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[[Image:Holbek Pipe Sketch.jpg|left|thumb|Image Courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Holbek Pipe Sketch.jpg|left|thumb|Image Courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | ||
[[Image:HolbekPipe Sketches.jpg|right|thumb|Image Courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:HolbekPipe Sketches.jpg|right|thumb|Image Courtesy of Lars Kiel]] | ||
'''Gert Holbek''' is probably the oldest Danish pipe maker - after the death of [[Sixten Ivarsson]], - since Gert Holbek was born in 1928. He is for sure the oldest active pipemaker and he is definitely the one who has been in business for the longest time. He started with [[Poul Rasmussen]] in 1953. | '''Gert Holbek''' is probably the oldest living Danish pipe maker - after the death of [[Sixten Ivarsson]], - since Gert Holbek was born in 1928. He is for sure the oldest active pipemaker and he is definitely the one who has been in business for the longest time. He started with [[Poul Rasmussen]] in 1953. | ||
After one year and more than ten thousand pipe repairs later (Holbek tells), he opened his own work shop and he has carved pipes ever since. | After one year and more than ten thousand pipe repairs later (Holbek tells), he opened his own work shop and he has carved pipes ever since. | ||
For a number of years he made about two hundred pipes per year. They were all sold through Pibe Dan, until the shop closed in 1991. Pibe Dan’s English catalogs from the 60’s would show his pipes and brought his name to both Europe, Japan and USA. | For a number of years he made about two hundred pipes per year. They were all sold through Pibe Dan, where many of his designs became a standard of the store until the shop closed in 1991. Pibe Dan’s English catalogs from the 60’s would show his pipes and brought his name to both Europe, Japan and USA. | ||
In the latter years the number of pipes has gone considerably down, but he can’t really leave the challenge of a beautiful piece of briar. The few pipes he is making are almost exclusively sold in Japan, where he has had many devoted fans for many years. | In the latter years the number of pipes has gone considerably down, but he can’t really leave the challenge of a beautiful piece of briar. The few pipes he is making are almost exclusively sold in Japan, where he has had many devoted fans for many years. | ||
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The pipe design of Gert Holbek is distinctly his own. Even from a long distance, you can tell that this is a Holbek pipe. | The pipe design of Gert Holbek is distinctly his own. Even from a long distance, you can tell that this is a Holbek pipe. | ||
Not much tells you that he originally started with [[Poul Rasmussen]], perhaps only that many of his pipes have rather tall and slender bowls. His very tall pipes, called chimneys, were created in collaboration with Pibe Dan. | Not much tells you that he originally started with [[Poul Rasmussen]], perhaps only that many of his pipes have rather tall and slender bowls. His very tall pipes, called chimneys, were created in collaboration with the Pibe Dan owner. | ||
The pipes are almost ascetic (his own word). You will never find a ring, a ferrule or any decoration on a Holbek pipe. His shaping has soft, but springy lines with soft passage between bowl and shank and the edge of the bowl is mostly concave. | The pipes are almost ascetic (his own word). You will never find a ring, a ferrule or any decoration on a Holbek pipe. His shaping has soft, but springy lines with soft passage between bowl and shank and the edge of the bowl is mostly concave. | ||