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Hi All,

 

My family and I plan to be in Germany this summer and wish to take a tour of the factory. Does anyone have any advice on how to arrange this?

 

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Todd

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Copy of part of Pelikan newsletter from last year.

 

 

In February, we opened the doors of our manufacturing plant for the first time, not only for guided tours through the production area but also for the Make A Wish Nib sessions, i.e. especially adapted nibs. The response was enthusiastic, and we are happy to announce further developments today!

We hope to see you in Germany...

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This is quite surprising. I was going to say I know someone who works at Pelikan and there she is--Beate. When my book was translated into German, Beate read it for me to make sure it made sense. She's terrific and helpful and a good novelist who writes in English.

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Check out this link: http://www.pelikan.com/pulse/Pulsar/en_US_INTL.Pelikan.displayWuediwa.197761../booking. Maybe there is more to it than I can see on the website but the dates for this summer seem to be rather limited. I'm seeing availability for May 8, July 3, and August 7 only. I hope one of those works for you. If you do go, please report back your experiences.

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I'm pretty sure it's one Friday per month, which Pelikan chooses at their option.

 

Sounds about right. That corresponds to the dates listed on the website, they are all Fridays.

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It is done. Factory tour with the wife and boy at 9:30. Meeting consult and for the make a wish nib (M400) at 11:00. Then off to the company outlet store for a complete set of the Souveran 400 (fp, rb, bp, pencil) and maybe their book.

 

I have a nib form to fill out. Any advice? I write small and tend to like EF-F points. A stub perhaps?

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It is done. Factory tour with the wife and boy at 9:30. Meeting consult and for the make a wish nib (M400) at 11:00. Then off to the company outlet store for a complete set of the Souveran 400 (fp, rb, bp, pencil) and maybe their book.

 

I have a nib form to fill out. Any advice? I write small and tend to like EF-F points. A stub perhaps?

 

A stub at that small of a point wouldn't really show much line variation, I think. Having said that, if you already paid for it, why not?

 

Pelikans tend to run wide, so for you, I would try to get them to make a XXF (Japanese XF) stub, since that's something that you can't find on the market and would be the most costly (and difficult) for a nibmeister to do.

 

Whatever you decide to do, I'm really interested in a write-up of your experience after you do it. And most importantly, pics! I've seen Montblanc bespoke nibs, but I'm really interested in what a Pelikan make-a-wish nib looks like.

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Would make a great read, perhaps even a pinned post, especially if they let you take pictures. Can't wait to hear how it goes.

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Yes, please let us know how it goes. Picture says a thousand words.

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