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Une fois descendu je trouvai la bonne adresse, frappai à la porte et je fus reçu. Ce fut là que je rencontrai Carlo Scotti, sa fille Savinella et son gendre Franco Coppo. Je dois dire que Carlo Scotti était un personnage très imposant. Grand et mince avec une crinière banche et un profil de rapace, c'était quelqu'un à ne pas prendre à la légère. Cet homme irradiait à la fois un idéal et un entêtement extrême. Quand plus tard il apprit que je faisais le tour des boutiques d'Italie en achetant des pipes Castello, il demanda aux propriétaires de boutiques de ne pas m'en vendre. | Une fois descendu je trouvai la bonne adresse, frappai à la porte et je fus reçu. Ce fut là que je rencontrai Carlo Scotti, sa fille Savinella et son gendre Franco Coppo. Je dois dire que Carlo Scotti était un personnage très imposant. Grand et mince avec une crinière banche et un profil de rapace, c'était quelqu'un à ne pas prendre à la légère. Cet homme irradiait à la fois un idéal et un entêtement extrême. Quand plus tard il apprit que je faisais le tour des boutiques d'Italie en achetant des pipes Castello, il demanda aux propriétaires de boutiques de ne pas m'en vendre. | ||
Retournant à la maison avec un chargement de pipes Castello (mais pas acheté à la boutique) j'étais désormais détaillant Castello. Quelle serait la prochaine étape? | |||
The 1980 Dunhill Principal Pipe Dealer World Conference- it was here that I was able to meet many more fabulous folks in the pipe trade, including one William John Taylor (later to become William John Ashton-Taylor). Though I remember Bill at the conference I don’t think I ever spoke with him, and the same holds true for the 1982 Dunhill Principal Pipe Dealers World Conference which I also attended. I did finally get to meet Bill in early 1983 when I accidentally stumbled across a pipe making demonstration he was giving at one of the West End department stores. I had been importing and distributing pipes from 1980 (Radice, Becker) and I guess I always had my eye at least half open for something new. Watching Bill work that early winter’s day I thought- this man’s got real talent. I can put his work in any of the top pipe shops in our country and it’ll sell. When we had a chance to sit down and talk I found that he had a little business repairing antique pipes for Astley’s and a few other shops in London operating from his back shed. I then broached a question- would he be interested in making his own pipes for the U.S. market. After some hesitation Bill agreed to give it a go. | The 1980 Dunhill Principal Pipe Dealer World Conference- it was here that I was able to meet many more fabulous folks in the pipe trade, including one William John Taylor (later to become William John Ashton-Taylor). Though I remember Bill at the conference I don’t think I ever spoke with him, and the same holds true for the 1982 Dunhill Principal Pipe Dealers World Conference which I also attended. I did finally get to meet Bill in early 1983 when I accidentally stumbled across a pipe making demonstration he was giving at one of the West End department stores. I had been importing and distributing pipes from 1980 (Radice, Becker) and I guess I always had my eye at least half open for something new. Watching Bill work that early winter’s day I thought- this man’s got real talent. I can put his work in any of the top pipe shops in our country and it’ll sell. When we had a chance to sit down and talk I found that he had a little business repairing antique pipes for Astley’s and a few other shops in London operating from his back shed. I then broached a question- would he be interested in making his own pipes for the U.S. market. After some hesitation Bill agreed to give it a go. | ||