[CR]Identifying masi frames, Californian or otherwise

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme)

From: <REClassicBikes@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:35:35 EDT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Identifying masi frames, Californian or otherwise

In a message dated 9/21/01 08:08:53 GMT Daylight Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:

<< 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. >>

Just a though, would it not be easier to tell us how to identify a certain frame by the shape of its top eyes, rather than striping its paint to look at the colour of the brazing material, or is that too obvious?

Regards
Martin Coopland