My New To Me Mastro de Paja

[durham270]

I'd been watching this pipe for awhile and decided to pull the trigger. I liked it's classic and conservative design.
Mastro de Paja, 1977 Fatta a Mano.

 

[bobpnm]

Beautiful pipe Durham! I have a Mastro rusticated panel billiard that is a great smoker! I love yours!

 

[cobguy]

Very nice!

 

[tarak]

Very nice. I have an estate Mastro that cigrmaster lead me to. Nicest pipe I have.

 

[pitchfork]

Very nice. 1977 -- that's a fairly early one. Had they been making pipes long at that point?

 

[dixie]

Beautiful Pipe! Congrats!

 

[cmdrmcbragg]

That is a very nice pipe. Love the grain.

 

[ejames]

I liked it's classic and conservative design.

Me too! Nice!

 

[fnord]

Durham:
That pipe is stunning and it appeals to every old fashioned bone I have in my body.
Would you please send me the link to where you're selling all of your spill over burners?
Man, you've hit the mother lode on estate buys and your refurbishing skills keep getting better and better. I'd be honored to own your "seconds."
Fnord

 

[ssjones]

That has a lot of nice details and I like a stout billiard, enjoy breaking it in!

 

[papipeguy]

Beautiful grain on that pipe. Enjoy and happy smoke rings.

 

[petes03]

Beautiful! I love the combination of smooth and blast on that one! Congrats Durham!

 

[easygoer]

Great looking pipe. Congrats
Pitchfork I believe the partnership started up in around 1972.

 

[pitchfork]

Thanks, easygoer. I didn't realize they have been around that long.

 

[durham270]

Beautiful pipe Durham! I have a Mastro rusticated panel billiard that is a great smoker! I love yours!

Thanks Bob. If you get a chance please post images of your Mastro de Paja pipe here. I'd really enjoy seeing it.
Same with you to tarak! Anyone else who has them please do post images.
I've not read the history for Mastro de Paja so I do not know when they started making pipes.

 

[durham270]

Great looking pipe. Congrats
Pitchfork I believe the partnership started up in around 1972.

Thanks easygoer!!

 

[7ach]

Nice choice. I love my MDP, I'm always on the look out for another.

 

[shutterbugg]

Mastros and Ser Jacs are my favorites (Ser Jacs for the bents, pipe cleaners pass without a snag). After that, Radice, Castello and Caminetto. Used to be British pipes but the Italians have taken over LOL!

 

[fitzy]

Nice pipe.

 

[easygoer]

Mastros and Ser Jacs are my favorites

There is a connection between the two. The late Giancarlo Guidi was the original carver for Mastro. He left to form Ser Jacopo.