I have a favorite pen a medium width Sheaffer lever fill with Triumph nib. There is significant seepage at the nib/section junction. I've been off the group for a great while (far too much business travel), but would like to get this fixed. Can the group recommend anyone to do this kind of repair....

I have a friend who is interested in purchasing an Optima from Aurora for his daughter as a graduation gift. I know that Aurora nibs tend to write on the dry side and their "medium" nib is more like narrow designs from other pen manufacturers. However, how wide and smooth are their "broad...

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Parker Jotter, Vector, Reflex FPs... what's the difference? I know Reflex has a textured rubber grip, which seems a plus, but what about the other two? Do the three pens differ in their nib/writing?

I don't care about looks; I want a smooth writer. Is Pelikan Go! the one to get or are the newer Pelikans (such as future silver) better?

I browsed today for pens and all I could find were Parker pens. I almost bought the Reflex but hesitated over its proprietary cartridges, and that I couldn't find a converter to buy, so I thought if I'm going to get it I'll get it online with a converter, that and the fact that I'm not really a big...

I have this Omas fountain pen I bought a year ago (for a very good price: 84 Euros -the pen was new-). I think it's a Ogiva, but I don't know whether it is the 8171-556/S or the 8281-555/S. The pen dimensions are the same than my Omas MOMA, both with and without the cap on. The clip is the flat...

I have seen the question before, but does anybody know whether Noodlers ink is available in the Netherlands (or by mailorder in Europe?) The obvious stores don't stock up on it, nor do they want to. Private reserve is available in The Hague as are the usuals (Pelikan, Cross, Waterman, Parker...

:-( I just found out today from broswing the google groups. http://tinyurl.com/c4dbw Any comments on quality of Cross FPs? How's the Verve? Nic

"Johannes Grubber" wrote in message ... Hi Anyone knows about high quality Japanese or Chinese fountain pens with fancy goldfish pictures on them? No matter if new or antique. Something like maki-e but with prices...

We now have a link to these pens on our What's New page so you can order these pens on line. You will find photos and information about these pens at the following link: http://www.swisherpens.com/New_Items/New_items.html We also have the large bottles of the Noodler's black ink with...

On 2005-05-19 14:03:43 -0700, (Johannes Grubber) said: I just read the mechanism inside of M800 and larger Pelikan pens is not plastic (as in m200 for example) but metal (brass). Is this correct? Does that mean higher quality? Maybe psychologically - but there...

When the Japanese signed the surrender aboard the Missouri, Macarthur used a pen he had in his pocket. It was a "Big Red" Parker. Does anyone know what year the pen was made and/or where it is today? This is a URL for the commemorative pen Parker made a few years...

On Thursday, June 2nd, we'll have a Long Island Pen Club meeting at Hofstra University at 8 pm. Bring pens for trading, selling, or showing. Or come sans pens to buy and try pens. You know you like fountain pens because you're reading this group, and if you're not too far and you have a car or are...

Does anyone know where I can get a Rotring Tikky Eraser? I can't find any on the web. It's better than other pencil erasers because it has gripping action on the eraser on the end that keeps the eraser from jamming inside the cylinder. In the alternative, does anyone know of a similar...

At ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6533835551 Six new-old-stock 2668 fountain pen nibs; 5 in their original boxes. Starting bid $5.00, no reserve. Thanks for looking! Jon Fabian --

"Johannes Grubber" wrote in message ... I found this interesting page: http://www.jp29.org/catdr.htm Jo Wow, thanks Jo, that went into my Favorites folder for web pages. Man that guy has a great hand! The stuff...

"Johannes Grubber" wrote in message ... Is anyone using black ink in a fountain pen? Does that look good? I know black ink only from india ink and calligraphy. Pelikan sells ink refills in big bottles (1000 ml) only...

I have it in mind that some day I'd like to have a Sheaffer desk set with fountain pens and the base made from black glass (to match my black glass roller blotter:) .. I have no idea what a fair price for such a thing would be.. but there is one on Ebay right now.. on a three day auction, with a...

Do you know any ringtop fountain pens that are still manufactured? I have found just these pens by Taiwanese company called Laban: http://www.laban.com/ http://www.laban.com/index_en.cgi http://www.laban.com/index_en.cgi?exact_match=yes&product=Chain_Pen Here is an article about ringtops and...