AFAIK, "Francisco" is more common in Spanish, or perhaps Catalan, Cuevas being form Barcelona, while "Francesco" is the more common form in Italian. Although I'm sure there are more than a few Spanish Francesco's and Italian Francisco's. I have also seen Cuevas's name spelled both ways.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA
> From: David G. White <whiteknight@burlingtontelecom.net>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Tall Francisco Cuevas on ebay
\r?\n> To: "Edward Albert" <ealbert01@gmail.com>
\r?\n> Cc: averyallen@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 8:31 AM
\r?\n> Hmmmm.... well, I've done a bit more
\r?\n> research on the web. Perhaps I'm
\r?\n> wrong about the spelling of his first name. I've seen it
\r?\n> spelled both
\r?\n> ways -- Francesco and Francisco -- even the Classic
\r?\n> Rendezvous website
\r?\n> uses both spellings. Moreover, looking closely at the
\r?\n> stylized
\r?\n> signature decal on the top tube of my own Cuevas bike, the
\r?\n> letter looks
\r?\n> more like an "i" than an "e".
\r?\n>
\r?\n> http://www.wooljersey.com/
\r?\n>
\r?\n> As for his sons, I've seen references to Fernando, Paco and
\r?\n> Andres, but
\r?\n> none to a son named Francisco.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Does anyone know for sure?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> David
\r?\n>
\r?\n> David G. White
\r?\n> Burlington, VT
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Edward Albert wrote:
\r?\n> > I believe Francisco is Francesco's son.
\r?\n> > Edward Albert
\r?\n> > Chappaqua, New York, U.S.A.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:55 AM, David G. White
\r?\n> > <whiteknight@burlingtontelecom.net>
\r?\n> wrote:
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> >> This might be a Cuevas (some of the build features
\r?\n> look as if they could be
\r?\n> >> his), but....
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> 1) Cuevas' first name was Francesco, not
\r?\n> Francisco
\r?\n> >> 2) Previously I've only seen Cuevas's last name
\r?\n> used in the decals on the
\r?\n> >> downtube (granted he made a lot of bikes and I've
\r?\n> only seen a handful).
\r?\n> >> 3) Typically the decal on the top tube was a
\r?\n> stylized version of his
\r?\n> >> signature, not "Custom Built"
\r?\n> >> 4) Typically the seat stays on Cuevas bikes had
\r?\n> fluted tops. It's a bit hard
\r?\n> >> to be sure due to poor photos, but it looks as if
\r?\n> this one has plan tops.
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> The best way to know whether this is a genuine
\r?\n> Cuevas would be to see a
\r?\n> >> photo of the underside of the fork crown. Cuevas
\r?\n> placed a cross brace at the
\r?\n> >> bottom the the steerer tube. Like this one:
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> http://www.wooljersey.com/
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> This one is even too tall for me!
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> Best,
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> David
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> David G. White
\r?\n> >> Burlington, VT
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >> averyallen@aol.com
\r?\n> wrote:
\r?\n> >>
\r?\n> >>> Listers and Listees,
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>> Not sure if this has been discussed yet.? A
\r?\n> very tall Francisco Cuevas is
\r?\n> >>> listed on ebay.??Nice lug work.? Reynolds 531
\r?\n> frame. ?Item number
\r?\n> >>> ?(220487225852) .? Seller has stated he thinks
\r?\n> Francisco Cuevas was the
\r?\n> >>> owner and not the builder!???? Bike is in
\r?\n> Charlotte, NC.? No relation to
\r?\n> >>> seller.
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>> David Allen
\r?\n> >>>
\r?\n> >>> Marietta, Georgia near the Big Chicken