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We previously reported that there were unconfirmed stories Mauro Cateni was an actual pipe maker who displayed his pipes at shows, but no one could verify having actually seen him, let alone having purchased a pipe from him. Thanks to information uncovered by Stefan Petzuch and Jens Olaf Stehr, we can now confirm that Mauro Cateni was simply branding, and not an actual pipe maker. | We previously reported that there were unconfirmed stories Mauro Cateni was an actual pipe maker who displayed his pipes at shows, but no one could verify having actually seen him, let alone having purchased a pipe from him. Thanks to information uncovered by Stefan Petzuch and Jens Olaf Stehr, we can now confirm that Mauro Cateni was simply branding, and not an actual pipe maker. | ||
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'''Experience one:''' | '''Experience one:''' | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>"Many Mauro Cateni pipes display quite shameless putty fillings. So it is hard to believe that someone might have thought he might carve himself a good reputation with such pipes. Even harder to believe that an acknowledged pipemaker would have taken the risk to ruin his reputation offering such putty monsters! (Even though these pipes received many friendly critics on their overall workmanship and smoking abilities.) | ||
"Many Mauro Cateni pipes display quite shameless putty fillings. So it is hard to believe that someone might have thought he might carve himself a good reputation with such pipes. Even harder to believe that an acknowledged pipemaker would have taken the risk to ruin his reputation offering such putty monsters! (Even though these pipes received many friendly critics on their overall workmanship and smoking abilities.) | |||
Generally speaking, the Italian pipe making scene offers such a wealth of good to very good to excellent pipes that there is really no need to spend money on a more or less obscure "Mauro Cateni"." </blockquote> | Generally speaking, the Italian pipe making scene offers such a wealth of good to very good to excellent pipes that there is really no need to spend money on a more or less obscure "Mauro Cateni"." </blockquote> | ||
'''Experience two:''' | '''Experience two:''' | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>"I am not of the opinion of these comments. over a long period as a pipe collector at least 50 pipes of this brand went through my hands. Not a single one was "shameless putty filled". Most of these pipes with a good grain, sometimes very fine straight grain, stem mostly hand-cut. No exceptional pipes but worth to look for. Mostly not expensive. I can´t understand the comments written above." </blockquote> | ||
"I am not of the opinion of these comments. over a long period as a pipe collector at least 50 pipes of this brand went through my hands. Not a single one was "shameless putty filled". Most of these pipes with a good grain, sometimes very fine straight grain, stem mostly hand-cut. No exceptional pipes but worth to look for. Mostly not expensive. I can´t understand the comments written above." </blockquote> | |||
'''Experience three''': ''by Stefan Petzuch (who has also clarified the mystery of the brand's origins)'' | '''Experience three''': ''by Stefan Petzuch (who has also clarified the mystery of the brand's origins)'' | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>About the pipe: I agree with both reviews in the article. The pipe I have is a fine piece, nice grain, handcut stem and properly built. But it has a huge putty spot on the bowl (see images).</blockquote> | ||
About the pipe: I agree with both reviews in the article. The pipe I have is a fine piece, nice grain, handcut stem and properly built. But it has a huge putty spot on the bowl (see images). </blockquote> | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Example, courtesy Stefan Petzuch"> | <gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Example, courtesy Stefan Petzuch"> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''SYSOP's Note:''' Thanks to everyone who contributed to this article over the years. The evolution from general speculation to emerging facts shows the power of collaboration facilitated by the wiki concept | '''SYSOP's Note:''' Thanks to everyone who contributed to this article over the years. The evolution from general speculation to emerging facts shows the power of collaboration facilitated by the wiki concept. | ||
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