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Svend Bang wasn’t to be discouraged so easily and approached his German distributor '''Otto & Kopp''' with a suitcase full of sample pipes he presented to '''Bernd Kopp''', at that time managing director. These pipes had been named Löfberg - the girl’s name of Bang’s wife. Well, Mr. Kopp was not convinced either - particularly of the pipes’ quality – and clearly stated his opinion that Bang would not do a favor neither to himself nor to the original Bang pipes offering them. - Thereupon Svend Bang went off empty-handed and deeply insulted - simply leaving behind the Löfberg pipes in Mr. Kopp’s bureau… | Svend Bang wasn’t to be discouraged so easily and approached his German distributor '''Otto & Kopp''' with a suitcase full of sample pipes he presented to '''Bernd Kopp''', at that time managing director. These pipes had been named Löfberg - the girl’s name of Bang’s wife. Well, Mr. Kopp was not convinced either - particularly of the pipes’ quality – and clearly stated his opinion that Bang would not do a favor neither to himself nor to the original Bang pipes offering them. - Thereupon Svend Bang went off empty-handed and deeply insulted - simply leaving behind the Löfberg pipes in Mr. Kopp’s bureau… | ||
Almost forgotten the Löfberg pipes gathered dust in the warehouse of Otto & Kopp for approximately 28 years. Until '''Oliver Kopp''' showed them in 2005 to | Almost forgotten the Löfberg pipes gathered dust in the warehouse of Otto & Kopp for approximately 28 years. Until '''Oliver Kopp''' showed them in 2005 to [[Volker Bier]], engaged tobacconist, inspired pipemaker and founder of the Lohmar Pipe Show, who was in search of something special to offer to his customers. When Bier presented these pipes to the public, some well-known "pipe experts" felt called to cast doubt on the authenticity of these pipes at the top of their voices. The “arguments” and “evidences“ these gents cited are hardly to surpass for their absurdity. Obviously they found the idea intolerable, that there might be pipes that had remained unknown to them. Therewith not enough - Volker Bier had to fend off vilest personal defamation. Thankfully he was saved by Oliver Kopp and Hansen & Noltensmeier who confirmed the origin of the pipes and their authenticity: Löfberg pipes are real Bang pipes – made by Svend Bang in person! | ||