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''''From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes''''' | |||
'''GRC''' is the brand of Darius Erch Christian. Darius began pipe making as a hobby in 1999, when he bought a pipe kit from PIMO. He became a small producer after some teaching from colleagues, such as [[Trever Talbert]] and [[J.M. Boswell]]. | |||
He works alone and makes classic ahpes in the Danish style with vulcanite, cumberland, and acrylic stems. For him, his model are pipes by artisan Per Hansen (see [[S. Bang]]), a pipe "has to be simple and technically well made". | |||
Grading is descendeing: froam A to G, with the last two letters corresponding to seconds. Stamp: '''GRC''' + year + '''''G. Cristian''''' (manuscript, and without the "h") + grade (in a circle) + size (from 1 to 6). | |||
The pipemaker's full name is '''Darius Eruch Dah'''. The business is dedicated to his wife '''Grace Rachel Christian'''. Hence the trade name '''GRC Pipes'''. | The pipemaker's full name is '''Darius Eruch Dah'''. The business is dedicated to his wife '''Grace Rachel Christian'''. Hence the trade name '''GRC Pipes'''. | ||
'''Editors note:''' I believe Darius has now retired from making pipes. --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] ([[User talk:Sethile|talk]]) 14:53, 17 June 2015 (CDT) | |||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
This is likely not current. | |||
Email: [mailto:grcpipes@sbcglobal.net grcpipes@sbcglobal.net] | Email: [mailto:grcpipes@sbcglobal.net grcpipes@sbcglobal.net] | ||
Homepage: [http://www.grcpipes.com/ GRC Pipes] | Homepage: [http://www.grcpipes.com/ GRC Pipes] | ||