geminiani

I'm restoring my Dad's 1950's Raphael Geminiani. Frame has been powder coated. All parts and pieces cleaned, painted, ready for assembly. In Southern California. Looking for help with final re-assembly. Thx.

GCBM

and probably same age as the bike but I have some.

1oldtrackie

Here's my old Raphael Geminiani. I had another one (1962) that I restored (paint etc) as well but sold.

Powder coating a frame isn't restoring so you know. I would have sprayed your bike properly to give it the correct restoration. You can still use that powder coating though to sand it down smooth and use it as a primer before painting it.

I still have an original NOS rare head badge in my stash and some original varnish decals plus a great article in an old magazine.

Markeologist

Does the seat stay finish have a crimp down center, I can’t tell if I’m seeing a crimp or if its paint (I’m thinking crimped)? On the highest end bikes from both Geminiani and Gitane when they were both part of MICMO, the stay top is cut and a sinuous cap is brazed into cut tube (not Carre-style willow leaf, much narrower fits in rather than over stay tube). Models a tier down have a swagged finish where the seat stay tube has a wedge cut out, the remaining flap is crimped and folded over and the whole thing brazed shut. I’ve seen both stay finished used with Nervex lugs, here are a couple examples, first the fitted stay cap followed by the swagged and crimped finish.

Pantah

I know someone who would do it but they live up here in Northern California so it'd require shipping, so not ideal. I'd imagine you could find somebody local.

PromptCritical 

Try California Bike in San Diego.

https://calbike.com