Mastro de Paja was founded in 1972 in Pezaro, eastern Italy, a small city on the Adriatic Sea, which is one of the Italian pipe manufacturing centers.

The true history of Mastro de Paja originated in 1985, when Alberto Montini became the manager of the company. Mastro de Paja was founded by Terenzio Cecchini and his friends, both of whom were very successful businessmen. As pipe tourists, they want to create a brand of premium pipes. Giancarlo Guidi (now the owner of Ser Jacapo) also took charge of production for the company until he left Mastro de Paja in 1982 to create another brand, Ser Jacapo.

Although no one else had any experience in pipe production except Jidi at that time, his departure did not cause great difficulties for the company. Until the demand for pipes in Italy dropped sharply, the company had problems operating. At a critical moment, Chekini found a new manager for the company's operations, who could solve the company's problems, that is Albert Montini. Albert Montini was born in 1956 and is an excellent manager. He adjusted his strategy, focused on overseas markets, and used quality management to strictly control quality. After several years of hard work, it finally succeeded. However, Chekini disappeared in 1994, and no one knew where he was and no one had seen him again. After arguing with his heirs countless times, Albert Montini becomes the new owner of Mastro de Paja.

The key to Mastro de Paja's success is that his factory is a family-style composition. Montini's wife, Jin Seya, also works in the factory, and her main job is to polish pipes; in addition, many of his relatives work in the factory. Mario Pascucci and Vittorio del Vecchio (both retired) are the main technicians in the factory, and they are both close to the Montini family.

The Mastro de Paja pipes keep the tradition of Pezaro pipes, and they prefer traditional classic styles of pipes than other brands in the city. Their partially roughened pipes and "Unica" treatment are very unique, which is why Mastro de Paja succeeds in the United States. Mastro de Paja has always produced exquisite pipes, but at a reasonable price. They use Corsica's heather, and the annual output is about 7,000 to 8,000 pieces, and the price ranges from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan. Of these, 1,000 to 1,500 are sold in Italy, about 40% are sold to Germany and in large quantities.

The seal of the Mastro de Paja pipe

There is usually a silver logo on the Mastro de Paja cigarette holder: a large flat dot or a sun god with three-dimensional carvings. They divided 5 seals according to the decorations on the cigarette pole: N, P, L, S, G. Therefore, there are many seals on the pipe of Mastro de Paja, generally "Mastro de Paja" + level + Sun God Seal (indicates that there are small levels) + decorative codes.

The grade of the Mastro de Paja pipe

Generally speaking, it is mainly 0B (rural bucket), 1B (sandblast bucket), 2D (partially coarsified), and the glossy ones are 3A, 3B, 3C and F. In addition, they will be divided into small levels at each large level: 1 SUN, 2 SUNS, 3 SUNS, and UNICA.