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'''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''' | |||
'''Roger Vincent''' is the brand and name of a French artisan from Saint-Claude, who has retired after over 30 years of pipemaking. He followed his father, Léon Vincent, also a ''maître-piper'' and pipe sculptor. | |||
Highlights are his sculpted bowls (faces, animals, etc.), with the best pieces being Verdi and the head of a Murcian bull, which tood him 130 hours to make and won him, in 1994, the 'Best French Artisan' award. | |||
From site [http://www.adhocpipe.com/ Ad Hoc Pipe] | From site [http://www.adhocpipe.com/ Ad Hoc Pipe] | ||