Tsuge Pipe Founder Passes at 99 Years Old

[admin]

We regret to inform you that Kyoichiro Tsuge founder of TSUGE PIPE passed away early this morning, November 2. Kyoichiro Tsuge was 99 years old.
You can find more details in our posting here:

http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-news/broken-pipe-kyoichiro-tsuge-founder-of-tsuge-pipe-passes/

 

[excav8tor]

Always a sad day when the Pipe World loses such an artist as Tsuge was.
His pipes are incredible and span the traditional look through to the freehand style and then pipes with a very definite Japanese flair to them.
I have no doubt he passed all that knowledge on to his 3 boys before he left us.

 

[kammi4pipes]

Don't know him, but a death is almost always sad.

 

[bubbadreier]

What a sad day. My prayer go out to his family.

 

[hobie1dog]

He has simply gone back to The Other Side, to be rejoined with his group of other souls. A grand event for him.

 

[seakayak]

99 years and, through his craft, he will live to give pleasure to generations yet unborn.