When
it comes to hand-made (fatta a mano) Italian pipes, two brothers in
Italy, Elio and Guido Rinaldo are raising eyebrows around the world
and are proving that high quality doesn't always come at a high
cost. In 1987 they started the business that bears their name
although they actually started making pipes back in 1974 when they
were only in their teens. They use the finest mediterranean briar
and their pieces not only are expertly designed and easy to hold,
but they use fine balanced acrylic mouthpieces to insure a pleasant
grip and ease on the teeth. Although some pipe manufacturers employ
a body of carvers to create their designs, the two Rinaldo brothers
are the sole carvers of their company. They create pipes in three
different finishes(smooth,sandblast,and rusticated), several
different sizes, and line their pipes with briar, silver, and gold
ornaments. Check out the pipe images to see a fine representation of
their work and well as the other links to see what they have to
offer, and the full history behind them.
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