What about an Italianate play on an Austrian name, O. Cap? Almost everyone says "kaw-poe," usually accenting the first syllable, and the musicians usually say, "/ˈkeɪ.poʊ or ˈkę.poʊ/," but one of our Viennese members suggested the initial "c" in the founder's surname is pronounced more like "dsch," hence, "dschaw-poe."
Japanese scholars have told me that Americans pronounce Nishiki with far too much emphasis on the center syllable.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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