Jump to content

Cross Nib Bent?


Megaten

Recommended Posts

Hello everyone. I have just obtained a Cross century fountain pen (first model) and I was wondering about something: the nib is just a bit bent downwards. I looked at the nib and it almost looks intentional? Was it customized to be this way? Thanks for any responses. Sorry if the pic is bad. Dont have a powerful camera.

post-139040-0-85021600-1552693259_thumb.jpeg

post-139040-0-89658300-1552693455_thumb.jpeg

Edited by Megaten
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 7
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Megaten

    3

  • Bo Bo Olson

    2

  • Mr.Rene

    1

  • Honeybadgers

    1

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

doesn't look outwardly wrong to me, but like Rene said, how's it write, and can you see if there's any marks on the nib, creases, are the tines touching weirdly, etc?

Selling a boatload of restored, fairly rare, vintage Japanese gold nib pens, click here to see (more added as I finish restoring them)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Send it back to Cross for free repair...they have that even if you are not the original buyer.

Don't waste time screwing with it. Mail it off after telling them it's coming.

Cross and Lamy still do full repair, of any pen, even if not original buyer.

 

If they repair it for free, which they will ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then you have a good feeling towards them and will buy a new one from them, some day.............the proper way to treat a customer.

Edited by Bo Bo Olson

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

doesn't look outwardly wrong to me, but like Rene said, how's it write, and can you see if there's any marks on the nib, creases, are the tines touching weirdly, etc?

doesn't look outwardly wrong to me, but like Rene said, how's it write, and can you see if there's any marks on the nib, creases, are the tines touching weirdly, etc?

Well it writes pretty good. The nib is solid gold, but isn’t bendy. The entire nib bends up when I push down with a little force. The tines don’t split much. I’m not seeing creases. The tines are not split.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That a nib is gold or not makes no real difference in writing. A nail's a nail, be it gold or steel. What's important is the tipping and how smooth it is.

There is a gold myth that because of differences in modern inks, no longer matters.

I have a steel nibbed Cross Townsend nail...........saved a lot of money in not buying a gold nibbed nail model.

Edited by Bo Bo Olson

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Judging from the photograph, there is nothing wrong with that nib. I own half a dozen of those pens. That is the way the nib looks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Judging from the photograph, there is nothing wrong with that nib. I own half a dozen of those pens. That is the way the nib looks.

Hello! Thank you for the confirmation. Do you know why it may be bent like that? Does it make it so that you dont have to angle the pen too much when writing?

 

Is there also any chance I could see your nib on your century from the side? Im just wondering, but it would be greatly appreciated.

Edited by Megaten
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33474
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26573
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...