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My latest batch of reground pens from Richard Binder arrived to my home in Boston. I am still not back from Europe, so I asked my husband to test a pen about which I was especially curious: a German sterling silver Waldmann flat-top in a barley design that was reground to a .4mm cursive italic. I should have known that I was asking for trouble. With my husband's permission, I post excerpts from the letter I've received from him:

 

http://queenmargot.com/waldmann1.jpg

 

So far so good. A nice cursive italic, particularly visible with my husband's handwriting on this 5x5 Rhodia grid paper.

 

http://queenmargot.com/waldmann2.jpg

 

Yes, very nice indeed. Can't wait to use this pen....

 

And then, I saw this:

 

http://queenmargot.com/waldmann_confiscation.jpg

 

The text reads: "Yeah, I think I am going to take the Waldmann from you. What can I say? I'll let you borrow it any time you want, but that's it. Mine!"

 

Beware of the dangers of good nibgrinding!

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"You will bring me the pen, now...."

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Tell him you are not worried. He will have to fall asleep sometime. When he wakes up, he will be staring at the bottom of a drip-can . . . :ninja:

 

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Tell him you are not worried. He will have to fall asleep sometime. When he wakes up, he will be staring at the bottom of a drip-can . . . :ninja:

 

Oh, my husband is quite clever. He will protect the Waldmann; it is his now...

 

Besides, I admit that I can't really deny it to him if he likes it so much : )

 

 

 

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Its great to have a spouse that enjoys your hobby and passion.

As I mentioned many times I wish my wife would show interest in my hobby but alas it is not ment to be.

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Its great to have a spouse that enjoys your hobby and passion.

As I mentioned many times I wish my wife would show interest in my hobby but alas it was not ment to be.

 

Have you tried "bundling" the pen with something she really, really likes?

 

For example, if she likes jewelry, you can lure her with a mother of pearl pen, a pen with a pearl on the clip (like the MB Greta Garbo), a silver overlay pen, or one of the Krone pens with rubies, amethysts, etc., that are quite reasonably priced at FPH?

 

Alternatively, you can try with a pen that reflects a hobby of hers as a theme, or a pen that is in her favourite colour. Something that will interest her and make the pen irresistable even though in theory she does not like them...

 

 

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"Excuse me, but I have spent some years in China, and over there, the custom is that if a man likes a posession of yours very much, it is common courtesy to give it to him!"

 

- Grandpa Smith, "Meet Me In St. Louis"

 

Looks like a wonderful nib :)

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Ha! That is great. And yet...Hey at least he knows a good pen when he sees it. Or steals it. :P

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"You will bring me the pen, now...."

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This is so wrong, on every conceivable level ...

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Effrafax.

 

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My compliments to your hubby as someone with great taste.....

 

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http://picture.yatego.com/images/44578676ebc864.1/TangoFHKornY.jpg

 

This is the pen by the way -- Though for some reason, all the online sellers make it look futuristic and streamlined in the images. In reality, this pen has a very classic flat-top shape and feel to it. I will photograph it properly when I get back to the US and post some images. It is a well-made, attractive and unusual sterling silver pen that has a lot to offer.

 

Fahrney's is selling the same model Waldmann in a lacquered honey comb pattern, but that is the only place I have seen it sold in the US.

 

http://www.fahrneyspens.com/ProductImages/Large/p29330b.jpg

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I will photograph it properly when I get back to the US and post some images.

 

No need to wait, (since it's my pen), I can upload a few (poorly done) cell phone snaps (that really show off the tarnished silver) right now:

 

Waldmann #1

 

post-20551-1219191657_thumb.jpg

 

Waldmann #2

 

post-20551-1219191666_thumb.jpg

 

P.S.

 

The actual pen appears darker in most light than it does here under flash. It has a proper silver tactile feel and aroma.

 

That's all for now.

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"You will bring me the pen, now...."

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Maybe this is Darth's wife Ella(Vader) going to take the steps going up............. :ltcapd:

 

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Good thing I don't have a husband! I'm planning to get a cursive italic nib for my Pelikans. :unsure:

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"You will bring me the pen, now...."

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Kevin-Andra/GayVader.jpg

 

This is so wrong, on every conceivable level ...

 

 

If you think that's wrong, you should see The Vader Project. It is a touring art show that travels to, and is added to at, Star Wars conventions internationally. Beautiful artwork, but some of it is so out of place that it is shocking.

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