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[[Image:Billerbeck-p.png|thumb|Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck, courtesy [http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-b5.html Pipephil]]] | |||
German brand by Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck, who retired after 42 years as a police inspector, and has made pipes since 1989. Self-taught, this artisan almost exlusicely produces freehands. | German brand by '''Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck''', who retired after 42 years as a police inspector, and has made pipes since 1989. Self-taught, this artisan almost exlusicely produces freehands.<ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by Jose Manuel Lopés</ref> | ||
"I design thm according to my most intimate thoughts, giving them the shape I consider most appealing. They are unique and an art form", he says. He works alone, accepts commissions based on customer designs and argues that "time is far too precious to waste on smoking a bad pipe". He uses briar from Greece and France, and ebonite stems, creating 120 to 140 pipes a year, which come with a matching tamper. Main markets: Germany and Astria. | |||
Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck has published various works on tobaco museums in Europe and is a member of the "Universal Coterie of Pipe Smokers". Pipes are marked | Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck has published various works on tobaco museums in Europe and is a member of the "Universal Coterie of Pipe Smokers". Pipes are marked "Bill". | ||
Bills Pfeifenhaus | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 mode="packed-hover"> | |||
BillerbeckPipe.jpg|Freehand, courtesy [http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-b5.html Pipephil] | |||
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== Contact Information == | |||
Bills Pfeifenhaus | |||
Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck | Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck | ||
Treptower Str. 134 | Treptower Str. 134 | ||
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E-mail: [mailto:billerbeck@iworld.de billerbeck@iworld.de] | E-mail: [mailto:billerbeck@iworld.de billerbeck@iworld.de] | ||
Website: [http://www.iworld.de/homes/bills_pfeifenhaus// Bills Pfeifenhaus] | Website: [http://www.iworld.de/homes/bills_pfeifenhaus// Bills Pfeifenhaus] | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Germany]] | [[Category: Germany]] | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 12 December 2020
Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck, courtesy Pipephil
German brand by Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck, who retired after 42 years as a police inspector, and has made pipes since 1989. Self-taught, this artisan almost exlusicely produces freehands.[1]
"I design thm according to my most intimate thoughts, giving them the shape I consider most appealing. They are unique and an art form", he says. He works alone, accepts commissions based on customer designs and argues that "time is far too precious to waste on smoking a bad pipe". He uses briar from Greece and France, and ebonite stems, creating 120 to 140 pipes a year, which come with a matching tamper. Main markets: Germany and Astria.
Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck has published various works on tobaco museums in Europe and is a member of the "Universal Coterie of Pipe Smokers". Pipes are marked "Bill".
Gallery
Freehand, courtesy Pipephil
Contact Information
Bills Pfeifenhaus Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck Treptower Str. 134 22147 Hamburg Phone: +49 (0)40 6474700 E-mail: billerbeck@iworld.de Website: Bills Pfeifenhaus
References
- ↑ From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by Jose Manuel Lopés