There is a distinct difference between the Cinelli badge/crest decal usually seen on the seat-tube of Cinelli frames of the 1950s, and the badge seen on 70s frames. The later badge is, to put it in a word, cruder. The graphic detailing is much simpler, the colors less complex in the later badge.
The earlier badge is a real work of art: the colors are much more complex in tone (the gold, in particular, looks almost like gold leaf), and there is a much greater level of graphic detail in the rendering of the crest, in the older decal.
So, two questions: 1) when did the badge design change, more or less? And 2) has anyone ever reproduced this earlier badge? I have a frame that it would be perfect on..that is, I think the earlier badge would be perfect, depending on when the badge decal changed. And I do love the look of the earlier one. It is truly exquisite.
Charles "sucker for pretty graphics, who cares if the brazing is less than perfect?" Andrews SoCal
Concerning Carlos Kleiber one of the greatest of all post-war conductors:
The glamour often associated with a conductor's life held no appeal for him; he preferred to stay at home in Munich. He once told Leonard Bernstein: "I want to grow in a garden. I want to have the sun. I want to eat and drink and sleep and make love and that's it."