Custom Bindes

[professionaldilettante]

What is a binde? Oh, nm. It's the tube that makes up the "body" of the pen.

Edited February 19, 2010 by professionaldilettante

[cwnidog]

At first I went Huh?

 

But then I figured out what a binde was... Now I know how to get a Pelikan I love the looks of. I'm just afraid to find out about the cost.

 

Grayson Tighe titanium version anyone?

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[Pfhorrest]

How do you remove the bindes on the stock Pelikans?

[KCat]

What is a binde? Oh, nm. It's the tube that makes up the "body" of the pen.

 

more precisely it's the pretty sleeve that goes over the body of the pen.

 

in answer to Pfhorrest: I believe the original has to be cut significantly (lengthwise?) in order to remove it - something you don't want to do unless 1. you know what you're doing and 2. you know you really want to. Anyone feel free to correct me.

[ArchiMark]

What is a binde? Oh, nm. It's the tube that makes up the "body" of the pen.

 

more precisely it's the pretty sleeve that goes over the body of the pen.

 

in answer to Pfhorrest: I believe the original has to be cut significantly (lengthwise?) in order to remove it - something you don't want to do unless 1. you know what you're doing and 2. you know you really want to. Anyone feel free to correct me.

 

Actually, it is something else according to Wiktionary...check it out.....

 

 

Binde Definition

[KCat]

 

Actually, it is something else according to Wiktionary...check it out.....

 

 

Binde Definition

 

Oh, lawd! I didn't need to know that.

[Conz]

Actually, it is something else according to Wiktionary...check it out.....

 

 

Binde Definition

 

Oh, lawd! I didn't need to know that.

 

Thanks ArchiMark, I'll remember that for the rest of my life, especially every time I pick up my Pelikan, which is like, all the time!

 

It was almost as bad as doing a ebay search for micro mesh, which was graphic and NSFW.

[penguinmaster]

Scott Meyer at Only One Creations is also doing bindes for Pelikans. He recently did a white casein binde on my Pelikan 400 at a very reasonable ccost and fast turnaround.

 

http://captjack.exaktaphile.com/Pens/WhitePelikans.jpg

 

Jack

 

 

Good Lord does that custom M400 look amazing.

 

-Tom

 

 

[Vintagepens]

You might want to contact my American Art Plastics partner, Mark Hoover. He hasn't been advertising it, but he's made bindes from both vintage celluloid and our newly-made materials, and they are very well made indeed.

 

http://www.americanartplastics.com/pics/celluloid/Goldwood_binde.jpg

 

http://www.americanartplastics.com/pics/celluloid/Goldwood_binde_100.lg.jpg

Edited April 16, 2010 by Vintagepens

[gregamckinney]

You might want to contact my American Art Plastics partner, Mark Hoover. He hasn't been advertising it, but he's made bindes from both vintage celluloid and our newly-made materials, and they are very well made indeed.

 

 

David,

Is Mark making bindes just for older Pelikans, or also for modern ones?

 

Regards, greg

[Vintagepens]

He's a vintage guy, like me, but I'm sure he'd make ones for modern Pelikans, too.

[falika]

I have these custom binds for the Pelikan 100s. (#'s 1-4 are still available, #5 has been sold) Please contact me if you're interested in any. Either PM, or at falika@mac.com

 

Adam

[djpyle]

How hard is it to get the old bindes off?

[Brian C]

How hard is it to get the old bindes off?

Do the black Pelikans have bindes as well? How DO you get them off?

[falika]

I leave the work to a professional, I personally have had Aaron at Pentiques.com do the work for me.

 

Adam

[christof]

How hard is it to get the old bindes off?

Do the black Pelikans have bindes as well? How DO you get them off?

 

The black Pelikan 100 and 100N have bindes as well. But these are much more delicate and brittle than the green ones. Be careful, they only should be removed if it is absolutely necessary.

 

The black striped Pelikan 400, 400NN and 300 do also have bindes. But they can not be removed (as far as I know...).

 

The modern black Pelikan don't have bindes. These pens are solid constructions.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Beautiful looking things...unfortunately I'd not be able to smuggle them into Germany by mail...I'd have to carry.

 

Some one sent his Pelikan to the states for a bit of nib work and the German customs sent it to Pelikan to make sure it was not counterfeit. It wasn't so he got his pen back some tow weeks later.

 

With a new binde Pelikan would then destroy your modification as a counterfeit.

 

 

 

God one look as some of those binde made me want to buy 12 200's and have some grand looking pens.

 

Of course Pelikan reacted and fast....why spend money on LE's when some guy can make your pen into one of exactly your taste...and reasonable.