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(New page: '''Micoli''' were made by '''Robert Eugene Burns''', Long Beach, CA. Burns carved pipes in his unique and unmistakable way at least from the early 1970's. Last news about him dates from No...) |
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<gallery> | Micoli or "Mic" as he is called by family and friends, has acquired the reputation of being one of the best American pipe makers. He is appreciated by the most prominent of collectors. Educated in the arts, He started this adventure in 1968. His craftsmanship and artistry were dedicated to over twenty years of full time pipe making, with no two alike. In the last twenty years plus he has been partially retired and limits carving to a few pipes a month. He has continued sculpting animals and other subjects from brair and other rare woods. | ||
Micoli is now 72 years old. | |||
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The signature of Burns' work is the specific way of rustication he worked out using a Dremel power tool. (The Dremel had been introduced to pipemaking by [[Teddy Knudsen]].) | |||
Bill Kotyk's award winning collection of 130+ Micoli pipes was offered at [http://www.pipestyle.com/micoli.htm PipeStyle]. Here are the photos, courtesy Hermit Tobacco: | |||
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Burns / Micoli also made the '''E. Oslo''' pipes. These can be considered his entry-level pipes as he did not carve these from scratch but rather purchased run-of-the-mill standard shapes from Italian and English pipe makers, such as [[Savinelli]] and [[Comoy's]], and dremeled his signature magic on them. The pipe shown was very likely a Savinelli 111 KS. | |||
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'''Contact Information:''' | |||
Website: http://micoli.com/ | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | ||
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