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22 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Is that a Blue Marbled?  I was just using mine yesterday (but mine has a medium nib).

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Why yes, it is!  The first non-gold nib I ever loved, and in a very attractive package.

 

Very nice, @jandrew!

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3 hours ago, essayfaire said:

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Love this one!

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2 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

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Ah, so a number can count as separate if it works. I was struggling with Pilot Custom 74. 

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22 hours ago, Misfit said:

Ah, so a number can count as separate if it works. I was struggling with Pilot Custom 74. 

 

A Pilot (size) number 5 nib does not have the same meaning as a JoWo (size) number 5 nib; and a Pilot (size) number 10 nib does not have the same meaning as a Opus 88 (size) number 10 nib. (An Opus 88 number 10 nib, as you know, is a rebranded JoWo number 5 nib.) Chinese fountain pen brands often, but not always, use the length of the nib in millimetres as the size number, so it's not uncommon to see their marketing images and product specifications mention 26号 (i.e. number 26), 32号, and 35号 nibs. (Chinese 32号 and 35号 tend to fit around feeds of approximately 6mm diameter, so they are both nominally equivalent to JoWo “#6” nibs; but 32号 nibs tend to have a cutout on the bottom edge to accommodate a raised triangular nub, designed to control positioning, on the feeds on which they are factory-fitted.)

 

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Sailor Pro Gear Slim Red Supernova with music nib filled with Pelikan Edelstein Garnet. 

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15 hours ago, Misfit said:

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This one sounds like a traditional haiku!

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I'm afraid Occam's razor won't help. However, lost items are usually found in the last place you look --- so just look there first ;)

 

What have you done with the cat? It looks half dead.

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