Greg Parker wrote:
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> How much artistry and expression of an individual's "style" can there be in a
> TIG-welded joint? (Yes, I know sometimes you can maybe tell who TIG'ed it, on
> rare occasions, knowing other details of the frame).
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> How much artistry and expression of an individual's "style" can there be in a
> lugged joint? Almost an infinite amount!
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> What about fillet-brazed masterpieces by Herse, Taylor, etc.?
Man, I was with ya 'til the lugless (fillet-brazed) comment! Not much "artistry and expression of an individual's style" there, in my opinion.
In the 70s I wanted a lugless frame just for the spartan look (remember when guys on the West Coast had the headbadges removed and the holes filled in an no makers decals after a repaint?). Hard to call that "artistry" though...
The artistic difference between TIG-welded or fillet-brazed? Yawn...
Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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