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'''Peter Hedegaard - Broken Pipe''' by '''Jan Andersson''' | '''Peter Hedegaard (1951 - 2007) - Broken Pipe''' by '''Jan Andersson''' | ||
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The Danish pipemaker '''Peter Hedegaard''' (Born 1951) died on the 8th of April, 2007 after a few months of illness. He is deeply missed by his near and dear as well as by many friends. | The Danish pipemaker '''Peter Hedegaard''' (Born 1951) died on the 8th of April, 2007 after a few months of illness. He is deeply missed by his near and dear as well as by many friends. | ||
In 1976 the editor of the magazine Stop as well as the founder of The Nordic Smokers Guild, P. C. Olrik, called together for a meeting in Copenhagen. The Nordic Smokers Guild, which had been an organisation to support the Stop magazine, should become an independent society. At that meeting I was sitting next to a young man with long hair and a full beard. This young man told me that he was working as an apprentice in the W. Ø. Larsen workshop. As most apprentices, he was mainly working with repairs, but he also proudly showed me the very first pipes he had made all by himself. They were not perfect, as he very clearly pointed out, but the style fascinated me. This young man’s name was Peter Hedegaard, and from that first meeting I have had the privilege to continuously follow his progress as a pipemaker. | In 1976 the editor of the magazine '''Stop''' as well as the founder of '''The Nordic Smokers Guild''', P. C. Olrik, called together for a meeting in Copenhagen. The Nordic Smokers Guild, which had been an organisation to support the Stop magazine, should become an independent society. At that meeting I was sitting next to a young man with long hair and a full beard. This young man told me that he was working as an apprentice in the W. Ø. Larsen workshop. As most apprentices, he was mainly working with repairs, but he also proudly showed me the very first pipes he had made all by himself. They were not perfect, as he very clearly pointed out, but the style fascinated me. This young man’s name was Peter Hedegaard, and from that first meeting I have had the privilege to continuously follow his progress as a pipemaker. | ||
[[Image:Peter Hedegaard Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb|Image Courtesy of Svenske Pipklubben]] | [[Image:Peter Hedegaard Pipe03.jpg|right|thumb|Image Courtesy of Svenske Pipklubben]] | ||
After his time with W. Ø. Larsen, Peter opened a workshop of his own in Copenhagen. But he was not very comfortable living in a big city like Copenhagen, so when suitable premises were vacant in '''Helsingør''' he decided to move there. Helsingør is very conveniently placed for us living in the south of Sweden, so from then on it became a habit to pay Peter a visit when visiting that town. But Peter was born and spent his childhood in '''Jutland''', so he longed to go back there. A few years ago he found a suitable house in '''Frederikshavn''' and decided to move. Jutland is far more distant, so I never visited him there. But when we spoke on the phone at Christmas time, we decided that I should come and visit him at the beginning of this year (2007). Just a few weeks before he died I phoned him. I then already knew that he was seriously ill and I understood that Peter was well aware of that, but he had not lost hope. We decided that I should go there the next week, but that I should phone him the day before. When I did phone he was very weak. He could only say a few words and did not have the strength to accept any visitors. A little more than a week later he died. | After his time with W. Ø. Larsen, Peter opened a workshop of his own in Copenhagen. But he was not very comfortable living in a big city like Copenhagen, so when suitable premises were vacant in '''Helsingør''' he decided to move there. Helsingør is very conveniently placed for us living in the south of Sweden, so from then on it became a habit to pay Peter a visit when visiting that town. But Peter was born and spent his childhood in '''Jutland''', so he longed to go back there. A few years ago he found a suitable house in '''Frederikshavn''' and decided to move. Jutland is far more distant, so I never visited him there. But when we spoke on the phone at Christmas time, we decided that I should come and visit him at the beginning of this year (2007). Just a few weeks before he died I phoned him. I then already knew that he was seriously ill and I understood that Peter was well aware of that, but he had not lost hope. We decided that I should go there the next week, but that I should phone him the day before. When I did phone he was very weak. He could only say a few words and did not have the strength to accept any visitors. A little more than a week later he died. | ||