Mebbe I just don't get it, but why on earth would anyone want the serial number of a frame obliterated, unless they were trying to cover-up illegitimate ownership?
Would you re-stamp the same number somewhere else? Would it then look like a forgery of a Pog?
Sante (or his crewmember with his blessing) chose to put the number there - he also chose many other details of the frame - would you propose filing other things off or filling them in with brazing material if you didn't like the aesthetics of that particular bit? I don't like those cheap brake cable braze-ons that Mario used - should I grind them off of a mint Confente at repaint time?
Cheers,
Greg Parker A2 MI USA
Pete G. wrote (in part):
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> So that leaves aesthetics and how badly you believe stamped numbers and any
> distortion in a brand new paint job would offend you. I don't see it as
> stupid. An accurate restoration, I might side with you. Putting together a
> nice old bike to ride I'd want them filled.
> (Maybe take a picture first though)
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, PA