Makis Minetos from Amadeus Pipes in Patras Greece, July 18, 2013

[admin]

We have a great show coming up tonight. Our featured interview tonight is Makis Minetos from Patras Greece. Makis is from Achaiki Amadeus, a family-owned wood mill and pipe factory. They supply briar to Stanwell, Vauen, Tsuge and several other factories and individual pipe makers, and they make their own Amadeus pipes as well. Here's a video of their factory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2R_4VZSP98

 

[admin]

We have a really great show for you tonight -

THIS is INTERNET Radio ...
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-44/

 

[admin]

This might be the best show we've ever had.
Anyone listen yet?

 

[tbradsim1]

Good info Kevin, I enjoyed it immensely.

 

[hfearly]

Wonderful, listening to the radio show right now, while smoking an Amadeus shape 744 pipe (that after I corrected the drilling is one of my best smokers)

 

[ejames]

Interesting video. A lot of those burls looked small,big enough for only one or two blocks.

 

[kcghost]

Just listened to it on iTunes. Fine show, but a long way from my favorite.

 

[zekest]

Great show.

I liked his comment about Greek Fathers always being right.

Interesting that his company sells brier blocks to Stanwell as well as Dr. Grabow (to name just two).

The only mainstream place selling Amadeus pipes looks to be Pipes & Cigars, and they are all sold out.

 

[acutabovebriar]

Thank you all for your comments and most of all i would like to thank Brian and pipesmagazine for having me on the show.

I consider it an honor been on the same show where all these great personalities of our hobby have been.
I would like to thank all pipe smokers out there who smoke AMADEUS PIPES and also those who don't; just keep on smoking.
@ejames: The pieces of wood that we receive in the mill have already gone through a first stage of processing in the forest; the workers there when they cut the plant and dig the root out, they split it in half and then in quarters. This way the can cut out the part of the burl where the defective part is. The part that hides small stones, sand pits, flaws and poor wood quality in general.This way we get better product in house. So a hole root may yield the number of blocks that i was talking about in the interview.
I will be more than happy to answer to all of your questions at any time.
acutabovebriar

 

[jbbaldwin]

Great show!
Here's a photo of Morton Gould, the composer featured on this edition, with his pipe: