A common aspect of Castello's bent pipes is a particular sense of sinuosity, the shank often curling upward into the stem's downward turn. This bent Billiard, however, follows the more classic convention of featuring a straight shank that's angled upward from the transition without any sort of curvature. It creates a slightly more reserved and traditional aesthetic and makes this rendition somewhat of an outlier within the Italian workshop's portfolio, dressed in their signature, honey-blonde stain for vivid grain definition.