Eclipse Pen, Tipping Missing

[apkayle]

Hello everyone. I now know the true meaning of flexy nibs thanks to this beautiful Eclipse ring top pen. However, I now know the meaning of bad luck on eBay thanks to the pen's gorgeously flexy but untipped nib.

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/7379ff6eef17c5b7ae96ac990633ed4e/tumblr_mociyhwUjm1r4c920o3_1280.jpg

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/a4605b243a47392841cdd3ea2dfd8cb0/tumblr_mocpxyGdb41r4c920o1_500.jpg

 

http://25.media.tumblr.com/78bc6250026b622322355161a21bbdb5/tumblr_mociyhwUjm1r4c920o2_1280.jpg

 

Anyone know where I can find a flexy #2 nib for a price less than $30? (I hope that didn't sound like a joke!)

Edited June 13, 2013 by apkayle

[Inguz]

A lot of stubs don't have tipping. Maybe that's what this was from the beginning. You could get it retipped but it's going to cost you more than $30.

[apkayle]

Here is a writing sample:

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a19e17aa16dbca1eddb9f10ef3dac25/tumblr_moco1tWhhI1r4c920o1_1280.jpg

 

And another poorly written and overenthusiastic sample:

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/502a08c24b765b8df4bff41d0c3f18f6/tumblr_moco1tWhhI1r4c920o2_1280.jpg

 

 

As you can see, the nib is very "italic".

 

I'm not so sure if it's a stub. It sure writes smoothly (smoother than a Lamy Safari medium nib), but when I touch the top part of the nib I feel a strange jagged edge. I dunno if this is a normal trait of stubs or if it's a sign that the tips were clipped off.

[OldGriz]

A lot of stubs don't have tipping. Maybe that's what this was from the beginning. You could get it retipped but it's going to cost you more than $30.

 

Actually you are wrong... the majority of stub nibs on good quality pens are tipped....

You generally find untipped nibs on inexpensive calligraphy pens not stub nib pens....

Some of the more inexpensive newer pens call wide untipped calligraphy nibs stubs... but in reality they are no

[apkayle]

 

Actually you are wrong... the majority of stub nibs on good quality pens are tipped....

You generally find untipped nibs on inexpensive calligraphy pens not stub nib pens....

Some of the more inexpensive newer pens call wide untipped calligraphy nibs stubs... but in reality they are no

 

 

The nib is missing tipping, but writes smoothly. I'm guessing someone attempted to grind the nib into an italic and ended up destroying the tipping material. What a shame, because this nib's flex is wonderful.

[publishing guy]

Whether they are "stubs," calligraphy pens or home-ground itals, there are a fair number pens out there without tipping that write just fine.

The primary purpose of tipping, as I recall, was to extend the life of nibs when they were getting much heavier usage -- all day long, eveyday -- than they generally get these days.

 

If you like the way it writes, write with it and don't worry about it. If the nib ever deteriorates, worry about tipping it or replacing it then. I'm guessing it won't.

[apkayle]

Whether they are "stubs," calligraphy pens or home-ground itals, there are a fair number pens out there without tipping that write just fine.

The primary purpose of tipping, as I recall, was to extend the life of nibs when they were getting much heavier usage -- all day long, eveyday -- than they generally get these days.

 

If you like the way it writes, write with it and don't worry about it. If the nib ever deteriorates, worry about tipping it or replacing it then. I'm guessing it won't.

 

 

That's what I was thinking. However, I guess if I come across a nib that fits this pen then I'm swapping them out.

 

I wonder what fountain pen restorers would say about writing on the gold and not the tipping material.