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>Very conservative color; it grows on you, although you probably
>wouldn't like it if you've ever changed a baby ;^). The important
>part is that the paint is laid on thin enough to emphasize the
>beautiful workmanship. Just look at the filing of the lugs and
>filleting on the bottom bracket.
That bottom bracket shell was custom-made from welded tubes. Usually,
that type of shell was used for the Herse BB with pressed-in bearings
and a special spindle... making me wonder about the standard
cup-and-cone BB on the bike (and about the paint on the fixed cup!).
>Admirably, no attempt was made to bodge-up an Herse hand-painted
>logo on the downtube.
The Herse logo isn't difficult to replicate for a good signpainter. Herse had different people do it at different times - you can see how the styles change subtly. Same goes for the box lining.
That said, I have seen more "bodged-up" logos than good ones on restorations.
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
140 Lakeside Ave #C
Seattle WA 98122
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