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January 31st, 2010 Pictures, TreatsTags: Pens

A great article on the 1950s vs 1980s and 1990s Pelikan M400 tortoise. I was looking at this article wondering which year was the pen I bought from the nice uncle in the China Square flea market. The newly bought 1980s version has a cleaner, shinier nib than the 1990s version – I think it’s not often used.

I’m relieved I didn’t blow a lot of money on this pen. I’ve been pen crazy for a week, looking at FS section on PENguin (Rick Propas). I’m now done. The madness will stop.

1990s Pelikan M400 (top) and 1980s Pelikan M400 (bottom)

Pen Clinic by Mr Nagahara Yukio

January 23rd, 2010 Pictures, TreatsTags: Pens, Project 365

I waited for more than an hour for my turn in Aesthetic Bay before Mr Nagahara, the Pen Whisperer, saw my pens. He said to the Sailor music I gave him, “Smooth! More smooth!” and then it was glass smooth.

He said that to the OBB that was absolute rubbish, “More smooth!” and OMG it was. He’s so cute. I was trying out the new nib and I whispered to myself in wonder, “How did he do it?”. Mr Nagahara heard and said “Magic!” and “Genius!”. I giggled like a school girl.

I had been so excited Friday morning I forgot to pack the camera but I found a picture of him at work.

I wanted to have the ink flow fixed on the Sailor music. He looked at it through the loupe, hummed at the pen, looked at it and hestitated. I think lots of pen folks brought their music nib and asked for a stub. He said he would regrind the nib and it became a really sexy stub. The line variation is really distinct now (HOT!). Still, this morning I woke up missing the fat nib. If I hadn’t already bought the Binder music nib, I would have bought another 1911 music nib.

I am glad I turned up to the cocktail and wine reception. It was then when someone told me about available slots in his schedule for today. I put my name down to see the Pen Whisperer again. I brought an ATX Cross to him. He opened the pen up and showed me what a slob I had been. (I might have, once or twice, let ink dry out in the pen. But I hate the Cross! It was rubbish!) He had to scrap out bits from the pen feed. He smoothened the nib to a better than Pelikan standard factory fine. I don’t think it had enough tipping to be as smooth as a Sailor but it’s so good I’m going to use it as a work pen with the P51. The two tone Pelikan fine is now as smooth as a Pelikan gold factory medium. Lovely.

Now that I don’t have nibs that I hate, I am going to have trouble trying to use all these pens I have. How do other people do it?