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== | == Karlheinz Joura == | ||
'''Courtesy of [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/joura/history.cfm Smokingpipes.com]''' | '''Courtesy of [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/joura/history.cfm Smokingpipes.com]''' | ||
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The mystique of the Joura pipe began in 1974 when ''' | The mystique of the Joura pipe began in 1974 when '''Karlheinz Joura''', a famous former world-class diver and Communist defector, began quietly selling his exquisitely cut straight-grain pipes from his hometown of Bremen, Germany. Even in spite of his athletic accomplishments (Joura competed in many world diving competitions, including the German Championship Games in 1961), the young man had found few prospects in his native East Germany, so he defected to the West, hiding in the cargo hold of a freighter bound for Bremen. | ||
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== Karlheinz Joura and His Love of Freedom == | == Karlheinz Joura and His Love of Freedom == | ||
'''Rick Newcombe, September 9th, 2015''' --''This story first appeared on PipesMagazine.com: [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-reviews-pipe-makers/karlheinz-joura-and-his-love-of-freedom/#more-9441 Karlheinz Joura and His Love of Freedom], and is re-published here with permission of the author.'' | '''Rick Newcombe, September 9th, 2015''' --''This story first appeared on PipesMagazine.com: [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-reviews-pipe-makers/karlheinz-joura-and-his-love-of-freedom/#more-9441 Karlheinz Joura and His Love of Freedom], and is re-published here with permission of the author.'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:JouraStraightgrain1 02.jpg|thumb|left|400px|A beautiful Joura Straitgrain , courtesy Kim Joura, via Rick Newcombe]]Karlheinz Joura is one of my favorite people in the pipe world. He is also a skilled artisan whose pipes are considered among the most beautiful and best smokers in the world. | ||
Known as Karlo to his friends and family, he has been making pipes from his workshop in Bremen, Germany, for more than 40 years. His dramatic personal story is unique among pipe makers today. Much has been written about Karlo’s life over the years, though many of the details have been left out of past reports. I have seen slight inaccuracies in some stories, including my own, due to translation issues, and I want to use this article to correct the record. For starters, there is his first name. We all assumed that "Heinz" was his middle name when in fact his first name is Karlheinz. | Known as Karlo to his friends and family, he has been making pipes from his workshop in Bremen, Germany, for more than 40 years. His dramatic personal story is unique among pipe makers today. Much has been written about Karlo’s life over the years, though many of the details have been left out of past reports. I have seen slight inaccuracies in some stories, including my own, due to translation issues, and I want to use this article to correct the record. For starters, there is his first name. We all assumed that "Heinz" was his middle name when in fact his first name is Karlheinz. | ||