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Offline arveno

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good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« on: March 05, 2015, 10:05:16 AM »
Another Historic memory of the Moto Guzzi left us today , Federico Mapelli , has been "pintriping" moto guzzis for 80 years.

http://laprovinciadilecco.it/stories/Cronaca/addio-a-federico-mapelli-il-filettatore-della-guzzi_1108413_11/
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oldbike54

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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2015, 10:11:42 AM »
 RIP Maestro .

  Dusty
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Bill Hagan

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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2015, 11:37:25 AM »

I'd like to think he had a hand in this:







If so, it's an honor.  A fine man; lovely work.

Bill




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Offline LowRyter

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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2015, 05:36:33 PM »
100 years old and 80 years at Guzzi
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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2015, 06:33:30 AM »
 :bow
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Offline Aaron D.

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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 06:44:31 AM »
Was he still working? Amazing.
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Offline brlawson

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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2015, 07:29:08 AM »
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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2015, 07:41:08 AM »
Quote from: brlawson on March 06, 2015, 07:29:08 AM
http://www.lecconotizie.com/attualita/mandello-laddio-a-mapelli-100-anni-storico-ex-dipendente-guzzi-224182/

More Detail. One dedicated employee.

RIP

Thanks for that.

But, rats, as he retired in '75, he didn't do my EV.  :'(

Oh, well, he sure taught successors well, as my HDM's tank and fenders have flawless pin striping, tho pretty clearly hand, not machine, woek.

Grazie, Sig. Mapelli.

Requiescat in Pace.

Bill

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Offline JoeW

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Re: good bye " Federico Mapelli "
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2015, 02:06:23 PM »
I guess we made the right decision keeping the stock paint on this one...

We'll get new decals for the tool boxes and side covers though.
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