very much appreciate everyone's help!

ive been going up and down sheldon's site for the info and ^^this post was the most informative info for my situation.

on the other hand, the frame is at least a decade old and the original parts are hard to find info for so far, unless someone knows a resource finding the specs of old campy parts.

i think getting a phil wood bracket at ~~ the same size would be the best bet, no?

thanks again guys and gals!

If you are thinking of spending the money for a Phil bb, you might want to check this out from velo-orange:
https://www.velo-orange.com/edbobr.html

It offers seems to be a great, although, somewhat spendy solution to the chain line question.

they don't make any italian threaded that i can find...and they arn't that much cheaper than what i can find phils for, which is about equal in price to a decent end campy bb

This is for a Soma right? You do not want an Italian threaded bb! Even if it is going with an Italian Crankset.

The treading must match the frame (Italian, English, French, etc). The crank interface (iso taper, jis taper, octalink, isis, etc.) must match the crank.

If you are unsure what you need, I highly recommend going to a bike shop before you spend any time and money ordering.

EDIT: Oh wait, you're not the OP. Nevermind. But the above is still true, and the link I posted has Italian, but whatever.

no im not the OP, i just had a similar bb question i figured i would throw in here instead of making a new thread.

i have a early-mid 90's bianchi veloce that has italian threading