Today s work consists of some very nice pipes. The Briar G_ds have been treating me well! The first pipe is another Cutty that s listed on the web catalog. It s a size 4, Bengal with good birdseye and flame grain and a heavy silver band.
UB 269
The next pipes are special orders. The first for Ted Kaplan of ASP. Ted and I go way back to a little known pipe shop near St. John s University formerly known as Harry's Smoke Shop. Harry s had to be the best kept secret in the NY metro area. It was run by Harry Gilbert, probably the nicest man on the planet. Harry had a big heart and was generous to everyone. It seemed the only reason he was in business was to bring pleasure and happines to those around him. I can t say how much Harry helped me get started. For those of you who may have heard the name, don t confuse him with his nephew Fred, who had the old Lane store on Lex Ave. called Gilbert s Pipeline.
At any rate, I d do shows at Harry s a few times a year. Harry thought I just went there to eat as the shop was in a Jewish neighborhood and they had the BEST Jewish deli. O how I miss it, the corn beef would literally melt in your mouth the sandwhiches must have weighed a pound, the coleslaw... well you get the idea.At some point Harry s lease was up and he decided to retire and enjoy life. Which he continues to do.
This is where I first met Ted. I think he eventually moved out of LI as I next saw him at a show at John Hayes Tob in Va, I think he told me he was visiting relatives. I saw him a couple times over the years. Now almost 20 years later, with us now being young men; I meet him over the internet on ASP. Small world......
Ted sent some of his old American s in for new stems. He also sent me what looks to be an old Aaron Beck stem. Aaron was a repairman par excellence from NYC. He did a lot of intricate inlay work on stems. I have no conception to this day how he did this and no one has ever repeated his work.But Ted asked me to make him a pipe for the stem. Obviosuly it called for a freehand, I still remember how to make them so this is what I made. (Sold, Size 6 ,Pristine, 2 star)
As some of you may have noticed I have been making a lot of Horns lately. The reason was I have been looking for this pipe but hadn t found it till tonite. Often, you don t get what you re looking for on the first couple tries but this was worth waiting for!
( Sold, Size 6, Pristine , 3 star)
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