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CLAUDIO CAVICCHI CC

CLAUDIO CAVICCHI CC

$190.00

Nobody can say that Claudio Cavicchi, a farmer from Bologna, Italy, is an impatient man. His profession as a farmer naturally lends itself to the development of a relaxed and contemplative lifestyle. Additionally, Claudio is renowned as a highly experienced pipe smoker and a multiple-time winner of Italian slow-smoking competitions (1983, 1985, and 1988) and World Championships (1989, 1991, and 1993), achieving the best score of 3 hours and 9 minutes (some sources even suggest his absolute record is just a few minutes over 4 hours). However, there was a time when his patience ran out. In 1974, as Pipedia recounts, “He ordered a Caminetto Oom Paul through a local tobacconist, and waited. Then he waited some more. After months had passed and no pipe arrived, he decided he’d waited long enough and made one himself. It turned out great. He had located a single block of briar and a clear acrylic mouthpiece, and he turned them into an Oom Paul that looked precisely like the Caminetto he wanted”

Claudio’s initial foray into pipe making involved creating pipes for himself and a few friends. However, in the early 1980s, he transitioned into becoming a full-time pipe maker. His dedication to using well-seasoned Calabrian and Ligurian briar, his expertly hand-cut acrylic mouthpieces, meticulous attention to grain and engineering, and his reliance on his own skills and the assistance of his beloved wife, Daniela, catapulted Cavicchi into a prominent position among modern neoclassical pipe makers. Experienced pipe smokers from around the world unanimously agree that Cavicchi pipes are of exceptional quality and never disappoint.

Di seguito la traduzione in italiano / Italian translation is below

 

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Pipe markings “Cavicchi C.\ BOLOGNA \ er (C) (C)”
Length 13.0 cm (5.12″)
Bowl Height 5.0 cm (1.97″)
Outside Diameter 4.2 cm (1.65″)
Chamber Diameter 2.3 cm (0.9″)
Chamber Depth 3.9 cm (1.54″)
Weight 62 gr.
Briar, acrylic stem, no filter.

The pipe was lightly smoked, it has been thoroughly cleaned, polished, sanitized and now is ready for a new life.

Nessuno può dire che Claudio Cavicchi, contadino bolognese, sia un uomo impaziente. La sua professione di agricoltore si presta naturalmente allo sviluppo di uno stile di vita rilassato e contemplativo. Inoltre, Claudio è rinomato come fumatore di pipa di grande esperienza e vincitore più volte di gare italiane di fumo lento (1983, 1985 e 1988) e di Campionati del mondo (1989, 1991 e 1993), ottenendo il miglior punteggio di 3 ore e 9 minuti (alcune fonti suggeriscono addirittura che il suo record assoluto sia di pochi minuti in più rispetto alle 4 ore). Tuttavia, ci fu un momento in cui la sua pazienza finì. Nel 1974, come racconta Pipedia, “ordinò un Caminetto Oom Paul tramite un tabaccaio locale, e aspettò. Poi aspettò ancora un po’. Dopo che erano passati mesi e non arrivò nessuna pipa, decise che aveva aspettato abbastanza e ne fece una lui stesso. Il risultato è stato grandioso. Aveva individuato un unico blocco di radica e un bocchino in acrilico trasparente, e li ha trasformati in un Oom Paul che somigliava esattamente al Caminetto che voleva”

L’incursione iniziale di Claudio nella produzione di pipe prevedeva la creazione di pipe per sé e per alcuni amici. Tuttavia, all’inizio degli anni ’80, passò a diventare un produttore di pipe a tempo pieno. La sua dedizione all’utilizzo di radica calabrese e ligure ben stagionata, i suoi bocchini in acrilico sapientemente tagliati a mano, la meticolosa attenzione all’ingegneria, e la sua fiducia nelle proprie capacità e nell’assistenza della sua amata moglie, Daniela, hanno catapultato Cavicchi in una posizione di rilievo tra i moderni pipemaker neoclassici. I fumatori di pipa esperti di tutto il mondo concordano all’unanimità sul fatto che le pipe Cavicchi sono di qualità eccezionale e non deludono mai.
Le marcature della pipa è “Cavicchi C.\ BOLOGNA \ er (C) (C)”
Lunghezza 13,0 cm.
Altezza della testa 5,0 cm.
Diametro esterno 4,2 cm.
Diametro interno 2,3 cm.
Profondità del fornello 3,9 cm.
Peso 62 g.
Radica, bocchino in acrilico, senza filtro.

La pipa è stata accuratamente pulita, lucidata, sterilizzata ed è pronta per una nuova vita.

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