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This article made me really sad. Recently, I passed on 2 of Frank's beautiful pipes to a young musician friend of mine who started smoking pipes. Unfortunately I don't have photos of them. I had been looking for information on Frank for about 20 years. It was only with the advent of the modern computer age and information web sites that I just happened to finally come upon his name again. | |||
I met Frank while attending National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois from 1976-1980. He wanted someone to take photos of a show he was planning. I readily agreed. We got to talking and he very generously asked if I would like to see his basement workshop. I most definitely said yes. We then went to his house and he showed me his extensive collection of briar blocks from different countries. It was fascinating listening to him explain why one block was better than another, how the block determined the eventual shape of the pipe and how different grain patterns were easily visualized. This reminded me of the story told about Michaelangelo and his David. Where the sculptor commented that the statue was already within the block of marble, and all he had to do was cut around the block to release the figure. | I met Frank while attending National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois from 1976-1980. He wanted someone to take photos of a show he was planning. I readily agreed. We got to talking and he very generously asked if I would like to see his basement workshop. I most definitely said yes. We then went to his house and he showed me his extensive collection of briar blocks from different countries. It was fascinating listening to him explain why one block was better than another, how the block determined the eventual shape of the pipe and how different grain patterns were easily visualized. This reminded me of the story told about Michaelangelo and his David. Where the sculptor commented that the statue was already within the block of marble, and all he had to do was cut around the block to release the figure. | ||