Re: [CR]Masi questions

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Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:31:50 -0700
From: "Brian Baylis" <rocklube@adnc.com>
To: Jeff Slotkin <jeffslotkin@home.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Masi questions
References: <005501c14196$b5dacdc0$dea70404@kimberly> <4.3.2.20010920071700.00b098c8@mail.gscrk1.sc.home.com>


Jeff,

Yes, it is possible to have one too few Masis. That would include every person who lacks one in their collection.

FYI. I just finished working on an Eisentraut built Masi from about 1975 or so. I have noted a few traits that will help people distinguish an Eisentraut built from others. I noticed there is a squarish shaped "notch" pressed into the head tube at the upper part just above the vent hole for the top tube. This notch is positioned to hold the top tube in a specific location which will not allow the tube to slip past. One would need the upper headset cup out to see this, but it's there. Also, the vent holes in the seat stays are about 1/16" in diameter as opposed to the 3/32" holes we used in Carlsbad. Lastly, and only visible when the paint is removed, but the seat stays are brazed to the seat lug with silver-braze as opposed to brass. There are a few subtle things that are pointless to describe (like the shape of the seat stay caps) that also help identify an Eisentraut built frame.

Hope this information is useful to someone; I found it interesting.

Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA P.S. Looking very forward to riding my recently rennovated 1962 Masi Special on this Sundays Vintage ride from Balboa Park. Hope anyone in the area will join us for what is always an enjoyable and worthwhile expenditure of time.
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> At 08:12 PM 9/19/2001 -0700, you wrote:
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> >Hope that helps. One can never have too many Masis.....can they?
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> It is possible to, like me, have one too few.
> JS