Snorkel With Turned-Up Nib Or Bent Nib?

[Paul Raposo]

Hey all.

 

I picked up this Snorkel today which has the Triumph nib. The tip is turned up. I've looked at the nib with a 12x loupe and I can't see evidence of the nib being dropped and damaged, but I'm not sure if this is a purposely upturned nib.

 

Any opinions or thoughts on this would greatly appreciated.

 

http://s11.postimg.org/3vlbw59v7/snorkel_001.jpg

 

http://s11.postimg.org/5xltae7ub/snorkel_005.jpg

 

http://s11.postimg.org/4ju6f38kz/snorkel_003.jpg

http://s11.postimg.org/8cdouto37/snorkel_008.jpg

http://s11.postimg.org/6ym1ziotv/snorkel_009.jpg

[Beechwood]

This is the most upturned Waverley nib I have seen but if it still writes smoothly then run with it, better that than try and turn it down.

[crescentfiller]

..... Après cela, le déluge .....

[Ernst Bitterman]

It's definitely an extreme exhibition of the type. I'd suspect that someone ahead of you got it after an earlier someone "fixed that weird bend" and got over-enthusiastic in returning it to its correct deformity.

 

...because sometimes I have to back that up a little when I'm doing one.

 

However, as Beechwood says, if it works as it is, it's not a big deal.

Edited March 17, 2015 by Ernst Bitterman

[EBUCKTHORN]

In case it's not clear, it's intentional (by the factory) to provide a more comfortable writing angle. Yours just seems a bit over done.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

I agree that the curvature is, ah, errr, 'exceptional'.

 

In an earlier Topic, Member saskia_madding posted photos of wide Waverley nibs. It could be just a trick of the light in those photos, but I had the impression that the wider nibs have a more pronounced curve. (?)

@ Post № 7 https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/284463-benefits-of-the-waverly-style-nib/?p=3269488

 

Might I inveigle you to provide some brief written samples?

 

Bye,

S1

[Paul Raposo]

Thank you everyone for your opinions on this nib. Very much appreciated as this is the first "waverly" nib I've picked up.

 

It's pretty clear the upturn was done by a pro as there is no evidence of amateur mangling anywhere on the nib. I passed over my first upturned nib three years ago because as Ernst described, someone tried to straighten the bend and the nib was an ugly mess.

 

Whether this was done by an over zealous Sheaffer employee, or specifically requested by the original owner, I have no idea. But it does appear done on purpose and done very well.

 

S1--the nib looks to be a medium and appears to be set up as a very wet writer. Possibly the wider the nib the steeper the upturn, as you wrote.

 

No matter how I hold the nib on paper, the widest part of the tipping is always in contact with the paper, even with my usual slightly oblique hold on the pen. Considering how smooth the nib is dry, I can't wait to feel it glide across the page when inked.

 

Sadly I don't have all the bits and pieces I need to complete the servicing, but when they arrive I will definitely post a writing sample.