I suggest that people examine the letter before declaring it a forgery. The letter referred to by Curt was hand-written by Alberto Masi on his personal Masi stationary. Now why would the son of Falerio Masi provide false testimony about his father's craftsmanship? Since Alberto is still alive and well, its validity can easily be checked at the source.
The letter is at this link:
http://photos.yahoo.com/
The name of the owner has been blocked out.
Scott Davis in St. Paul with no pannini
>
> --- goodrichbikes <goodrichbikes@netzero.net> wrote:
> > Of course you're skeptical. You are welcome to
> > doubt and I'd expect nothing
> > less. Certainly there's historical precedence of
> > forgery but this is the
> > real deal. Rare, I doubt it but valuable,
> > absolutely.
> >
> > Curt Goodrich Bicycles
> > 607 NE 22nd Ave.
> > Minneapolis, MN 55418
> > 612.788.6812
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jan Heine" <heine@mindspring.com>
> > To: "goodrichbikes" <goodrichbikes@netzero.net>
> > Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 2:09 PM
> > Subject: [CR]Letter of authenticity
> >
> >
> > > Curt,
> > >
> > > I am doubtful of those letters stating that F.
> > Masi built a bike.
> > > Usually, makers don't write letters like that,
> as
> > they try to create
> > > the impression all their bikes are created
> equal.
> > That it makes me
> > > think it is a forgery. I know of one case where
> > such a letter was
> > > forged, for a Masi track bike. (Contact me off
> > list if you'd like
> > > details, but I think the case may have been
> > discussed on the list.)
> > >
> > > So I would't put any value on such a letter - on
> > the contrary, I
> > > would very carefully examine whether the bike is
> > real. Otherwise, I'd
> > > prefer craftsmanship over provenance. Exception
> is
> > a famous rider -
> > > if the bike won the Giro d'Italia or
> something...
> > >
> > > Jan
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