Re: [CR]Ron Cooper's apron (Legends of frame building)

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:02:07 -0700
Subject: Re: [CR]Ron Cooper's apron (Legends of frame building)
From: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: Mark Stevens <mountgerald@btopenworld.com>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <003101c4c83b$5f312b20$3b7f8351@DJN4ZQ0J>


On 11/11/2004 03:11 PM, "Mark Stevens" <mountgerald@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> WoW I wish I could be there too. If he was wearing that apron in 1956 I
> would have been 3 years old. Maybe my first words were Goo goo gi gi
> gillott... Now here I am pondering on the connections that continue to come
> to light and show my ignorance of American frame builders. So Bill Philbrook
> taught Ron Cooper (at Gillott) and Jeff Lyon as well as Richard Sachs (both
> at Witcombs?).

IIRC, Richard spent more time with Jim Collier (also of A.S. Gillott) at Witcombs.
> Add to that Art Stump ordering a Gillott (in 1964 so built by
> Ron )on his second tour of British frame builders and Gillotts' quietly
> build a sterling reputation. I notice Ron Cooper is the only British frame
> builder included in this pantheon. Is that because he is currently handing
> over the torch (so to speak) to Paul Young?

Paul Taylor ... http://www.taylorbicycles.com/
> What I would like to know is when Bill Philbrook left Gillotts?
> Please, please, ALL of YOU that meet Ron at this or any other event plead,
> cajole, persuade, bully him into writing his Memoires. He read my early
> attempt at a Gillott history and said it was very much from the management
> side, i.e, Harry Carrington. Harry is now in his nineties and registered
> blind. His last email to me was a few months ago and he said "Mark, please ,
> no more questions, because there will be no more answers". Ron, its up to
> you now.
>
> Mark Stevens Dingwall Scotland
>
> _______________________________________________
>

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