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Manuel Shaabi is one of Germany's premier pipe makers. Many of his pipes demand four-figure prices.
Pipedia has this to say about Shaabi:

"Manuel Shaabi was born in Lebanon in 1950. He apprenticed as awood sculptor and cabinet maker. In 1979, he left, because of the Lebanese civil war, for Bavaria, Germany. There he worked making one-of-a kind furnishings and restoring old sculptures and figurines in churches and cathedrals. In 1984 he moved to Hamburg in Northern Germany because of his daughter's asthmatic condition. Unfortunately he couldn't find enough work, so he went back to school and completed his professional training. His final test was to make a trunk. He made such a fine trunk that he was offered a position at the school as an instructor.

"In 1993, having won numerous awards for his cabinet making, he gave it up as it didn't satisfy his creative needs. He started over at Pipe Dan learning to repair pipes. He quickly mastered the art of pipe making and in 1998 left to start his own studio.

"Shaabi's pipes have an unheard of degree of hand craftsmanship. He feels a drill doesn't cut true for the tobacco chamber so he uses a special knife. His draft holes are 4mm. Shaabi says, 'The draft hole should meet the tobacco chamber just a little bit above the the bottom.' He believes this prevents tobacco residue coming up through the air hole and stem.

"Manuel Shaabi is probably the only pipemaker who combines the skills of a wood carver, cabinetmaker and pipe smith. His pipes combine the best of European design with a Middle Eastern aesthetic. He has secured some of the best wood on the planet and they smoke as good as they look. Each pipe has an individually hand cut Lucite stem."

Shaabi was hand producing about 150 pipes a year up until 2007 when it was reported he had to take at least a year off from his pipe making due to health problems. Since that time his production has been more limited, making his pipes even more sought after by collectors.

About five years ago Shaabi began stamping his pipes with a numbered identity and grading system. This pipe does not have that stamping so it is at least a half dozen years old. This pipe is stamped "Manuel Shaabi" with his distinctive mouse-like logo made from his initials. It also is stamped "Hand Cut" and "Germany."

It has never been smoked.

The pipe is 6 inches long. The inside diameter of the bowl is 13/16 inch. The height of the bowl is 2-1/8 inches. The depth of the tobacco chamber is 1-5/8 inches

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I will refund the purchase price of this pipe within seven days of delivery only if the description of the pipe in this listing is found to be incorrect. Smoking the pipe will void any warranty. It must be returned unsmoked and in the same condition it was mailed in order to validate this refund offer.

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- Albert Einstein, 1950

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