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I got this pen for a couple bucks from a guy on Craigslist on a whim and figured I may as well get it repaired. Since taking the pictures, I've washed it out and dropped it off at Berliner Pens. Mr. Berliner wasn't too sure he could save it, but we'll see in a week or so. In a less than all-encompassing search I could not find a pen which matched this long guy. Anyone recognize it?
Bloody Christ! 
Cool pen, though. You have my condolences and wishes for good luck. No idea what it is, though. Sorry. Nice one, but.
Cool pen, though. You have my condolences and wishes for good luck. No idea what it is, though. Sorry. Nice one, but.
Oh, fancy that, it was right there. Thanks a lot, fellas.
Worse case I'd say a new nib and you're in business and at a pretty good price (assuming a new nib doesn't cost an arm and a leg). Should end up being a good pen and a good deal. Keep us posted on how it turns out.
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I got this pen for a couple bucks from a guy on Craigslist on a whim and figured I may as well get it repaired. Since taking the pictures, I've washed it out and dropped it off at Berliner Pens. Mr. Berliner wasn't too sure he could save it, but we'll see in a week or so. In a less than all-encompassing search I could not find a pen which matched this long guy. Anyone recognize it?
I'll bet Richard Binder could repair that nib for you.... I have seen him do some amazing work...
That nib should be repairable. Richard Binder or John Mottishaw could definitely do it. The question is which is cheaper... a new one or fixing it. Either way, should be a nice pen once fixed.
It has been repaired! Geoffrey Berliner of Berliner Pens in New York (I wasn't too enthusiastic about a multi-month wait) got it back to me in 6 days.
It is not a pretty nib, except from afar, but it is a lovely writer with a bit of not-bad tactileness. I never had the pen pre-damage, so I cannot compare the repaired to the original. I also get the envelope he gave it to me in, which has the information written on it with a beautiful Black-Black-Blue, which he laid down with an incredible silver overlay Waterman with a flexy nib.
I will definitely be using this pen often.
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It is not a pretty nib, except from afar, but it is a lovely writer with a bit of not-bad tactileness. I never had the pen pre-damage, so I cannot compare the repaired to the original. I also get the envelope he gave it to me in, which has the information written on it with a beautiful Black-Black-Blue, which he laid down with an incredible silver overlay Waterman with a flexy nib.
I will definitely be using this pen often.
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Harshly bent nibs are a real fun project to straighten. The only way I have figured out how to get the burnishing marks out is to polish out with abrasives ... which takes the two-tone plating on a nib as shown.
It is a real trick to burnish that close to the tipping without popping the iridium (or whateverthehell it is now) off. I still think one could build a 'nib block' of sheet-metal for those of us who would like to try one without having one cast and/or machined. Just holding a nib while one attempts to burnish it is a chore in itself.
Ron
It is a real trick to burnish that close to the tipping without popping the iridium (or whateverthehell it is now) off. I still think one could build a 'nib block' of sheet-metal for those of us who would like to try one without having one cast and/or machined. Just holding a nib while one attempts to burnish it is a chore in itself.
Ron
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