From: Antti Kalliokoski <?????????????> Subject: Delighted of new pipes Hi Steve and all the other pipe lovers! Steve, once again I must express my gratitude to you and the P.D. You see, I have no personal friends with whom to share this hobby here in Finland. Your work has opened totally new possibilities to get pipes and friends through the Net. So, thank you very much for these years! I have bought pipes mainly from three sources: firstly _Fine Old Briars_, managed by Rob Denholtz. Therefrom I bought a Savinelli Linea Piu smooth bent and a Connoisseur smooth billiard (by Ed Burak). The second source has been Mark Tinsky, _ American Smoking Pipe_. From there I got a Dublin smooth, natural straight grain and a half bent semi smooth/rustic Dublin (R-7). Both new made from well dried plateaux briar. The third supplier from whom I have bought is Al Grosskopf in S.F. CA. Al also repairs and restaurates pipes, lighters etc. with love and care. From him I got a Bonfiglioli smooth bent and a genuine Preben Holm Danish freehand made in Copenhagen. All of these pipes have been between 60 to 90 USD. To those fellows, especially in Europe, who are hesitating with "to order or not to order", I can warmly recommend these men. Rob Denholtz especially with his used, but well cleaned and restaurated pipes and Mark Tinsky if you are going to buy a brand new one or have your old pipe renovated. Mark even makes a pipe just like one wants it to be! I must say Craig Tarler in Cornell & Diehl is a wizard in blending tobaccoes. Two latest acquaintances have been _Plantattion Evening_ and _Pirate Kake_. The first resembles Oriental Silk but with Latakia and the second has as much as 70% of Latakia in it. Vow! I am in no relation to these firms but a happy customer. I just wrote this to thank Steve plus all the others working on behalf of our brotherhood of pipe lovers. Also I did write to encourage members especially in Europe to take take advantage of the possibilities of the net. Kuivat tuhkat! (Dry ashes in Finnish) Antti Kalliokoski (?????????????) ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U ~\U