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Just picked up a Noodlers Ahab at the Commonwealth Pen Show. NICE feel, lovely grip but the nib was just not for me. Scratchy and dry.

 

Picked up a Goulet #6 nib in broad two tone.

 

WOW. A different pen. $20.00 for the pen and $16.00 for the nib. $36.00 for a daily writer that is filled with the most garish ink I can find. (Noodles Concord Grape)

 

I have not been this happy since Nixon resigned.

Anyone like Ray Bradbury? Please read "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair" if you have about 12 minutes.

 

You will not forget this wonderful gem that is largely obscure and sadly, forgotten. http://bit.ly/1DZtL4g

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I love Baystate Concord - there is something wildly satisfying about seeing it out of a Preppy... Noodlers pen on the other hand require a certain patience to experiment that I am unwilling to put up with - but they really are built to be played with, so that's excellent that you found a combination that makes you happy.

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Welcome to the "Praises of Noodler's" club. Can be wonderful pens, with a great line and lots of writing. The mighty nail nib is sometimes underrated. And no doubt that Goulet # 6 nibs are nails. I have a dozen in 1.1 mm italic, all write like a dream. Half mine are in Ahabs, half in Konrads. Both work out equally well but the Konrads are not quite as wet as the Ahabs.

 

The wetness is the only problem I have with the Ahab. Occasionally, one of my Ahabs decides to be too wet. So I have to adjust the nib-feed ratio and see what I can do to decrease the flow. Other than that, it's mostly just fun writing. What always surprises me is that such a large pen writes easily in 2-mm high letters.

 

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I love Baystate Concord - there is something wildly satisfying about seeing it out of a Preppy... Noodlers pen on the other hand require a certain patience to experiment that I am unwilling to put up with - but they really are built to be played with, so that's excellent that you found a combination that makes you happy.

Yes, it is a very cool and satisfying combo.

Anyone like Ray Bradbury? Please read "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair" if you have about 12 minutes.

 

You will not forget this wonderful gem that is largely obscure and sadly, forgotten. http://bit.ly/1DZtL4g

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Welcome to the "Praises of Noodler's" club. Can be wonderful pens, with a great line and lots of writing. The mighty nail nib is sometimes underrated. And no doubt that Goulet # 6 nibs are nails. I have a dozen in 1.1 mm italic, all write like a dream. Half mine are in Ahabs, half in Konrads. Both work out equally well but the Konrads are not quite as wet as the Ahabs.

 

The wetness is the only problem I have with the Ahab. Occasionally, one of my Ahabs decides to be too wet. So I have to adjust the nib-feed ratio and see what I can do to decrease the flow. Other than that, it's mostly just fun writing. What always surprises me is that such a large pen writes easily in 2-mm high letters.

 

Enjoy,

It is a great club indeed. Fooling with feeds and nibs have resulted in some very interesting colored fingers.

Anyone like Ray Bradbury? Please read "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair" if you have about 12 minutes.

 

You will not forget this wonderful gem that is largely obscure and sadly, forgotten. http://bit.ly/1DZtL4g

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