Discontinued Glass Symphony XLR

[Joaon]

You're right @Alexis , I somehow forsaken FC from some time now , and fhe GS always have intimated me, so maybe I kept myself away from here..
But now, I have to read back all that thread! I want it bad !
Thanks, and I hope that the DigiTi will check all your boxes!
I'll certainly have a look on that one too


Looking forward to join the Glass Orchestra and play some music with you all

Cheers

 

[Dubmonkey]

Double bowling. Just tried 1x last night. Lower bowl is flavor bowl and top bowl is bigger meds. Need more heat is initial impressions. More experimental things to try...

 

[MileHighHuman]

Not yet. Your asking is making me want to do it sooner.

Yeah. One of my first bowls used a fritted disc. I found they have too much drag and are hard to clean. I ended up chipping it out of the bowl and put a screen on top. I only had one of these.

I do think a fritted disc could be fine for concentrates. We will need a 3way of sorts that has easy access to the heater.


The pack is how I hope to reduce the amount of what will fly through the holes. The pack is your mesh. There will be some draw resistance with this one. Will ABV get in? Probably. If you keep things chunky it should work right.

There are always trade-offs. I think each bowl offers something different to experience.

Want to see herb cook from many angles? Want big air flow? Want to re-vape .5 grams of abv? The stadium bowl.

Want the full power of the GS? Want no ripe resin through the mesh with a fine grind? Want to use an eq basket? The funnel bowl.

Want an all glass path? Want to use a chunky grinder or hand tear flowers? ...next week!

Spot on.


Neat idea. I will look into it. Maybe I do a small run of these. It will cost more, but will be neat to try.

If you are feeling heat, there are bubblers that allow enough space. Your adapter idea would bridge the gap for sure and allow for more bubblers to be used.

Good to know all of that info. Cant wait to get my hands on that new bowl.

How difficult would it be for you to get a few of those custom extended bowls made? Ive got a few pieces that work, but id really love to be able and use smaller sized rigs with this monster

 

[jojo monkey]

UPDATE:

The GS now has three ways to boil off resin.

The new glass mesh bowl is $35USD, USA shipping is $3.50 1st class and $7 for priority.

Here is 0.2g of hand-torn herb packed in the glass mesh bowl. I put a brown box in the background to help compare the colors.

After 4 hits and a couple stirs it was done. The first draw had most of the kick.

I am really happy with how the glass mesh bowl came out. The hit is very smooth. The thick glass mesh is fighting back against the heat in a good way.

ABV will end up in your bubbler. Stir off the bubbler and pack before adding back on to minimize the amount of abv falling in. I never intended this bowl to stop 100% of what should be stopped (the funnel bowl's fine mesh does this), The glass mesh is all about using a material that heats in a way very different than metal.

I found hand-torn herb to have less drag in later hits than chunky ground herb. When you vape out the water and the herb shrinks, it can really pack down and create some draw resistance.

Emails and PM's are going out today to all of those that were waiting for the glass mesh bowl or the funnel bowl. I am stocked up.

 

[StormyPinkness]

UPDATE:

The GS now has three ways to boil off resin.

The new glass mesh bowl is $35USD, USA shipping is $3.50 1st class and $7 for priority.

Here is 0.2g of hand-torn herb packed in the glass mesh bowl. I put a brown box in the background to help compare the colors.

After 4 hits and a couple stirs it was done. The first draw had most of the kick.

I am really happy with how the glass mesh bowl came out. The hit is very smooth. The thick glass mesh is fighting back against the heat in a good way.

ABV will end up in your bubbler. Stir off the bubbler and pack before adding back on to minimize the amount of abv falling in. I never intended this bowl to stop 100% of what should be stopped (the funnel bowl's fine mesh does this), The glass mesh is all about using a material that heats in a way very different than metal.

I found hand-torn herb to have less drag in later hits than chunky ground herb. When you vape out the water and the herb shrinks, it can really pack down and create some draw resistance.

Emails and PM's are going out today to all of those that were waiting for the glass mesh bowl or the funnel bowl. I am stocked up.

Interested!

 

[Dubmonkey]

Paid for the new glass bowl and can't wait to try it out. Hoping to get it by this weekend.

 

[jojo monkey]

Paid for the new glass bowl and can't wait to try it out. Hoping to get it by this weekend.

USPS did a fine job! Thanks for the purchase. I hope you dig it.

I've been using it since Mon night. The new glass mesh bowl is as different as the "funnel" bowl is to the "stadium" bowl.

Be sure to hit it with a slower draw than the other bowls. Hit it like a log vape. Also the larger the pieces of herb, the later you will see dense vapor.

The glass mesh bowl does have some amazing favor thanks to the thick mesh and the tight pack of herb.

The aim of the glass mesh was to change how the herb heats up during a hit. Taking a page out of @lazylathe 's book, I added an EQ basket (sold separately) to the bottom of the bowl to make it a thing of perfection. The basket doesn't get hot and is not harming the flavor. After a bit of use, toss the EQ basket to the top of the bowl and vape off the stuff that fell through.

A glass mesh bowl with a Canadian boot:

 

[lazylathe]

@jojo monkey

Love the new glass bowl!!! Looks awesome and beefy!!
I will be ordering one fairly soon from you just have to cool it a bit...VAS took over for a bit again...
My only concern is i will have to use a coarser grind or a small SS screen, which kills the entire point of a glass bowl.

Sweet EQ bowl bro!!!
I notice with my bowls they seem to gather a lot of oil as well!
Invert and free dabs!

 

[Dubmonkey]

Ok had a few people hit me up twice already wanting to know how I like the the new GS glass bowl I just got 36 hours ago. So here is my 36 hour update / 10 bowls consumed.

Quick summary: if you got the GS stadium bowl and GS funnel bowl then you need this bowl as it is next level in taste production in to the third or fourth draw. If you stir mid bowl then you get hints of flavor for another drag or two. If you are using baskets with your funnel bowl then you are getting a similar experience but less flavor by the second draw compared to the new glass bowl.

Tried baskets and the tear up product method. Prefer the the tear and slightly packed option. I pack down to 1/2” disc right on to the glass mesh. Haven’t tried baskets at the bottom of the bowl but did try them at top. Worked like the funnel bowl slightly better as far as vapor production.

Bottom Line: the new GS glass mesh bowl is worth it and an evolution forward. Later, I will try to write up more testing and feedback on the GS glass mesh screen and the Roor vapor bowl.

 

[CaptVapor]

Hey I haven't posted in this thread in awhile, there was nothing to contribute ... and there still isn't! The Glass Symphony is 100% reliable, I don't even take the time to clean the bowls because I am LAZY (ok, or maybe I work too much but ya know...)

I used to dose a little lower but lately I've just been shoving in a 3 finger pinch of ground herb and then I'll breathe out a lungful of vapor that reminds me of people who hit ecig juice out of their box mods ... it's just wild.

When I first got the GS I thought, OK, I'll also pick up a Flowerpot Showerhead in order to compare but never followed through - there really isn't a need. And when I think about titanium vs glass in my vapor path the choice is clear (I don't know if titanium has any negative effects, I don't think anyone does ... as I've gotten older I've become way more cautious though, so don't take this as a true knock against the FP)

Reading this post, I'm still seeing... I have nothing new to contribute! Only that if anyone is sitting on the fence about this just go ahead and contact JoJo, there really is no way a vaporizer can perform better than the Glass Symphony. My avb is perfectly uniform and can go from toasty light brown all the way to deep, earthy brown and 100% spent (and yes, depending on temp and draw speed, you can get to black charring, don't do that!)

Microdosing works extremely well, I've just been going at it harder to kill my current stash so I can pick up some different strains. There is nothing negative to say about this vape, I'm even so comfortable with it that I no longer believe it to be fragile or finicky. It sits on a shelf next to my bed, my girlfriend and I can both use it and new users have zero issues (besides getting way higher than they expected from "just a vaporizer")

<3

 

[invertedisdead]

And when I think about titanium vs glass in my vapor path the choice is clear (I don't know if titanium has any negative effects, I don't think anyone does ... as I've gotten older I've become way more cautious though, so don't take this as a true knock against the FP)

I was under the impression there was a metal cartridge heater in the Glass Symphony vapor path?

 

[CaptVapor]

I was under the impression there was a metal cartridge heater in the Glass Symphony vapor path?

No sir, the cartridge is contained in glass - or rather, the metal cartridge is placed inside a glass tube, the empty space filled with a copper conducting compound. Essentially, this whole "part" is the heater, airflow never comes into contact with the metal or copper compound, rather air will flow through the handle and then, due to the glass beads, face some resistance, allowing air molecules to be heated from coming into contact with the glass-encased heater.

Does that make sense? I hope so, I just hit the GS for the first time today so that's my best shot at explaining it

 

[StormyPinkness]

I was under the impression there was a metal cartridge heater in the Glass Symphony vapor path?

@lazylathe did a great post showing how it's put together that has a good picture of the heater:
http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/glass-symphony-xlr.24261/page-13#post-1177216

 

[lazylathe]

Hey I haven't posted in this thread in awhile, there was nothing to contribute ... and there still isn't! The Glass Symphony is 100% reliable, I don't even take the time to clean the bowls because I am LAZY (ok, or maybe I work too much but ya know...)

I used to dose a little lower but lately I've just been shoving in a 3 finger pinch of ground herb and then I'll breathe out a lungful of vapor that reminds me of people who hit ecig juice out of their box mods ... it's just wild.

When I first got the GS I thought, OK, I'll also pick up a Flowerpot Showerhead in order to compare but never followed through - there really isn't a need. And when I think about titanium vs glass in my vapor path the choice is clear (I don't know if titanium has any negative effects, I don't think anyone does ... as I've gotten older I've become way more cautious though, so don't take this as a true knock against the FP)

Reading this post, I'm still seeing... I have nothing new to contribute! Only that if anyone is sitting on the fence about this just go ahead and contact JoJo, there really is no way a vaporizer can perform better than the Glass Symphony. My avb is perfectly uniform and can go from toasty light brown all the way to deep, earthy brown and 100% spent (and yes, depending on temp and draw speed, you can get to black charring, don't do that!)

Microdosing works extremely well, I've just been going at it harder to kill my current stash so I can pick up some different strains. There is nothing negative to say about this vape, I'm even so comfortable with it that I no longer believe it to be fragile or finicky. It sits on a shelf next to my bed, my girlfriend and I can both use it and new users have zero issues (besides getting way higher than they expected from "just a vaporizer")

<3

Great post!!
I generally come on here when it gets too quiet!!
As far as I am concerned, I own the original GS V1 with the heater that runs hotter, and I have zero issues with it.

My only complaint is that it is too easy to use and it gets me too medicated, too quickly!
Not sure if that is a complaint or a major plus!!

Every hit I am amazed at the speed of the extraction, thorough extraction, huge clouds and great taste!

All glass air path now as well!!
How many other vapes can claim a 100% glass air path?
Vrip is the only other one I can think of...

 

[invertedisdead]

Thanks, that's definitely what I would consider in the airpath though.

Or is there a new version?

 

[StormyPinkness]

Thanks, that's definitely what I would consider in the airpath though.

Or is there a new version?

I hope @lazylathe doesn't mind me reposting these pics. The heater is in the piece of glass you see the wire going into, that glass is then put into the top of the 3 way adapter. The top is sealed so air comes in from the handle on the side. The only metal in the airpath on mine is the screen on the handle keeping the beads in and the screen in the bowl. I don't think that's changed since I got it.

Edit: I lied, that has changed since I got it. The new glass bowls are out so no more bowl screen.

 

[lazylathe]

Thanks, that's definitely what I would consider in the airpath though.

Or is there a new version?

@StormyPinkness has it right!
One extra bit of info:
The GS uses a stainless steel cartridge heater that is surrounded by a special copper based thermal paste, all of this is encased in a glass sleeve.

New glass bowl makes it 100% glass!

 

[CaptVapor]

@invertedisdead i think I see what you are missing - in that photo the heater appears to be sitting in the glass (minus the beads) ... what is not obvious is that the heater is encased in more glass. If you zoom in on the tip of the heater you can see the outline of the “glass condom”, if you will

So it’s a glass tube inside a larger glass tube (which is later filled with glass beads). Also, if it’s not obvious, the air intake is the handle, no airflow from the top of the heater.

 

[Dubmonkey]

Related but more on dabbing - Saw the spinning balls while dabbing videos and had a aha moment. Take a few glass balls out of the GS drop them in my quartz banger, dropped some appropriate product and then cap. Didn’t try all my caps but first cap a Gordo flat top and it worked. Balls spun around creating a fan/blower like effect of the vapor being pushed through the piece. Might have put to much product as it did have a tendency to stop the balls at the base of the banger. Maybe slightly larger and heavier balls are needed when doing larger amounts of product. Just thought I share another use for GS pieces.

 

[lazylathe]

Related but more on dabbing - Saw the spinning balls while dabbing videos and had a aha moment. Take a few glass balls out of the GS drop them in my quartz banger, dropped some appropriate product and then cap. Didn’t try all my caps but first cap a Gordo flat top and it worked. Balls spun around creating a fan/blower like effect of the vapor being pushed through the piece. Might have put to much product as it did have a tendency to stop the balls at the base of the banger. Maybe slightly larger and heavier balls are needed when doing larger amounts of product. Just thought I share another use for GS pieces.

I have recently seen ruby balls being used as a heating guide as well! Turn dull red when ready and clear red when cool. Interesting use of precious stones!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BizUmvkn43G/

 

[StormyPinkness]

Ah that's interesting, I think I'll try it. It will give me an excuse to bust out my quartz banger.

Edit: Boooooo shapeways stopped doing porcelain prints. Not sure where else to get stuff printed in ceramic or porcelain that isn't more business oriented. I'll have to look around. Boooooooo.

 

[juxt]

By the way, those glass inserts that they make for glass combustion bowls work great in the GS glass mesh bowl. Make sure you get real glass ones though, china ones are iffy, and you don't lose any of your glass beads.

 

[MileHighHuman]

By the way, those glass inserts that they make for glass combustion bowls work great in the GS glass mesh bowl. Make sure you get real glass ones though, china ones are iffy, and you don't lose any of your glass beads.

Link or photos for example??

 

[juxt]

Link or photos for example??

I didn't want to paste a link to some site that might be glass or not, so I'll suggest a google search for "Glass bowl screen" which image search will show an example in the first response. Maybe I should also say they are the ones that look like little starfish kinda.

My local vape shop had some that are perfectly flat but have 5 bead like dots on it like the ones on the google photo search which works extremely well and actually fits in there so well that sometimes it doesn't even come out when I dump the load, and allows me to load a super fine grind. Again, highly recommended, and I love this vape to death.

 

[MileHighHuman]

Can you link to at least give me an example?

I know of glass bowl screens in 18mm bong bowls, but the GS is 24/40mm.

Do you break/pop the glass screen out of the bowls?