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'''Karl Erik Ottendahl''' (1942 - 2004)</font> | '''Karl Erik Ottendahl''' (1942 - 2004)</font> | ||
was born in Aalborg (Jutland), just a few miles from the very northernmost tip of Denmark | was born in Aalborg (Jutland), just a few miles from the very northernmost tip of Denmark. | ||
He began smoking a pipe when he was 14 and upon leaving school he started an apprenticeship in the craft as a lithographer at the age of 16. While working as an apprentice he began hand carving pipes as a hobby. Many were given as gifts to his more senior colleagues. Upon completion of his apprenticeship he moved to Nairobi, Kenya to work as a lithographer during the 1962 war. While in that war torn country, he was unable to procure pipes for himself. In the face of such a predicament, he chose to continue to make pipes for his own use rather than go without. | |||
Upon completion of his apprenticeship he moved to Nairobi, Kenya to work as a lithographer during the 1962 war. While in that war torn country, he was unable to procure pipes for himself. In the face of such a predicament, he chose to continue to make pipes for his own use rather than go without | |||
He began his career making pipes for various labels in Denmark and the United States. Often he would make the higher grade pipes for a well known brand that was known for their low end or midrange pieces such as [[Wally Frank Ltd.]] of NYC. While doing this he administered a factory of up to fifteen craftsmen, each of them specialising in certain steps of the production. Namely '''Bent Nielsen''' (see [[Benner]]) and '''Peder Christian Jeppesen''' (see [[Neerup]]) later became respectable pipemakers on their own. | |||
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Returning to Denmark after three years he couldn't find a well paid occupation in his job, and so he began making a few pipes on the side to boost his income choosing his prenames "Karl Erik" - logo "KE" - for his label. His reputation grew little by little and he was finally able to purchase machinery and begin working full time as a pipe maker. He began his career making pipes for various labels in Denmark and the United States. Often he would make the higher grade pipes for a well known brand that was known for their low end or midrange pieces such as [[Wally Frank Ltd.]] of NYC. While doing this he administered a factory of up to fifteen craftsmen, each of them specialising in certain steps of the production. Namely '''Bent Nielsen''' (see [[Benner]]) and '''Peder Christian Jeppesen''' (see [[Neerup]]) later became respectable pipemakers on their own. | |||
Brands produced by Karl Erik Ottendahl: | Brands produced by Karl Erik Ottendahl: | ||
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While everywhere else a Karl Erik pipe remained a Karl Erik pipe made by Karl Erik himself, he began signing some of his pipes with the new brand name "Ottendahl" The Ottendahl label was strictly used to continue distributing his own pipes in Germany only! But as his Viking ancestors some Ottendahl pipes discovered a way to cross the pond and turned up in the United States. KE officially resumed sales to the USA after 13 years in 2000! This caused a certain confusion among US pipesmokers and some clever US pipetraders imputed the Ottendahls with a better quality than the usual Karl Erik pipes to take advantage of the favourable situation asking considerable higher prices for Ottendahl pipes. | '''Ottendahl?''' While everywhere else a Karl Erik pipe remained a Karl Erik pipe made by Karl Erik himself, he began signing some of his pipes with the new brand name "Ottendahl" The Ottendahl label was strictly used to continue distributing his own pipes in Germany only! But as his Viking ancestors some Ottendahl pipes discovered a way to cross the pond and turned up in the United States. KE officially resumed sales to the USA after 13 years in 2000! This caused a certain confusion among US pipesmokers and some clever US pipetraders imputed the Ottendahls with a better quality than the usual Karl Erik pipes to take advantage of the favourable situation asking considerable higher prices for Ottendahl pipes. | ||
During the following years KE produced a little more than 2000 pipes per year, selling the bulk of them in Germany and the US. That is surely a respectable output, considering the largely hand-made character of these pipes. Karl Erik Ottendahl was planning to make 2500 pipes in 2004 but he died surprisingly suffering a stroke in his home in Korsør on Zealand on the 12th of September 2004. | During the following years KE produced a little more than 2000 pipes per year, selling the bulk of them in Germany and the US. That is surely a respectable output, considering the largely hand-made character of these pipes. Karl Erik Ottendahl was planning to make 2500 pipes in 2004 but he died surprisingly suffering a stroke in his home in Korsør on Zealand on the 12th of September 2004. | ||
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Image:KE_61.jpg|Late Karl Erik pipes | |||
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Image:KE6.jpg|Named for a great pipemaker | |||
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