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[[Image:Ardor.jpg|left|thumb|]][[Image:Ardor Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Ardor Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb]][[Image:Ardor Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb]] | [[Image:Ardor.jpg|left|thumb|]][[Image:Ardor Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb]][[Image:Ardor Pipe02.jpg|left|thumb]][[Image:Ardor Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||
In 1974 '''Dorelio Rovera''', with his father '''Angelo''', established the Ardor Pipe, name which comes from the "AR" (Angelo Rovera) and "DOR" (Dorelio Rovera), changing a medium quality level production into a completely handcrafted product, with a very high level of design and finishing. | In 1974 '''Dorelio Rovera''', with his father '''Angelo''', established the Ardor Pipe, name which comes from the "AR" (Angelo Rovera) and "DOR" (Dorelio Rovera), changing a medium quality level production into a completely handcrafted product, with a very high level of design and finishing. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': Angelo Rovera is the son of Francesco Rovera, who along with his brothers comprised [[Sociedade Rovera]], a pipe company they founded in 1911. | |||
Dorelio personally chooses the briar which is left seasoning for at least 4 to 5 years before it is worked. It is stocked in particular baskets which leave the wood always visible and airy. | Dorelio personally chooses the briar which is left seasoning for at least 4 to 5 years before it is worked. It is stocked in particular baskets which leave the wood always visible and airy. | ||