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<font size="4">'''Sven Knudsen'''</font>, elder brother of '''[[Teddy Knudsen]]''', is without any doubt one of the most important and influential characters of the early Danish freehand pipemakers.
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'''[[Poul Rasmussen]]''', who himself was hardly more than an apprentice at that time and still being instructed in pipemaking by '''[[Sixten Ivarsson]]''', who for his part was about to leave and join '''Poul Nielsen''' (→ [[Stanwell]]), picked him up and introduced him to the famous '''[[Suhr's Pibemageri]]''' (pipe workshop) in 1956. Sven Knudsen, as all the others too, started with repairing pipes. But revealing enormous talent and dedicative diligence, he soon proceeded to make complete pipes on his own. And all too soon a considerable share of responsibility for the workshop pressed on his shoulders, because Poul Rasmussen was not only an exceptionally gifted pipemaker but also a very worldly and gregarious man, who left the workbench often enough to join some jovial company for a nice chat and a glass of beer. So Sven Knudsen ended up designing many of the shapes and carving many of the pipes subsequently identified with and credited to Rasmussen. At Suhr's, he hired and trained '''Hans Jonny Nielsen''', who became famous under his nickname [[Former]] lateron.
 
In 1959 he had enough of this unfavourable situation and left Rasmussen. Sven Knudsen furnished a small workshop of his own in Copenhagen and began to work as self-employed pipemaker. Furthermore he was contacted by '''Svend Bang''', who offered him the position as workshop manager at the newly established '''[[W.Ø. Larsen]]''' workshop. BTW, Ole Larsen, the proprietor, and Sven Knudsen became very close friends. Under the aegis of Sven Knudsen W.Ø. Larsen pipes became one of the bedrocks of the Danish freehand fame!
 
Four years later, in 1963, he decidided to move to the countryside. So he closed his Copenhagen workshop and resigned from Larsen after he had urgently ensured that Former Nielsen succeeded him as workshop manager at W.Ø. Larsen. In Tappernoje, a hamlet belonging to the small town of Præstoe on the Island of Fyn, he bought a house and established an all-new workshop. There he lived from 1963 - 1973. He continued to sell his pipes to Larsen, but also to '''[[Poul Olsen]]''' (of "My Own Blend" fame) and '''[[Pibe-Dan]]''' now, where they were featured prominently in the catalog for many years.
 
Sixten Ivarsson, who cherished Sven's work very much, introduced Sven's pipes to his Japanese customers. No wonder-- thanks to Sixten's personal recommendation and due to their outstanding quality Sven's pipes became very popular in Japan quickly.
 
 
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: Denmark]]

Revision as of 14:19, 23 September 2008

Sven Knudsen, elder brother of Teddy Knudsen, is without any doubt one of the most important and influential characters of the early Danish freehand pipemakers.

Poul Rasmussen, who himself was hardly more than an apprentice at that time and still being instructed in pipemaking by Sixten Ivarsson, who for his part was about to leave and join Poul Nielsen (→ Stanwell), picked him up and introduced him to the famous Suhr's Pibemageri (pipe workshop) in 1956. Sven Knudsen, as all the others too, started with repairing pipes. But revealing enormous talent and dedicative diligence, he soon proceeded to make complete pipes on his own. And all too soon a considerable share of responsibility for the workshop pressed on his shoulders, because Poul Rasmussen was not only an exceptionally gifted pipemaker but also a very worldly and gregarious man, who left the workbench often enough to join some jovial company for a nice chat and a glass of beer. So Sven Knudsen ended up designing many of the shapes and carving many of the pipes subsequently identified with and credited to Rasmussen. At Suhr's, he hired and trained Hans Jonny Nielsen, who became famous under his nickname Former lateron.

In 1959 he had enough of this unfavourable situation and left Rasmussen. Sven Knudsen furnished a small workshop of his own in Copenhagen and began to work as self-employed pipemaker. Furthermore he was contacted by Svend Bang, who offered him the position as workshop manager at the newly established W.Ø. Larsen workshop. BTW, Ole Larsen, the proprietor, and Sven Knudsen became very close friends. Under the aegis of Sven Knudsen W.Ø. Larsen pipes became one of the bedrocks of the Danish freehand fame!

Four years later, in 1963, he decidided to move to the countryside. So he closed his Copenhagen workshop and resigned from Larsen after he had urgently ensured that Former Nielsen succeeded him as workshop manager at W.Ø. Larsen. In Tappernoje, a hamlet belonging to the small town of Præstoe on the Island of Fyn, he bought a house and established an all-new workshop. There he lived from 1963 - 1973. He continued to sell his pipes to Larsen, but also to Poul Olsen (of "My Own Blend" fame) and Pibe-Dan now, where they were featured prominently in the catalog for many years.

Sixten Ivarsson, who cherished Sven's work very much, introduced Sven's pipes to his Japanese customers. No wonder-- thanks to Sixten's personal recommendation and due to their outstanding quality Sven's pipes became very popular in Japan quickly.


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