Musico: Smooth Poker with Silver (Set) Tobacco Pipe

This Poker is a faithful take on the timeless shape, staying true to the chart-standard pipe's utilitarian spirit with a sure-sitting stance and practical military mount. The transition is wide and subtly raised from the heel, giving way to a short shank capped with a squared-off silver military mount, which pairs the shank to a tapering stem of subtly curved black vulcanite. Up front, the flat heel supports cylindrical walls as they rise with a slight forward cant to a flat rim, completing a stolid and gracefully muscular silhouette. Dressed in a warm, smooth finish, the stummel showcases handsome grain and a timeless palette, the silver mount offering elegant contrast.

In 1990, two notable sons of the pipe world joined together and opened up a shop together. Those two were Paolo Becker and Massimo Musicò, the sons of Fritz Becker and Giorgio Musicò, respectively, and two highly respected individuals within Italy's pipe sphere. Starting in 1995, the pair began making pipes together, with Paolo turning the stummels and Massimo crafting silver spigots and bands to pair with the pipes. The duo enjoyed great success during their partnership, but in 2002, Paolo decided to go back to making artisan pipes full-time under the Becker name. Massimo Continued making Musicò pipes, however, and added the Foundation name to subsequent releases, additionally including the rest of his family in the production of the pipes.