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eastwood44mag · 11-07-2005, 07:57 PM

I'm debating between the 69 and the XL90 for shape, but I can't see a noticeable difference between the two, other than a larger stem on the latter. Anyone with experience care to explain the difference to me? Thanks.

ZachS · 11-07-2005, 08:29 PM

hmm, from the pics on the peterson website, they're different sizes, different shapes, gonna smoke a little bit differently.... the xl90 has thicker walls, it looks like. it's also probably heavier. if you're a big "clencher," that might be a factor to take into consideration. imo, the 69 would be a better "walking-around" pipe.

both have the peterson "p-lip" mouthpiece, which directs the smoke at your upper palate instead of your tongue. some people love it (maybe including you), i hate it.

my only pete is a GIGANTIC bent billiard, nice tan birdseye briar, thick stem, and (oddly enough for a peterson), no metal. I think it's from the 60's, but because of it's size (and the p-lip mouthpiece), I rarely smoke it. It's barely broken in.

one of these days, I'm going to find a repairman who can change the mouthpiece into a normal one.

ZachS

tedski · 11-07-2005, 09:25 PM

Zach ... I'd recommend Tim West to help with your stem replacement. He made a couple new ones for some old Caminetto's that I bought off Ebay in 2004. Email him at TWest1@columbus.rr.com

ZachS · 11-08-2005, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tedski

Zach ... I'd recommend Tim West to help with your stem replacement. He made a couple new ones for some old Caminetto's that I bought off Ebay in 2004. Email him at TWest1@columbus.rr.com

Yeah... I'll do that once I start making more than $7,000 a year....

ZachS

11-07-2005, 07:57 PM	#1
eastwood44mag Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago.......ugh Posts: 4,559	Pick my Peterson I'm debating between the 69 and the XL90 for shape, but I can't see a noticeable difference between the two, other than a larger stem on the latter. Anyone with experience care to explain the difference to me? Thanks. __________________ I am a mushroom. They keep me in the dark and feed me horse shit. "My cigars tend to attract the kind of women that b#*ch a lot" --N99

11-07-2005, 09:25 PM	#3
tedski Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Looking up at the Pleiades ... Posts: 1,490	Zach ... I'd recommend Tim West to help with your stem replacement. He made a couple new ones for some old Caminetto's that I bought off Ebay in 2004. Email him at TWest1@columbus.rr.com __________________ There are lies, damn lies and statistics ...

11-07-2005, 08:29 PM	#2
ZachS Club Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: pdx Posts: 1,525	hmm, from the pics on the peterson website, they're different sizes, different shapes, gonna smoke a little bit differently.... the xl90 has thicker walls, it looks like. it's also probably heavier. if you're a big "clencher," that might be a factor to take into consideration. imo, the 69 would be a better "walking-around" pipe. both have the peterson "p-lip" mouthpiece, which directs the smoke at your upper palate instead of your tongue. some people love it (maybe including you), i hate it. my only pete is a GIGANTIC bent billiard, nice tan birdseye briar, thick stem, and (oddly enough for a peterson), no metal. I think it's from the 60's, but because of it's size (and the p-lip mouthpiece), I rarely smoke it. It's barely broken in. one of these days, I'm going to find a repairman who can change the mouthpiece into a normal one. ZachS