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Post by tedvig on Oct 27, 2017 9:57:24 GMT -5
 Hi gang, I just received this Micoli pipe. It's a good sized billiard. Just curious if any of you have any of his or know much about him?  |
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Post by papipeguy on Oct 27, 2017 10:01:56 GMT -5
His pipes are highly regarded by those who have them. He's known for his quirky designs, much like Werner Mummert. A few years ago someone was selling a collection of Micoli pies for huge money. I don't recall the exact figure but is near $20,000.
Here's a bit more info.
pipedia.org/wiki/Micoli
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Post by papipeguy on Oct 27, 2017 10:03:13 GMT -5
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Post by Darin on Oct 27, 2017 10:05:26 GMT -5
That is one awesome, craggy pipe!  |
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Post by scrooge on Oct 27, 2017 10:29:07 GMT -5
Great looking pipe. Big $$$$ papipeguy Great find on that link. The 3rd box down 4th pipe in the middle looks like this pipe. So somebody might of bought the collection. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 27, 2017 10:59:17 GMT -5
Really nice smoker, take good care of that one, one of a kind.
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Post by daveinlax on Oct 27, 2017 12:29:58 GMT -5
Nice looking piece! Bill Koytec from Western PA is the guy who collected that set Pa linked is still around (but in very rough shape). He always has the middle table on the back wall in Chicago with John Seiler.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 13:20:07 GMT -5
Very nice. Craggy describes it well. Let us know how it smokes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 19:20:47 GMT -5
Welcome to the tactile club. Great looking pipe.
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Post by JimInks on Oct 27, 2017 19:45:09 GMT -5
Great looking pipe, Ted. I always wanted a Micoli but when I was buying, the very few I saw were very expensive for me at the time, being a college student then. Enjoy it, man!
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Post by orley on Oct 27, 2017 19:58:57 GMT -5
I bought a Micoli pipe back in the late 1980s for $50. I could never come to terms with it, as it just was too uncomfortable for me to hold. The style is very interesting, but it's not something I liked smoking. One of the pipes pictured looks like the one I had, but I have no regrets selling it.
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Post by tedvig on Oct 27, 2017 23:43:37 GMT -5
I haven't smoked it yet, just thinking what I want to put in it...
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Post by antb on Oct 30, 2017 1:12:33 GMT -5
Good looking pipe!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 20:17:49 GMT -5
He made some extremely nice and wild looking pipes and I have a couple myself and one like yours.
His real name is Robert E. Burns and lived in Long Beach Cal. He was retired from pipe making
but, I've found a site that sells his pipes as if they were still being made. Maybe his son took over
or someones pulling someone's leg, never really looked into it.
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Post by redzin on Oct 30, 2017 21:21:26 GMT -5
I am privileged to own three of his pipes. Two, are freehands from the early 70's, and the third is an "E. Oslo", one of his early billiards he practiced his dremel tool on to create his freehand style.
My pride and joy is posted on this forum on the "Picture of your pipes" thread, and also on his website. It is an estate pipe, unsmoked.
Mic Burns is the founding father of the freehand movement in the US during the 70's. His creations are true works of art.
Hope you enjoy his work as much as I do.
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Post by GRUMPY on Oct 31, 2017 2:01:50 GMT -5
Cool Pipe! I like gnarly pipes.  |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Oct 31, 2017 11:10:14 GMT -5
The shank is neat, but it triggers my trypophobia.
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Post by tedvig on Oct 31, 2017 22:46:51 GMT -5
The shank is neat, but it triggers my trypophobia. fair enough! |
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Post by scrooge on Oct 31, 2017 23:11:15 GMT -5
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