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(New page: left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel '''''The return of a legend''''' '''Ivan Holst Nielsen''' was one of the famous Danish pipe makers back in the 60's-7...) |
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I lived for 2 years in '''Copenhagen''' from 1967 to 1969. I often went for an evening walk in the streets, always passing by the shops that sold pipes. | I lived for 2 years in '''Copenhagen''' from 1967 to 1969. I often went for an evening walk in the streets, always passing by the shops that sold pipes. | ||
So I got my inspiration from seeing the new pipe models designed by [[Sixten Ivarsson]], Emil Chonowitsch, W. Ø. Larsen, [[Poul Rasmussen]] and Poul Hansen. | So I got my inspiration from seeing the new pipe models designed by [[Sixten Ivarsson]], Emil Chonowitsch, W. Ø. Larsen, [[Poul Rasmussen]] and [[Poul Hansen]]. | ||
[[Image:Ivan Holst Nielsen Pipe01.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Ivan Holst Nielsen Pipe01.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
[[Image:Ivan Holst Nielsen Pipe02.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Ivan Holst Nielsen Pipe02.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
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Since I was young and eager to learn, in the years that followed I started working with different pipe makers and at different pipe shops in order to see what they were doing and to learn the different techniques they were using. | Since I was young and eager to learn, in the years that followed I started working with different pipe makers and at different pipe shops in order to see what they were doing and to learn the different techniques they were using. | ||
During the years I have worked with many pipe makers: [[ | During the years I have worked with many pipe makers: Hans Nielsen([[Former]]), [[Teddy Knudsen]], Per Hansen([[S. Bang]]), [[Poul Hansen]], [[Poul Ilsted]], [[Tonni Nielsen]], and [[Peter Hedegaard]]. | ||
Once when I was working with Poul Hansen, Sixten Ivarsson came by to visit, and he praised my pipes. He said that I did a very nice job and had a very good sense of form, which was a wonderful acknowledgement from my great idol. Another great acknowledgement for me was that Poul Hansen, who was known to be stingy with his praise, fell in love with one of my pipes. The pipe should have been shipped to Iwan Ries in the US, but Hansen laid away the pipe and smoked it himself with great pleasure, and it became his favorite pipe. | Once when I was working with Poul Hansen, Sixten Ivarsson came by to visit, and he praised my pipes. He said that I did a very nice job and had a very good sense of form, which was a wonderful acknowledgement from my great idol. Another great acknowledgement for me was that Poul Hansen, who was known to be stingy with his praise, fell in love with one of my pipes. The pipe should have been shipped to Iwan Ries in the US, but Hansen laid away the pipe and smoked it himself with great pleasure, and it became his favorite pipe. | ||