Foundation Rodate

Foundation pipes are made by Massimo Musicò, son of the famous Giorgio who produced pipes with Becker in Rome. Massimo created the Foundation Club where, assisted by young artisans, they produce high-quality pipes. Over the years, some of these artisans have become famous and highly regarded. Massimo Musicò began producing Foundation brand pipes after the end of production of Becker & Musicò brand pipes, with pipes made by Gian Gamboni, Flavio Benucci and Fabio Marchese. Foundation brand pipes were largely sold only through the Musicò pipe shop in Rome. According to Musicò, Foundation pipes were priced not on the basis of their experience in pipe manufacturing, but only on the raw cost of materials and labour, demonstrating a desire to provide a quality pipe at a fair price. In 2005, they changed the name of the pipe line from Foundation to Foundation Club. The pipes were numbered with two digits, representing the number of years since the foundation and the number five, representing the year of foundation. The pipes were also marked with the initials of the designer, GM, MM, FM, FL or others.