Ok here's my small collection so far:
The little meerschaum in the case had a tiny bowl. Hard to keep it lit and only good for 5-10 minutes. So I did what any tinkerer would do and busted out the Dremel. Opened it right up, and it's much better now. Don't cringe, it worked fine and you can't tell except that the inside of the bowl's not polished anymore. The big one on the bottom left came from mustangii as part of a trade. I swear I can keep it going for 1 1/2 hrs or so.
Obviously I'm nowhere close to being the whore that Ed is, but who knows what'll happen.