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@Ludd
OK, here goes. Not a major horror story (I'm not telling you about the beautiful frame and forksI chucked on the tip in Deptford back in about 1996 when I didn't know any better - the memory of that still haunts me).
Beautiful Italian road bike with fluted top and down tubes in some special Columbus tubing; Campag Athena aero seatpost firmly stuck in place; many methods tried, including a chisel and hammer. Yes, gert big claw hammer misses end of chisel and re-designs the top tube just forward of the seatpost.
And the happy ending: I finally managed to saw out the seatpost without further damage and Mario Vaz worked his magic to leave me with a sparkly renovated frame.