RE: [CR] American framebuilders that learned in Europe.

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

From: "bit_eimer" <bit_eimer@cox.net>
To: "'Doug Fattic'" <fatticbicycles@qtm.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR] American framebuilders that learned in Europe.
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:01:31 -0700
In-Reply-To: <C178D0E9.A8E6%fatticbicycles@qtm.net>


Under "Euros that came to the States":

Colin Laing from England (now in Phoenix)

...Derek Davis, Phoenix


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Fattic [mailto:fatticbicycles@qtm.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:35 AM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] American framebuilders that learned in Europe.
>
> I would love to see a list of American framebuilders that learned in
> Europe,
> who they learned from and when they were there. There are also some that
> learned from a European that came to the states. And some Europeans that
> came to the states. There are some that learned abroad but have different
> occupations today. Just off the top of my head:
>
> Mike Melton - Japan - 1970 (I'm not sure of this or who he learned from)
> Richard Sachs - England -
> Peter Weigle - England -
> Matt Assenmacher - England - Bob Jackson - ( was '72 or '73?)
> Peter Mooney - England - Ron Cooper (76?)
> Doug Fattic - England - Ellis Briggs - 1975 (I'm sure of this one)
>
> I'd love to see refinements and new contributions to this list.
>
> Doug Fattic
> Niles, Michigan USA