Welcome Innsbruck - Winter 2019

W E L C O M E 43 COME IN AND FLIP OUT! TYROLS BIGGEST AND MOST MODERN TRAMPOLINE-, PARKOUR- AND FREESTYLEPARK! OPENING HOURS MON-FRI 2 pm - 9 pm* SAT: 10 am - 9 pm SUN: 10 am - 8 pm * Public holidays and during school break from 10am. FLIP LAB Innsbruck Landesstraße 3, 6176 Völs innsbruck@fliplab.at www.fliplab.at/innsbruck 60 TRAMPOLINES 365 DAYS/YEAR ALL WEATHER 1600 M 2 11 ZONES S M O K E S I G N A L S The Tyrolean of days gone by wears a long beard with a pipe hanging from the corner of his mouth. Not a cliché, but a fact. The pipe cutter, the pipe maker, used to be much in demand. There were quite a few in the 19th century, but in the 20th century the number has declined until now, after decades, there is only one in Tyrol: Ludwig Lorenz. The Tyrolean pipe was characterised by the elongated S-shape. The pipe head was made of wood from tree roots, the mouthpiece from horn, the pipe stem of sour cherry wood and it was made with a lid. This latter was obligatory, since the farmers also had their pipes with them during the haymaking. In the meantime, other models have grown more popular. Lorenz Tiroler Pfeifen has been manufacturing custom pipes for 20 years only on request. Short pipes in English and Danish shapes have long been in demand. “The tobacco should burn at the front; the smoke should come out of the back and you shouldn’t burn your fingers. The rest is a matter of taste,” says Ludwig Lorenz. In between there is room for creativi- ty - and that’s why he’s more than a pipe maker, he’s a pipe designer. Lorenz inherited the exploration of all the possibilities from his father. In the 1950s, Lorenz caused a sensation with pipes with scenes carved from well-known paintings. He had worked on these sculpted pipe bowls for up to 74 hours. Ludwig Lorenz grew up practically in his father’s business and knew at an early stage that he would follow in his father’s footsteps. At that time, how- ever, the job description of a pipe maker no longer existed, so he attended the sculpture class at the vocational school for wood and stone sculpture. In 1985 he finally took over the business. But the traditional business in Inns- bruck’s Meinhardstraße has long ceased to exist, and today Lorenz lives in Neu-Götzens. However, the location is irrelevant for his business, as he sells most of his works online. The craftsman likes to involve himself with the in- ternet. For example, on his Youtube channel he shares his latest ‘freehand’ pipes in videos or posts recordings of workshops to show pipe fans how to make their personal pipes.