I agree with everything said here; my real point is not to assign fault, but to highlight that we as buyers, fans, antiquarians, Masi freaks and enthusiasts should take input with a grain of salt, because there are (as Professor Hovey has pointed out starting way back in his early career) known discrepancies. Mine is but an example.
As one of my old engineering mentors used to say, you should have more than one reason for believing an explanation.
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Jim Allen Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:34 AM To: jjandkk Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]A few Masi mysteries...
jjandkk wrote:
> Ken Freeman wrote:
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> I would be careful of this list. I think there were two lists,
> because my S/N is on there as an M58, while my bike is an M53.
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> Not a surprise, as noted in Bob's paragraphs there is a good probability
of some duplicate serial numbers and other errors, as the lists are not
complete and for a time frames were built in two locations in San Dieago
County.
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> Remember they were not paid to make notes, they were paid to make frames.
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> John Jorgensen
> Torrance Ca USA
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While the frames were built concurrently in San Marcos and Rancho Santa Fe,
the production was all coordinated out of San Marcos, and Ted either
engraved, stamped, or assigned the numbers on all the frames produced in
either location.
All the frames were painted in San Marcos.
Jim Allen
the CycleSmiths
Ranchita, CA
760 782 2737