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Grinding Nibs To Stubs: Pendleton And Masuyama Experiences?


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Trexton,

Sorry for the delayed response. The Pelikan nib was good out of the box, but rather...boring. The nib that PB ground for me is as smooth as I could possibly want and the line variation is great. Which is why he has my broad nibbed Sonnet Cisele to work on. I got a great deal on the new pen with a medium (aka boring) nib, sent it to parker for their free nib exchange program, and off it went to PB. All my Masuyama nibs were purchased as a pen purchase from FC. Currently I have a broad HPS stub, fine HPS CI, an 18K medium stub, and a 14K fine CI. Pleased with all of them. Let us know how you like it when you get it back.

Thank you for sharing your pleasant experiences! I'll be sending my nib off to Pendleton sometime this week and hope to be able to share the results when it arrives back (with some alacrity please, Australia Post!). I've got poor handwriting and even worse photographic ability, but I'll try my best :P and at least Diamine ASA blue might distract you with its gorgeous sheen and shading

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For those of you outside USA, and wanting nibs adjusted I can say from personal experience that you could not do better than to entrust them to John Serowka (Oxonian on FPN) who lives in Oxford and attends UK, and some other, pen shows (I think he often goes to the Washington DC Show) where he will often give a while-you-wait service.

Apart from his skill and encyclopaedic knowledge of pens, he is a nice guy !

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For those of you outside USA, and wanting nibs adjusted I can say from personal experience that you could not do better than to entrust them to John Serowka (Oxonian on FPN) who lives in Oxford and attends UK, and some other, pen shows (I think he often goes to the Washington DC Show) where he will often give a while-you-wait service.

Apart from his skill and encyclopaedic knowledge of pens, he is a nice guy !

I wish there were a such a gentleman here in Australia! I don't think we have a single nibmeister lol

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How would you compare the Pelikan nib before and after the BLS modification? Is it smoother/ is it much more pleasant?

Pendleton Brown has modified each of my modern Pelikans. They are all smooth and rich in line variation. The first thing I do upon the Pelikan's arrival is send it to PB. He is a delight to work with, prompt, and does impeccable work. I love my vintage Pelikans. They have wonderful nibs. But, the three pens I use virtually every day are Pelikans with PB modified nibs. They are a joy.

 

I also have one Franklin Christopher, with a Masuyama CI. The nib is excellent, but my Pelikans with PB nibs are irresistible. You would love it.

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Would anyone have magnified images of their work so that we can all enjoy the fine work down on the nibs? :)

Though I have posted these pics on other threads, I'll show them again.

Mike Masuyama's 0.6mm "round-nose" cursive italic (from a Sailor 14c MS)

 

Kaweco/Bock 14c B & BB nibs ground to 0.8 mm & 1.0 mm stubs by Pendleton Brown.

 

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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