Re: [CR]ebay outing: another nice Masi GC

(Example: Racing)

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:03:45 -0600
Subject: Re: [CR]ebay outing: another nice Masi GC
From: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <BD9997ED.4C1EA%stevens@veloworks.com>


On 10/18/2004 03:55 PM, "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com> wrote:
> On 10/18/2004 03:07 PM, "chasds@mindspring.com" <chasds@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Seller claims this is a Confente-built Carlsbad frame..like he would know.
>>
>> http://ebay.com/<blah> r
>> d=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>>
>> ...the large cutout in the bb-tang suggests it's an italian frame, maker
>> unknown. Could be Confente
>> I suppose. But I don't think this is a Carlsbad product, unless I'm missing
>> something. The paint
>> is so thick (appears to be a repaint from the dt graphic if nothing else), I
>> can't really see the
>> stamps in the bb..but that large cutout I see only on italian frames..
>
>
>
> The stamps in the BB shell say:
>
> 01
>
> H981
>
> And while I'm no Masi fanatic or cognoscenti, all the photos I've seen of
> Italian Masis have multiple small cutouts like the ones on e-RICHIE's frames
> ...
>
> The Masis I've seen with the big "M" cut-out are California Masis from the
> 1980s or later (during the Simonetti years???)

And now I've just seen the auction questions, where the seller says "M061" not H981 ... I guess my Photoshop skills could use a little help.

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