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'''Gian Maria Gamboni''' about himself: | |||
I was born in Florence, Italy but usually I live between Rome, Milan and the west coast of Sardinia. | I was born in Florence, Italy but usually I live between Rome, Milan and the west coast of Sardinia. | ||
I currently work as network engineer in Switzerland. | I currently work as network engineer in Switzerland. | ||
Pipes are my passion, about fifteen years ago, when I began to collect smoking pipes, | Pipes are my passion, about fifteen years ago, when I began to collect smoking pipes, I would have never thought that one day I would build my own pipes, but two years ago, the curiosity brought me to make the first one. It was a surprize for me when that same day a friend of mine took that brand new pipe for himself. Then I made a second one, and so on. | ||
It was a | |||
Now I build about ten pipes per month. Each pipe is unique in shape, dimensions and color, crafted by hand from the aged bare briar block, coming from Calabria or Tuscany, that I personally select in the place. All of my stems are made in volcanite and sometimes in lucite or horn. I tend to realize smooth and polished pieces, but anyway, during the work, some minor impefection may arise on the wood surface: in that case I will rusticate or sandblast. | |||
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmgpipes My Gallery] | Gian Maria Gamboni | ||
E-mail: [mailto:gmgpipes@yahoo.es gmgpipes@yahoo.es] | |||
Website: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmgpipes My Gallery] | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Italy]] | [[Category: Italy]] |
Revision as of 00:02, 8 July 2008
Gamboni Handmade Pipes
Gian Maria Gamboni about himself:
I was born in Florence, Italy but usually I live between Rome, Milan and the west coast of Sardinia. I currently work as network engineer in Switzerland.
Pipes are my passion, about fifteen years ago, when I began to collect smoking pipes, I would have never thought that one day I would build my own pipes, but two years ago, the curiosity brought me to make the first one. It was a surprize for me when that same day a friend of mine took that brand new pipe for himself. Then I made a second one, and so on.
Now I build about ten pipes per month. Each pipe is unique in shape, dimensions and color, crafted by hand from the aged bare briar block, coming from Calabria or Tuscany, that I personally select in the place. All of my stems are made in volcanite and sometimes in lucite or horn. I tend to realize smooth and polished pieces, but anyway, during the work, some minor impefection may arise on the wood surface: in that case I will rusticate or sandblast.
Gian Maria Gamboni E-mail: gmgpipes@yahoo.es Website: My Gallery