Sheaffer Sale At Main Street Pens

August 15, 2016

We've accumulated way too many Sheaffers! Now through Thursday 8/18, take 10% off of any Sheaffer priced over $100. You can see the pens and order from the main sales page at Main Street Pens.

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August 16, 2016

What beautiful pens and at such bargain prices! Your reputation as a pen restorer is well deserved! I often wonder where all the extra fine nibed pens are when I am searching. Now I know. You have them, but you are offering them to everyone. My poverty alone prevents me from buying one or two of your beautiful offerings.

There are many fountain pen mechanics about. There are a few who when restoring a fountain pen are more artist than mechanic. In my opinion, your are one of the artists.

-David (Estie).

August 16, 2016

David, Ron restored a Parker 51 Vac for me at the Triangle Pen Show in June. He seemed to be doing a lot of it by feel, since he kept getting interrupted by people wanting to make appointments (so Robyn had to check with him about his schedule) or to talk to him about PCA business, or whatever. And all the while he's working on my pen without even really looking at it half the time. And the pen? It writes great. And I say that as being not a huge fan of EF nibs -- but he got the tines opened up a bit to improve the flow and make it less scratchy.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

August 17, 2016

Thanks to both for your kind comments.

There is an element of artistry to any skilled work, but a good part of it is attention to detail. I get skunked when I get hasty and don't pay attention to the little stuff.

Ruth - Having worked in radio for 28 years, with at least a third of that on air at stations without automation or operator assist systems, I can tell you that one rather quickly developed the ability to keep the lips moving in an apparently intelligent manor while doing mechanical things like moving things around, or cuing the next thing to go over the air, or you failed. You never lose it. The other is that there was a lot going on that you don't see - a practical application of "seeing with your fingers." Also the result of years of practice....