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Pipe makers by location
It would be great to see an overview of the history of pipe making in each region. Please feel free to contribute information to the individual sections. Many of the pipe makers still need bios or additional information and pictures (just click on them, and then select the Edit tab to add any information you have). Feel free to add other pipe makers you've a particular interest in or knowledge of. Please let me know if you need any help managing the wiki: mailto:sethile.pipes@gmail.com
We use the term Broken Pipe coined by Tom Dunn, and also used by Jan Andersson, to denote Pipe Makers who have passed on.
Argentina
Bambi Pipes (Gustavo Miguel Gonzalez) | D'Capo (Pablo Minotti & Diego Docetti) | Luigi Pipes (Luis Arbotto) | Pablo A. Piombo (Pipas Piombo)
Austria
Andreas BAUER (Meerschaum) | Edward CZERNY (Edward's Pipes) | Karl HARKAM | Karl HUML | KEMPERLING | Hans KRENN | Josef LENZ | Pfeifendesign LORENZ - Ludwig Lorenz | Peter Matzhold | Josef Prammer | Patrick RUTKA (1. Ottakringer Pfeifenmanufaktur) | Martin Steinthaler (Tine Pipes) | Christoph STIEGLER | STRAMBACH (Meerschaum) | David Wagner (baff Tabakpfeifenunikate)
Canada
Robert Blatter | Wolfgang Blazejewski (Pipes by Wolfgang) | Brigham Pipes | John Calich (J.Calich) | Cats Paw Pipes (Bill & Terri Weist) | Stephen Downie | MacQueen Pipes | Colm Magner | Michael Parks | John Rocheleau | Stefan Seles | Phillip Trypis | Julius Vesz
Canadian pipe making is very individual. Some styles are very traditional, showing definite Old World roots, while others are heavily influenced by the Danish freehand movement.
Czech Republic
Pavel Háp | Roman Herzog (unconfirmed!) | Pavel Hodula | Oldřich Jirsa | Jan Klouček - JanPipes | Karel Krška | Pearl Bee | Martin Vlasak (now Australia)
Denmark
Danish pipe makers (alphabetical by last name)
A-B: Aalbørg | Finn Meyan Andersen | Mr. Andersen | Søren Eric Andersen | Anne Julie | Antique | Kurt Balleby | S. Bang (Per Hansen & Ulf Noltensmeier) | Knud Bech | Benner | K. Bertran | BMH | Leo Børgart | Peter Brakner (Broken Pipe) | Hans Brandt
C-G: Svend Axel Celius | Champ of Denmark | Emil Chonowitsch | Jess Chonowitsch | Lars Christensen | Crown | Danbark | Danish Sovereign | Danmore | Danske Club | Dantonian Pipe Works | Dybsø | Sven Egholm | Tom Eltang | Eminent | Eriksen | Former | Nils Frederiksen | Ingo Garbe
H: Jan Hansen | Kurt Balleby Hansen | Per Hansen (S. Bang) | Poul Hansen | Hans Hartmann | Peter Hedegaard (Broken Pipe) | Peter Heding | Peter Heeschen | Gert Holbek | Preben Holm (Broken Pipe) (needs more editing) | Jens Holmgaard (Broken Pipe) | P. Holtorp
I-J: Poul Ilsted | Lars Ivarsson | Nanna Ivarsson | Sixten Ivarsson (Broken Pipe, Sweden/Denmark) | Georg Jensen | Peder Christian Jeppesen (Neerup) | Jesper of Danmark | Mogens Johansen (Johs) | Benni Jørgensen | H.A. Jørgensen | Lasse Skovgaard Jørgensen |
K-M: Karl Erik | Kong Christian | Teddy Knudsen | Sven Knudsen | Johan Kock | Kriswill | KS Piben | Largo | Lars of Denmark | Else Larsen | Jørgen Larsen | Jørn Larsen | W.Ø. Larsen | Ib Loran | Mathiasen | Jørn Micke
N: Neerup | Bent Nielsen | Bjarne Nielsen (Broken Pipe) | Erik Nielsen | Hans Nielsen | Ivan Holst Nielsen | Jens Tao Nielsen | Jørgen Nielsen | Kai Nielsen | Tonni Nielsen (Denmark/United States) | Viggo Nielsen | Ulf Noltensmeier (S. Bang) | Erik Nørding
O-S: Karl Kristian Olsen (Outrup Pibeservice) | Poul Olsen | Ib Olson | Karl Erik Ottendahl (Karl Erik) | P.U.G. | Partout | Flemming Petersen | Anne Julie Rasmussen | John E. Rasmussen | Kent Rasmussen | Poul Rasmussen (Broken Pipe) | Søren Refbjerg Rasmussen | Red Hat Pipes (Kjeld Sørensen) | Manduela Riger-Kusk | Soborg | Kjeld Sørensen (Red Hat Pipes) | Stanwell
T-Z: Tao | Karsten Tarp | Helmer Thomsen | Bjørn Thurmann | Arne Urup | Ph. Vigen | Ole Walther (Walther Pipes) | Poul Winslow | York Deluxe
We highly recommend the following article on the history of Danish pipe making by Jakob Groth. More Pipe maker articles coming soon to this section. Those in red still need articles. Please dive in if you'd like to help. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Scandinavian pipe makers. We highly recommend danishpipemakers.com
France
Alain Albuisson | Chacom (Bayard) | Butz-Choquin (Claude Romain) | Charles Courrieu | David Enrique (needs more editing) | EWA (was Waille) | Jeantet | Paul Lanier | Pascal Piazzolla | Bernard Reybier | Ropp | Trever Talbert (France/United States) | Roger Vincent | Vuillard | Melan Pipe
Germany
A-D: Reiner Apelt (Baiano) | Frank Axmacher | Rainer Barbi | Hasso Baudis | Paul Becker | Wolfgang Becker | Volker Bier | Klaus-Dieter Billerbeck | Reiner Thilo Bindschädel | Max Brandt | Oliver Brandt | Andreas Bricks | Werner Bürmann | Oliver Camphausen | db - Design Berlin | Ken Dederichs (Ken Pipes) | Dobbelmann
E-K: Horst Fuchs | Norbert Gerharz | Axel Glasner | Holger Haettich (Hh-Pipes) | Klaus Hahn | Volker Hahn | Klaus Hedwig | Hermann Hennen | Gerrit Heyl | Olaf Höppe (Olis Pfeifen) | Jarugski | Werner Johst | Uwe Jopp | Karl-Heinz Joura | Günter Kittner | Peter Klein | Reiner Klein
L-Q: Olaf Langner | Peter Lehmann | Cornelius Mänz | Tom Richard Mehret | Ivan Melich | Achim Menzel (Tortuga Babes) | Robert Mewis | Markus Meyer (MM Pfeifen-Design) | Jürgen Moritz | Werner Mummert | Heiner Nonnenbroich (hn handmade pipes) | Hans Günter Noske | Oldenkott | Otto Pollner (broken pipe) | Gerhart Priewe | Andreas Püttmann |
R-Z: Axel Reichert | Pit Rohrbach | Bertram Safferling | Julian Schäfer (JULS) | Jürgen Schmitt (JÜSCH-Pipes) | Roland Schwarz (Roland-Briars) | Jan Harry Seiffert | Manuel Shaabi (Ex Lebanon) | Bernd Sticklun | Eckhard Stöhr | Frank Stollenwerk (Frank-Pfeifen) | Karl-Heinz Syring | Nils Thomsen | VAUEN | Reinhardt Volz | René Wähner | Roger Wallenstein | Fritz Weller | Gerhard Wilhelm | Hans Wormit (snahti)
More pipe maker articles coming soon. There exists an excellent site dedicated to German pipe makers. We highly recommend German Pipemakers
German resources:
- Berlin Tobacco College: The Berlin Tobacco College is open to the public and meets Thursday evenings at 8:00 in a local Berlin cafe. Sharing ideas, experiences, and good tobacco, the Berlin Tobacco College members welcome anyone interested in pipe smoking. In addition to pipe club evenings, the Berlin Tobacco College organizes the Berlin Pipe show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander. Website
- East German Pipe Smokers Association: Under the Direction of the German Pipe Smokers Association, we are working in conjunction with other pipe clubs to build the East German Pipe Smokers Association. Website
- Support of d.a.f.t home page: Nils Thomsen Pipes is an active member and supporter of the d.a.f.t home page and forum. Website
- Pipe Making Workshop: On Saturdays it is possible to spend the day making your own pipe form start to finish. The day begins at 10:00 a.m. with a coffee and a Briar block and ends in the evening in a cafe and your finished self-made pipe. These appointments are typically one to one and do not require previous wood-working experience. Participants pay approximately 200.00 € which includes the material. Website
- Pipe smoking class for beginners: Every second Thursday evening of each month at 7:00 in the store, you are invited to join a beginners class in pipe smoking. Website
Great Britain
A - K: Abbey Pipes | Ashton | Astley's | Barling | BBB (Blumfeld’s Best Briar, formerly A. Frankau) | Ben Wade | Blakemar Briars (Michael Billington) | Castleford | Charatan | Comoy's of London | Duncan Briars | Dunhill | Ferndown (L. & J.S. Briars) (Ellwood) | GBD | Hardcastle (became Parker-Hardcastle) |
L - Z: Larrysson Pipes (Paul Hubarrt) | Loewe & Co. | London Castle Pipes (G. Huybrecht) | Masta Patent Pipe Company | Millville (Dennis and John Marshall) | Parker | Sasieni | Upshall (also makes Tilshead)| Ian Walker (Northern Briar Pipes) |
Italy
A-B: Lorenzo Airaghi (Dino da Campione) (broken pipe) | Amorelli (Salvatore Amorelli) | Ardor | Armellini | Ascorti | Alberto Bonfiglioli | Baldo Baldi | Bartoli | Fritz Becker (broken pipe) | Paolo Becker | Brebbia
C-F: Calabria Pipe | Caminetto | Cassano Pipes (Ceresa) | Castello | Claudio Cavicchi | Luciano Cerrato | Cesare | Corrado | Gabriele Dal Fiume (DG Pipe) | Del Grano | Don Carlos | Enricoro (Enrico Marola) | Fe-Ro | Funambolo (Federico Giorio)
G-L: Gasparini | Mauro Gilli | Hully Briars | Il Ceppo | Il Duca Pipe (Massimiliano Rimensi) | Tonino Jacono | L'Anatra | La Bitta (Armando Fumia) | Fabio La Rocca | Le Nuvole (Maurizio Tombari) | Lorenzetti | Lorenzo (Lorenzo Tagliabue, formerly Fratelli Lana)
M-Q: Mastro Beraldi | Mastro de Paja | Giorgio Micheli | Moretti | Roberto Nava | Papalia | Al Pascià | Enrico Passoni | Pipa Croci
R-Z: Radice | Richichi | Rinaldo | Domenico Romeo | Rossi | Stefano Santambrogio | Savinelli | Ser Jacopo | Tommaso Spanu | Cesare Talamona | Vascello (Francesco Di Mento) | Aldo Velani | Luigi Viprati
Italian Miscellanous (Seconds, thirds, discontinued and liquidated brands): IM A-K | IM L-Z
More pipe maker articles coming soon. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Italian pipe makers. We highly recommend italianpipemakers.com
- See A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe, by R.D.Field for an interesting article on the Castello, Caminetto, and Ascorti connection.
- See Thoughts on Italian Pipes - Sykes Wilford's musings on Italian pipe design.
- Pipe making courses by Bertram Safferling. For info see Safferling
Japan
Shizuo Arita | Takeo Arita (needs more editing)| Tsutomu Fukashiro | Kei'Ichi Gotoh | Seiji Hachiro | Jun'ichiro Higuchi | Ichi Kitahara | saci (Yukio Okamura) | Kenichiro Sakurai | Smio Satou | Hiroyuki Tokutomi | Yuki Tokutomi | Tsuge
- See Beyond Tsuge - Martin Ferrent interviews Sykes Wilford about Japanese pipes, originally published at PFEIFENBOX
Poland
Bartlomiej Antoniewski | Artur & Mariusz Bednarczyk (B&B) | Zbigniew Bednarczyk (BRÓG) | Ryszard Filar | Robert Gruszczynski (Rogrus) | Ryszard Kulpinski | Marek Parol | Tadeusz Poliński | Henryk Worobiec
Russia
Sergey Ailarov | Sergey Dyomin | Alexey Fyodorov | Vladimir Grechukhin | Valentin Kiselyov | Alexey Kharlamov | Evgeniy Lushin (Eugeni Looshin) | Misha Revyagin (Mr. Pipes) | Alexandr Saharov | Viktor Yashtylov
South Africa
Ebenhart Botha (Ebenhart's Handmade Pipes) | Leon du Preez | JOBERT (Johan Slabbert)
Spain
Segimon Baulenas (Pipas Sigmund) | Bruken | Rafa Martín (Pipes Martin) | Jean P. Soler | Joan Saladich
Sweden
Swedish pipe makers (Alphabetical by last name)
Björn Bengtsson | Bengt Carlson | Love Geiger | Gurra - Lars-Göran Markunger | Sixten Ivarsson (Broken Pipe) (Sweden/Denmark) | Arne Ljung | Bo Nordh (Broken Pipe) | Dura Semjaniv (Broken Pipe) | Ronny Thunér | Vollmer & Nilsson
Although much deserved credit has been given to Danish pipemakers & the "Danish Freehand" style, a lot of credit has to go to a handful of brilliant and innovative Swedish pipemakers, not the least of whom were Sixten Ivarsson & Bo Nordh (may they smoke & rest in peace).
More pipe maker articles coming soon. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Swedish pipe makers. We highly recommend Svenska Pipklubben (Swedish Pipe Club) and extend many thanks to Jan Andersson, club secretary (and pipe smoker, of course).
Switzerland
Bru-Bu (Brunner & Buhofer) | Stefan CAPAUL (La Pipa) | DAVIDOFF | Peter EGLOFF | Peter FISCHER | Thomas HABERMACHER (Tom’s Pipe-Line) | Paul J. HEINZER (Innerschwyzer-Pfeifen) | Daniel JUD | Franz von MATT | Roman PETER | Wolfgang RÖLLIN (WR Freehand Pipes) | STICH (Drechslerei Stich AG) | Moritz TSCHAN | WAGNER Pipes | WAGNER Tabak-Lädeli
We urgently need Helvetians (Swiss) to contribute info for the above pipemakers.
Ukraine
Golden Gate | Alexander Ponomarchuk | Konstantin Shekita | Valeriy Rizhenko
United States
A - B: P. A. Anderson | Scott Anderson | Stephen & Roswitha Anderson | E. Andrews (Ed Jurkiewicz) | Anima pipes (Brian McNulty)| Tom Bahder (Renaissance Pipes) | Al Baier | Bertram (Washington, DC) | GM Pipes (Gregg M. Bloom) | Bolas De Fuego | Paul Bonaquisti | Kirk Bosi | J.M. Boswell | Bill Braddock (Art That Smokes) | Briar Art (Brian Ruthenberg) | Mike Brissett | Ed Burak | Mike Butera |
C - D: W. Cannoy | Dominic Cazzetta | Cellini | Premal Chheda | Darius (Christian) Dah (GRC Pipes) | Eric Christie | Robert Cipolla | Bill Collins (Jost) | Chris Clark | Greg Clemons | R.A. Clewell | Larry E. Comeaux | Joe Cortigiano (Broken Pipe) | Russ Cook | Tom Cook | J.T. Cooke | Joseph Crable | John Crosby | Custom-Bilt (needs photos) | Jody Davis (J. Davis) | Rad Davis | Horace DeJarnett | John Dengler | James DePrey | William Demuth Company (WDC) (see also S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.) | Fred Diebel | Diane Doerr | Dr. Grabow
E - H: John Eells | Skip Elliott | Lee von Erck | Ron Fairchild | Michael Fauscette (Delta Pipes) | Tony Fillenwarth | (House of) Fischer | Alex Florov (Ex Russia) | Wally Frank | Mike Frey | Don Fuhr | Tim Fuller | Frederick Garlinghouse (Frederick G Pipes) (Broken Pipe) | Robert Gebbie (R.G.Freehand) | Ralph T. Gibson (Okie Pipes) | Andrew Glamp | Jeff Gracik (J. Alan Pipes) | Gray Mountain Pipes (Mark Gradberg) | Jake Hackert | Jack Hamburg Jr. (Jack's Handmade Pipes) | Jaden Hew Len (Hew Len Pipes) | Paul Hildebrand | Jack Howell | Hudson Universal Pipe Co. | Kurt Huhn
I - K: Ideal Mfg. | Imperati | Leo Irrera | Michael Jacobson-Hardy | Jelling | Jorg Jemelka | David Johnson (Ozark Mountain Briars) | Richard C. Johnson | Stephen Johnson (Alpine Briars) | Steve Johnson | Todd Johnson (STOA Briars) | Tom Johnson (Luna Pipes] | David Jones (Regency) | Yern "Bo" Jorgenson | Ed Jurkiewicz (E. Andrews) | (Michael Kabik | Mitch Kaufman | Kaywoodie (KBB, Currently made by S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.) | Kim Kendall (Penguin Briar) | Bob Kiess | Kirsten Pipe Company (Metal Pipes) | J. Andrew Kovacs (Jandrew) |
L - M: Tyler Lane | Samuel Learned | Henry Leonard & Thomas Inc. | LHS (L & H Stern Pipe Making Company) (needs editing & photos)| Michael Lindner | M. Linkman & Co. | Loscalzo Pipes (Pipes by CAL) | Luna Pipes (Tom Johnson) | Brian McNulty (Anima) | Marchetti Pipes | James Margroum (Mr.Groum) | Joe Mariner | Andrew Marks | Marxman | Mastercraft | Medico (S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.) | Tracy Mincer | Jeremiah W. Montgomery | John Murado |
N - P: Elliott Nachwalter | National Briar Pipe Co. | Rolando Negoita (US/ex Romania) | Tonni Nielsen (Denmark/United States) | Owl Shop (John Photakis) | Ozark Mountain Briars ( David Johnson) | Scott Parfumi | Penguin Briar (Kim Kendall) | Perry White Pipes (Bob Swanson) | Phoenix Pipes (Jason Watkins-Brock) (WATROCK) | Brad Pohlmann | Robert Peretti | Paul Perri | Will Purdy
Q - T: Ryan Quagliata | Tony Rodriguez | Curt Rollar | Larry Roush | Brian Ruthenberg (Briar Art) | Bill Shalosky | Jerry Sands | R.C. Sands | Joel Shapiro (JS Pipes) | Ben Scofield | Max Schulte | Joe Skoda | Denny Souers | Vic Steinhart | Alan Stevenson | Robert Story | Ken Sturgill | Bob Swanson (Perry White Pipes) | Trever Talbert (France/United States) | Tatum's Workshop (Paul Tatum) | Scott Thile | Mark Tinsky
U - Z: Randolph Ubben | M.O. Vickers | Bill Walther | Robert Ward | Kerry S. Wathen | WATROCK (Jason Watkins-Brock)(Poenix Pipes) | Robert Waughtel | B.A.Weaver | Tim West | Jack H. Weinberger | Steve Weiner (Broken Pipe) | Whidbey Islander Pipes | Randy Wiley | Yello-Bole see also (S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.)
Amercan Miscellanous (Seconds, thirds, discontinued and liquidated brands): AM A-K | AM L-Z
American pipe making is heavily influenced by the European schools, although Asian aesthetics, at least as they play out in pipes, have also become a notable influence. In particular, the Italian, English, and French schools, with their traditional shapes, have formed the basis for the work of many American pipe makers who have pored over collections of old Dunhills, Barlings, GBDs, Costellos, Savinelli's, etc. Many of these shapes were well established by the 1920s. Others are heavily influenced by the makers of Danish high grade pipes, who have likewise been influenced by their mentors, the fathers of the Danish freehand movement of the 1950's and '60s.
"Go West" is a fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond. Written By: Erwin Van Hove and originally published in the French magazine, Pipe Mag.
Among other interesting developments in US pipe making has been Sandblasting. Fred Hanna wrote an interesting article for The Pipe Collector called, The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans, where he writes, "Now and then, someone will point to a particular country, such as Denmark or Italy, and remark upon the quality of their pipe makers as a group. This may be in terms of design, finish, mouthpieces, engineering, or what have you. Let's add another such assessment. I have been watching the quality of sandblasting by Americans for the last couple of years, and I don't think there can be any doubt about it. The best sandblasted pipes OVERALL are now coming out of the USA."
Suffice it to say that a new generation of American pipe makers have emerged. Many have made the trek to high grade pipe mecca to study with the master carvers. They have brought back an entire school of technique and aesthetic and made it their own. Others combine the traditional and freehand styles in a unique combination. Regardless of their influences, many of these American pipe makers are pursuing pipe making with a tremendous passion and energy, and an individual spirit, not unlike the one that molded the country.
Others
Albania: Tomori
Belgium: Enrico Bocci | Hilson
Bulgaria: George Boyadjiev (GB Pipes) | Georgi Todorov - Getz
Brazil: Bertoldi
Chile: Leonardo Herrera
China: Leslie Ng (Gloredo) | Zhishan & Mindong Pipe
Greece: Alexander Pipes (Alexandros Zavvos) | Amadeus Pipes
Ireland: Peterson
Israel: Shalom Pipe Factory
Malta: Made in Malta
Mexico: Roberto González González (Pipas de Cochera)
Netherlands: Elbert Gubbels (Koninklijke Fabriek van Tabakspijpen / Royal Dutch Pipe Factory; Brands: Amphora, Big Ben, Hilson, Royal Dutch) | P.G.C. Hajenius | Bernard Myburgh (Don Bernard Pipes)
New Zealand: Don Speden (now Japan) | Jan Zeman
Norway: Bård Hansen (Tabago)
Portugal: Elie (also living in Belgium) | Joao Reis
Romania: Gabos Costin Iuliu (Gabos Pipes)
Slovenia: Gregor Lobnik
Tanzania: Kiko
Uruguay: Pedro Ferrizzo
BPipaClub.com (La pagina del Barcelona Pipa Club sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana )
Smokers Forums (an active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)
Pipes.org (lots of great links and a wealth of information)
NASPC.org (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)
A.S.P (the web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)
TobaccoReviews.com (a fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)
Smoking pipe (tobacco) article on Wikipedia
PipeMakersForum.com (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)
WikiPipa. Enciclopedia Virtual de la Pipa
La Pipa. La página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco
Gray Fox Online Forum (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)
The French pipes and tobacco discussion group
Pipes et tabacs :http://groups.google.fr/group/Pipes-et-tabacs/topics?hl=fr
Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)
Fumeurs de Pipe (A French site dedicated to pipes, pipe makers, and so on...)
Christian Pipe Smokers (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)
"Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking," (a humorous tract by the Rev. Arthur D. Yunker; permission granted by author)
Club de Pipafumadores Uruguay 2001 (since 2001 - en internet desde el 10/8/2001)
PipeClub.info (Russian Speaking Pipesmokers Association)
Pipe Village (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)
Fumare La Pipa (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)