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[[Image:KnudsenT2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Teddy inspecting his brother's last remaining pipes, courtesy Samuel Goldberger, [http://www.finepipes.com/ Finepipes.com]]] | [[Image:KnudsenT2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Teddy inspecting his brother's last remaining pipes, courtesy Samuel Goldberger, [http://www.finepipes.com/ Finepipes.com]]] | ||
Having retired from active pipe making, Sven fell into a degree of obscurity, to the point where few collectors knew of his work, much less his pivotal role in the development of the Danish pipe. When Sam Goldberger of [http://www.finepipes.com finepipes.com] was visiting Denmark in 2003, at the suggestion of Lars Kiel of [http://www.Danishpipemakers.com Danishpipemakers.com] he asked Teddy about his older brother, and was given an introduction. He visited Sven at his house, took pictures of some of his remaining pipes, and then sold many of them at cost on his website. Subsequently, Teddy picked up the last group of pipes from Sven's workshop, finished and stamped them, and Goldberger again offered them to his customers at cost. | Having retired from active pipe making, Sven fell into a degree of obscurity, to the point where few collectors knew of his work, much less his pivotal role in the development of the Danish pipe. When Sam Goldberger of [http://www.finepipes.com finepipes.com] was visiting Denmark in 2003, at the suggestion of Lars Kiel of [http://www.Danishpipemakers.com Danishpipemakers.com] he asked Teddy about his older brother, and was given an introduction. He visited Sven at his house, took pictures of some of his remaining pipes, and then sold many of them at cost on his website. Subsequently, Teddy picked up the last group of pipes from Sven's workshop, finished and stamped them, and Goldberger again offered them to his customers at cost. Moreover, a number of other pipemakers, including Michael Parks, Paul Bonaquisti, Tim West, Michael Lindner contributed their own pipes to benefit Sven. | ||
A touching end to the career of a man who made many an example of the finest Danish handcrafted pipes ever! | A touching end to the career of a man who made many an example of the finest Danish handcrafted pipes ever! | ||