Ever since we launched the MeerschaumPipes.com website a few weeks ago, we've been receiving a great deal of email from people about the meerschaum pipes that they have received, mostly by inheritance. The following inquiry prodded my admittedly sorry memory to realize that I never posted about our visit to Sevket during our trip to Eskisehir last spring.
From: Gary P.
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:54 PM
To: mjg@tobacco-barn.com
Subject: Question from MeerschaumPipes.com Website
I acquired a nice little Sevket pipe and I gather that is the name of the carver, and is he contemporary ? What can you tell me about this make of pipe ?
Yes, Sevket Gezer is one of the master carvers and is certainly a contemporary carver. You'll find more information about him on his page at the PipeTrader Wiki. Of course, if you have information about a carver, or you are a carver yourself, please feel free to create a new entry on the Wiki. This is a great way to get/give some love (and search engine juice) to your favorite carver.
At left is a picture of him from our last trip to Turkey. He was kind enough to allow us to visit him in his home in Eskisehir...
He is holding a pipe we had commissioned him to make on behalf of a customer of ours to give as a gift. It was a beautiful floral saxophone pipe with the dental insignia on the front and "excellence in dentistry" carved in Latin around the lip of the bowl.
Truly an exceptional gentleman and and even more talented carver!