Talbert Pipes
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Trever was an illistrator, painter, and designer before becoming a part-time pipe maker in 1996. In 1997 he won the Pipes & Tobacco Pipe Carving contest, which eventually lead to full-time pipe making in 1999. Paul Peri was the first mentor, and he has since worked with Al Baier, Mark Tinski, Mike Butera, and Paul Bonaquisti.
Trever moved to France with his wife in May of 2002, but continues to send many pipes to the states through direct sales from his website, and he also sends many of his pipes to the Pipe & Pint.
The Pipe & Pint. A traditional shop selling fine pipes, cigars, a wide variety of pipe tobaccos, and excellent craft-brewed domestic and imported beers. Ask for Larry! Phone: (336) 218-8610; Address: 2500-B Spring Garden St., Greensboro, North Carolina, 27403, USA
In addition to briar, Trever also makes pipes out of Morta (bog oak, a partially petrified oak). Bog wood is wood extracted from trunks of trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidity and anaerobic bog conditions and the tannins leached out of other plant matter. It represents the first early stages in the fossilisation of wood, with further stages ultimately forming lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years. Here is an example of a Talbert Morta:
Trever's amazingly creative designs have been an inspiration. His work and very helpfull advice and encouragement have been highly influenential on the new generation of high grade American pipe makers.
And an amazing Talbert blast, from the best of 2002, the year Trever moved to France:
Contact information:
E-mail: mailto:trever@talbertpipes.com Postal Address: Talbert Pipes 26 ave de la Monneraye Herbignac, France, 44410
Phone/fax: 0240 88 98 08
Please call ahead and inform us if you need to fax, and we will put the machine on the line.
U.S. friends and customers should dial 01133 240 88 98 08 to reach us. This includes the international dialing code for France.
US callers, please be advised that France is 6 hours ahead of the US, so the best hours to call are between 6am and 6pm in US time (noon and midnight here).