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> the first '3V' i saw was in milano un 79. it was in
> protoype form, it had the soo-to-be-ubiquitous* lug
> lips filed off, making it appear lugless. the production
> '3V's didn't have this treatment.
>
I believe the Italian Masi, imported in the US as Milano, still offers a version this model, but it's not the standard round-tubed 3V. I think it's called the 3V Wing, and has ovalized tubing. I think the filed version is called "Limato".
Jon Schaer
Columbus, OH