Rob,
I'd like to see your stem! I have Millinium #11 (my lucky number) even though it was the 3rd or 4th one built. My former wife has #008 (her number) that was the mate to mine. Maybe I need a cool stem for my Millinium, it needs a little something.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
On a classic contemporary note; Following an inquiry to Hetchins about a stem building, I had a stem made by Keith Hellen in Chicago for my Hetchins Millenium. The stem is etched with the Hetchins name and built up with a lug extension supplied by David Miller. Looks good. I can take photos if anyone would like to see it. Rob Williams Grey day in Seattle.
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> Mark,
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> Don't forget the stems made by the Frogs. Rene Herse, Alex Singer, and I'm
sure a number of others.
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> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
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> -- "Mark Stevens" <mountgerald@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> Hi Chuck et al, Thanks for those images of your '55 Gillott. Stunning
paint.
> Your stem is the Gillott stamped Titan type and as I suspected has a plate
> brazed on behind the clamp to match the lug style. I have never seen one
of
> these before. I believe this Titan stem was the base for their matched
stems
> in the Fifties. I have one on my 1953 lugless Gillott tandem. Needless to
> say it has no lug detail. I have just bought another tandem stem on ebay
> (Thanks Hilary!) and plan to remove the steerer insert and weld a narrow
one
> on. I have 2 stems from the Forties which were fabricated from
components.
> I know this because I once asked Bill Gray (RIP) to make a stem for my
> Thanet Silverlight. He showed me the various components and told me they
> used to assemble custom stems from these parts at Claud Butlers where
Bill
> worked for many years.
> So a list of Makers' stems;
> Claud Butler
> Gillott
> Ephgrave
> Hetchins
> Holdsworth
> Thanet
> I have seen Dawes and Sun but these were only stamped types, not made "in
> house". Can anyone confirm others? Not counting "Panto'ed" types either.
> Mark Stevens, Dingwall, Scotland