress shirt, neon green and black tie, etc.

[@intriguedpipeman6478]

Great video i learned a lot

[@ModernGentleman]

Do you sell the tampers you make? And if so, how would I go about purchasing one?

[@jk6869]

Was that a Buck 110 or 112? Well, either way … nice!

[@standinkler5356]

Great vid

[@browpetj]

Great vid! Istanbul is great for tobacco shops. Loads of different rolling tobaccos and cigars. A few pipes around. Didnt see many pipe tobaccos. Just in the airport. Bubble pipe (sheesha/hookah) tobaccos yes. Noto bene: The Turkish chose the USD as a strong currency to hold during their currency crisis BTW. Now everyone there thinks the USD is strong. It's going to crash ofcourse. Invest in EUR or GBP.

[@michaelcase8574]

A Turk and a German walk into a tobacco shop...there has to be a joke there somewhere. Yes, sculptors don't like straight lines. Just look at Michelangelo's David. Not a straight line to be found. Great video. I learned a lot about the business. Great chemistry between the two of you! Take care an safe trip home to Turkey.

[@fattymcfatso1083]

I've been thinking of taking up pipe smoking as an alternative to chew.

[@crazyandcurious2585]

Cool video.

[@BobbyWallisch]

Servus. Kann man deine Pfeifenstopfer irgendwo erwerben?

[@PVQUICKSHOT]

What's the meerschaum pipe you're smoking, Mark?

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

A Black Meerschaum with a custom built stem... Thanks for watching and take care!

[@PVQUICKSHOT]

Gorgeous piece! I appreciate the response.Likewise sir!@@bremenpipesmoker6571

[@mehmetaliyucel8992]

Hello Mark. Are there portrait of Atatürk in front of the cabinet?

[@bremenpipesmoker6571]

No.. I think, that's Davidoff.. Thanks for watching! Take care and be well! Mark

[@mehmetaliyucel8992]

​@@bremenpipesmoker6571Thank you for your answer, Mark. I follow your videos with excitement. Take care. Best regards,

[@jorghartmann9334]

Why Bremen? Because people there speak English?

[@matthewgeis122]

👍🍺

[@subsadventure]

Thank you gentlemen! I would like to purchase the first smashed looking meerschaum pipe mr black showed!! How would I go about getting that particular piece?? Thank you in advance 💪