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What a great post. :clap1: Thank you ArchiMark.

 

Love your introduction to the pen and.....what a pen! :puddle: Flat top, tortoise celluloid, fabulous pen length, stunning nib and engraved cap bands. :cloud9: Sounds like the perfect pen.

 

Thank you for sharing so brilliantly.

 

Pavoni.

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What a great post. :clap1: Thank you ArchiMark.

 

Love your introduction to the pen and.....what a pen! :puddle: Flat top, tortoise celluloid, fabulous pen length, stunning nib and engraved cap bands. :cloud9: Sounds like the perfect pen.

 

Thank you for sharing so brilliantly.

 

Pavoni.

 

Thank you as always for your kind words, pavoni...appreciate it!

 

Yes, pen is 5-5/8" (14.3 cm) long capped of celluloid goodness..... :)

 

 

I'm loving this attention. :D

Thanks for such an awesome review, Mark.

 

I'll bet you are.......

 

PS. Invoice is in the mail..... ;)

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zquek Near Mint

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This is actually very close to what I want in my custom made FP. So far, I have hesitated from ordering any thing from Edison because the shapes are not really want I've wanted. The only thing close is the Edison Nouveau Encore, but I really dislike the idea of the medallion on the cap (maximum tackiness).

 

Perhaps I should order from Newton soon.

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I'm working with Shawn on a pen that will use the same material but will have some other special things...

 

After seeing your pics I simply can't wait.

 

Sounds great, Enrico.....

 

And the waiting is the hardest part, but the good news is that Shawn is very good in keeping in touch with updates and progress photos once he starts fabricating....

 

I'm already scheming on a companion pen from Shawn to keep this one company.....

 

:)

 

Getting nearer... third in the queue right now.

 

I'll just say I ordered today an OBB M1000 nib for it.

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This is actually very close to what I want in my custom made FP. So far, I have hesitated from ordering any thing from Edison because the shapes are not really want I've wanted. The only thing close is the Edison Nouveau Encore, but I really dislike the idea of the medallion on the cap (maximum tackiness).

 

Perhaps I should order from Newton soon.

 

Perhaps you should, zquek! :)

 

 

 

Getting nearer... third in the queue right now.

 

I'll just say I ordered today an OBB M1000 nib for it.

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Sounds great, enricof!....almost put a M1000 nib in mine....would be very cool.....

 

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I was a little slow on the draw, so I'm #6 in Shawn's queue, but getting closer all the time. I'm leaning toward having a couple of sections made, one for a Pelikan M800 nib and the other for Bock/Edison/Bexley nibs. Anyway, I'm excited to see the next few, and especially the one Shawn will be doing for me!

 

Say Mark, since you are the one who got us intrigued by the great pen Shawn made for you, perhaps you'd like to chip in a little for some of these others. Think about it. :thumbup:

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I was a little slow on the draw, so I'm #6 in Shawn's queue, but getting closer all the time. I'm leaning toward having a couple of sections made, one for a Pelikan M800 nib and the other for Bock/Edison/Bexley nibs. Anyway, I'm excited to see the next few, and especially the one Shawn will be doing for me!

 

Excellent, creative idea!..... :thumbup:

 

Say Mark, since you are the one who got us intrigued by the great pen Shawn made for you, perhaps you'd like to chip in a little for some of these others. Think about it. :thumbup:

 

The checks in the mail, David!..... ;)

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stunning! the only thing i would like to see is closing the gap on the cap where the clip goes -is that just part of the design? it doesn't matter anyways, the thing is beautiful.

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stunning! the only thing i would like to see is closing the gap on the cap where the clip goes -is that just part of the design? it doesn't matter anyways, the thing is beautiful.

 

 

Thank you for your good words about the Tortoise....really enjoying using lately....

 

As for the gap in the clip, I discuss in the review in paragraph 11.......short story....I wanted pen to be super chunky and while Shawn was glad to accommodate, the clips he uses have ring diameter that is a bit smaller. He brought this to my attention and asked what I'd like to do....after thinking about it, I decided to do what we architects often do in modern building design, which is to create what's called a 'reveal', ie, a recess, which exposes the clip ring. I had really wanted an exposed clip ring for this design to add a visual accent in the cap and hark back to the vintage pen design that I modeled the design after....so, that's how this came to be....part of the creative design process which Shawn was happy to do...

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very nice pen :thumbup: remembers me a bit of the omas extra lucens

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thx for the info. i get the reveal concept... cool pen!

 

You're most welcome...and thanks again for your good words...

 

 

very nice pen :thumbup: remembers me a bit of the omas extra lucens

 

Merci beaucoup, georges....

 

and yes, it is a bit like the extra lucens that I also have....both gorgeous pens and great to write with....

 

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