Italian Pipes

Is it bad to smoke different tobacco blends out of one briar pipe?

I have been smoking a pipe for about 4 months now (1 bowl a day) and really enjoyed it. I decided it was time to upgrade to a briar pipe. I like to smoke a variety of different tobaccos and mix it up. I have read that it is recommended for Briar pipes that you don't smoke different tobaccos out of one pipe. Does it taste bad if you smoke different tobaccos or is it just better if used for one specific blend. Would i actually be better off sticking with the corncob if i wish to continue smoking different tobaccos...... or would it be ok to buy a good briar pipe? (also I am not willing to spend a lot of money on multiple pipes for specific tobaccos so I can only buy one new pipe) http://www.edwardstobacco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BBAR700M&cat=16 -this is the new pipe I'm considering buying. I don't combine tobaccos or anything.... i just smoke a variety of different flavors, and i clean the pipe pretty well after each.

Public Comments

1. From what I have been told it is a bad idea. Imagine cooking a fish and cherry pie in the oven at the same time. Your pie would taste a little fishy. If you want cheap pipes that are not low quality, try looking for them on ebay. I once sold a collection of 25 pipes on ebay for 50 dollars. Some of them originally cost me over 50 dollars.
2. Any respectable pipe smoker has more than one pipe in their collection. You really need to rotate and rest a pipe between smoking. A pipe if treated well, and cleaned will last a lifetime and then some. With that being said, most pipe smokers will reserve pipes for aromatic blends, and then reserve other pipes for english blends. As long as your cleaning your pipes you should be ok.