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I just won an auction that includes an Esterbrook 1550 nib. Does anyone know what this nib is like or how I'd find out? Thanks in advance.

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Probably is a 1551 nib and the seller juxtaposed the numbers. a 1551 is a medium width nib, similar to the 2668.

 

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QUOTE (Brian Anderson @ Mar 21 2007, 09:14 AM)
I have a list on my website here.

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Wow! Look at that!!! headsmack.gif I had no idea... I wonder what else I don't know about. blink.gif

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QUOTE (BillTheEditor @ Mar 21 2007, 01:44 PM)
It is untipped ("Durachrome").

and depending on how much it was used in the past, it could be worn to a slightly different shape because it doesn't have the harder tipping material to resist this.

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QUOTE (jbb @ Mar 21 2007, 12:48 PM)
QUOTE (Brian Anderson @ Mar 21 2007, 09:14 AM)
I have a list on my website here.

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Wow! Look at that!!! headsmack.gif I had no idea... I wonder what else I don't know about. blink.gif

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That was my reaction when I found Brians web site. I'm still finding thing out (i.e. the attached photo). This is on E-bay right now.

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Thanks Dixie. The pen point arrived and is a little too fine for my taste... Oh well, it was part of an inexpensive group purchase anyway and I'm getting used to it. wink.gif

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I just received an Esterbrook a couple days ago with this nib. Seriously scratchy. Does normal nib smoothing do any good?

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I just received an Esterbrook a couple days ago with this nib. Seriously scratchy. Does normal nib smoothing do any good?

Depends on your skill at smoothing

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I just received an Esterbrook a couple days ago with this nib. Seriously scratchy. Does normal nib smoothing do any good?

 

I smooth most of the 1xxx and 2xxx series nibs that I buy, they respond very well to 2,400, then 12,000 grit micromesh.

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I have some 12000 grit buff pads. I gave it a little polish. It writes much better but it seems I took most of the angle away and its profile slightly resembles what a stub profile looks like but without the flat tip. It still has a slight bit of the original angle. I barely touched it. Or so I thought.

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The 1550 nib is extra fine and firm, used for bookkeeping. The 1551 is Medium and firm, great for students.

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As everyone has pointed out by now, the 1550 nib is extra fine firm. I'm jumping in at this late date because my favorite Esterbrook nib is the 9550. It is the top of the line version of the 1550 - that is it has tipping on the nib and is smooth. If you check Brian's website, you will notice that many of the Esterbrook nibs have a corresponding model in each of the levels: 1550, 2550, 3550, 5550, 7550, 8550, and 9550. Esterbrook offers so much and the nibs are easy for even the skill-less among us to change.

 

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I have some 12000 grit buff pads. I gave it a little polish. It writes much better but it seems I took most of the angle away and its profile slightly resembles what a stub profile looks like but without the flat tip. It still has a slight bit of the original angle. I barely touched it. Or so I thought.

I am sorry that your efforts turned out unsatisfactorily. Just about every nib smoothing person has been where you find yourself right now. I guess this is what is called lesson one in nib smoothing. It is not "easy does it". It is "extremely easy does it". I learned not to stop and check when I thought "I was about there". I learned (the hard way) to stop and check when I touched the pads a time or two.

 

If you don't like the way your nib now writes, this would be a good time to try to reestablish the original angle. I hope it is a pleasant and profitable learning experience.

 

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