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'''Jørgen Larsen''' lives in a village of 600 people, '''Almind''', '''Denmark''' - about 5 miles from Kolding, home of another famous Danish pipe maker, [[Balleby Pipes|Kurt Balleby]]. Although the two men did not work together, they occasionally shared a bag of Corsican briar. | '''Jørgen Larsen''' lives in a village of 600 people, '''Almind''', '''Denmark''' - about 5 miles from Kolding, home of another famous Danish pipe maker, [[Balleby Pipes|Kurt Balleby]]. Although the two men did not work together, they occasionally shared a bag of Corsican briar. | ||
Jørgen's history in pipe making is an interesting one in that, aside from creating one of the first high grade Danish brands (the Jørgen L) and his 30 odd year association with Peter Stokkebye, he was also technical director for both [[Stanwell]] and | Jørgen's history in pipe making is an interesting one in that, aside from creating one of the first high grade Danish brands (the Jørgen L) and his 30 odd year association with Peter Stokkebye, he was also technical director for both [[Stanwell]] and [[Kriswill]] (though not at the same time). A slow and resourceful worker, and also having work outside of pipe making, Jørgen crafted only about 100 pipes each year, with 40% of the work he started ending up in his fireplace. | ||
While actively engaged in pipe making, Jørgen was one of the few pipe makers that would repair or make a new mouthpieces for his pipes free of charge. The customer had only to pay for mailing one-way, and he payed the return postage. | While actively engaged in pipe making, Jørgen was one of the few pipe makers that would repair or make a new mouthpieces for his pipes free of charge. The customer had only to pay for mailing one-way, and he payed the return postage. | ||