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).
>
> How much artistry and expression of an individual's "style" can there be in
a
> lugged joint? Almost an infinite amount!
>
> What about fillet-brazed masterpieces by Herse, Taylor, etc.?
To which Chuck Schmidt replied:
> 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 and no maker's decals after a repaint?). Hard to call that
> "artistry" though...
>
> The artistic difference between TIG-welded or fillet-brazed? Yawn...
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
>
>
So, an Herse frameset and a mass-produced TIG-welded aluminum whatever are both lacking any artistry in your opinion?
This from the guy that calls the the newfangled TIG'ed wonderbikes works of art?
You can't have it both ways!! ;-)
Cheers,
Greg "give me artistry or give me cash" Parker
(no wait, that's not right...)
A2 MI USA