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[[Yves Bäcksteiner]] was born in Switzerland and lives in Basel. He started smoking a pipe at the beginning of 2013 and was so enthusiastic about it that he made his first models in May of the same year. He writes the following: | [[Yves Bäcksteiner]] was born in Switzerland and lives in Basel. He started smoking a pipe at the beginning of 2013 and was so enthusiastic about it that he made his first models in May of the same year. He writes the following: | ||
[[File:YvesBacksteiner.jpg|thumb|Yves Bäcksteiner]][[File:Backsteiner-Yves- | [[File:YvesBacksteiner.jpg|thumb|left|Yves Bäcksteiner]][[File:Backsteiner-Yves-27.jpg|thumb|400px|The official Black Opal pipe has a real black opal on the shank. The briar is contrast bleached. The diameter of the bowl is 7.5 cm and the chamber is 18mm x 20 mm. The airhole is asymmetrically drilled and it has an asymmetrical shank. It has a buttonless, ebonite stem.]][[File:Backsteiner-Yves-30jpg.jpg|thumb|400px|The second Black Opal rated pipe has the sea star rustication with the briar finished with five different colors. The shank is made of a pencil bamboo with polycarbonate extensions and pearls.]][[File:Backsteiner-Yves-31.jpg|thumb|400px|Inside the shank is a titanium tube to strengthen the thin shank. The tube ends as a tenon for the buttonless ebonite mouthpiece.]] | ||
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I made around plus or minus 200 pipes from 2013-2020. I met amazing and wonderful people during this time. I want to thank, | I made around plus or minus 200 pipes from 2013-2020. I met amazing and wonderful people during this time. I want to thank, | ||
*[[Mueller|Steffen Müller]] | *[[Mueller|Steffen Müller]] | ||
*Uwe Maier | *[[Uwe Maier]] | ||
*[[Roger Wallenstein|Mr. Wallenstein]] | *[[Roger Wallenstein|Mr. Wallenstein]] | ||
*[[Mr. Pipes|Michail Revyaigin]] | *[[Mr. Pipes|Michail Revyaigin]] | ||
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