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		<title>Platinum #3776C Chartres Blue, 14k B nib</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: One more Platinum #3776 Century pen, this time with a bold nib. I appreciate very much the balanced shape, open nib, large grip, and classy details. Other pens in this series: Overall: This is a well-designed, well-engineered, well-manufactured pen, with a fantastic needlepoint nib. Technical detail: Platinum #3776 Century in Chartres Blue, CT, with 14k-gold B nib. Model id: PNB-15000 #51-4 B, sold at ¥15,000 MSRP. (There are several models very similar to this one, with the line including models PNB-15000[A] and PNB-18000[CR] at the moment. This pen is the former.) The rated length is 139.5 mm (5.492&#8243;); the <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/platinum-3776c-chartres-blue-14k-b-nib/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Platinum #3776C Chenonceau White, 14k UEF nib</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: I happen to like Platinum #3776 Century pens. And I happen to like needlepoint nibs. So trying out this Chenonceau White with 14k-gold UEF nib fits. With its balanced shape, open nib, large grip, and classy details, this pen is a classic. Other pens in this series: Overall: This is a well-designed, well-engineered, well-manufactured pen, with a fantastic needlepoint nib. Technical detail: Platinum #3776 Century in Chenonceau White, GT, with 14k-gold UEF nib. Model id: PNB-15000 #2-9 UEF, sold at ¥15,000 MSRP. (There are several models very similar to this one, with the line including models PNB-13000 and PNB-15000 <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/platinum-3776c-chenonceau-white-14k-uef/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two Pelikan 400NN and a Geha 605 (1950s-60s)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 01:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Two Pelikan 400NN, one green-striped with 14k-gold M nib, the other tortoise brown striped with 14k-gold BB nib! Sitting next to the Geha 605 from yesterday&#8217;s post!! Joy!!! Two, scratch this, three outstanding pens! (see Figure 1) The Pelikan 400NN and the Geha 605 were the middle-tier pens of the mid-1950s and early (to mid-)1960s in Europe. (The Pelis were priced at 25 Deutsche Marken (DM) in 1962, with the top tier priced at 38 DM (or higher, depending on gold adornments), and the third-tier 140 line priced at 15 DM. Source: The Pelikan Collectibles website [PCW].) The pens <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/two-pelikan-400nn-and-a-geha-605-1950s-60s/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flexy Geha (605, 14k OB) and Shady Peli (Edelstein Moonstone)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: This is the first flexy gold nib I&#8217;ve ever tried. A vintage, late-1950s pen, made in Germany. This 14k-gold OB nib of a Geha 605 is a pleasure to write and draw with. Also easy to clean, Geha reserve ink mechanism notwithstanding. First impression: Outstanding! (see Figure 1a) I received this pen and immediately liked it. There&#8217;s something special about a 1950s black pen, gold trim, with lots of marks of quality, featuring a well-preserved 14k-gold OB nib. I inked it with a classy ink, the Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone, and went on through an amazing tryout session. This pen <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/flexy-geha-605-14k-ob-and-shady-peli-edelstein-moonstone/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Humble Beginnings &#8211; Two Sailor Fude DE Mannen and Two Inks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Drawing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fude nib]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: This website is (mostly) about drawing with fountain pens. How did it all start? With two fountain pens, both Sailor Fude DE Mannen (the 11-0127 series) and two Pilot Iroshizuku inks. My first painting in ink was of the ink-bottle I used to ink that pen (see Figure 1). I had not used fountain pens for more than three decades. I had never used a converter before. But I got inspired by the amazing urban sketchers that shared their work and skills and advice. Liz Steel, Teo Yi Chie (parkablogs), Tina Koyama (Fueled by Clouds &#38; Coffee) were my <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/humble-beginnings-two-sailor-fude-de-mannen-and-two-inks/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Artisanal &#8216;Concord&#8217; Nib on a Montblanc 121 Burgundy (Export Only)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 01:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Purchasing pens made for a different market can mean some changes are needed to make them fit. In the Japanese market, I often find F nibs thinned to EF and tuned to write glass-smoothly. But, sometimes, I find nibs further turned downward, closer to the Sailor Concord specialty nibs than to the narrow down-turn of the Pilot Falcon or Posting nibs. This rare example of a Montblanc 121 Burgundy with 18k nib, ground from F to EF, turned into a Concord shape, has had artisanal work in these two directions. What is a Concord nib? (see Figure 1) Technically, <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/an-artisanal-concord-nib-on-a-montblanc-121-burgundy-export-only/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Parker &#8220;51&#8221; Mk I (1950-51) with Greg Minuskin nib (2022)</title>
		<link>https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/parker-51-mk-i-with-greg-minuskin-nib/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What's better than an iconic fountain pen? An iconic fountain pen with an iconic nib. Made by an idiosyncratic nibmeister. Hence, this Parker "51" with a Greg Minuskin (crisp) italic BB nib. Excellent, thanks, Greg!]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hedgy -OR- Pilot Custom Grandee, Music Nib (1979)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Hedgehogs appear next to wet noodles &#8211; juicy, long, flexible creatures. So, when a late-1970s Pilot Custom Grandee shows up equipped with just this kind of nib, a music nib no less, the Hedgy is bound to show up. First up: Hedgy (see Figure 1). The Pilot Custom Grandee fountain pen equipped with a music nib (see Figures 2a and 2b). This is an outstanding pen, very comfortable, good ergonomics, even the neo-classic looks &#8211; black resin, GT &#8211; are interesting. In hand, the pen is lightweight when uncapped, but balances nicely when posted. The music (MS) nib (see <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/hedgy-or-pilot-custom-grandee-music-nib-1979/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>PILOT Elite E95S EF (2010s) -OR- In which a cat chases a bee</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: I fished from my pen drawer a pocket pen. Turns out it&#8217;s a PILOT Elite model E95S, in Burgundy red, with an enormous 14k-gold nib, EF-tipped, stamped with &#8220;P921&#8221;. I bought it last year and never got to try it out properly. Today&#8217;s the day! History: The PILOT Elite line started in the 1960s as a prestige line, different from the SUPERs that dominated the Japanese fountain pen market in the 1950s. Long Elites were the new prestige class, but somewhere along the line, starting with the SAILOR Mini (early 1960s) and followed closely by PLATINUM, a new class <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/pilot-elite-e95s-ef-2010s-or-in-which-a-cat-chases-a-bee/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sailor Mini 21 with Zoom Nib (1970s)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: In the 1970s, Sailor made its Mini line with 21k-gold nibs. Better, they equipped these pocket pens with various nibs, of which the Zoom is the nib that produces different strokes depending on the writing angle: Hold the pen higher, closer to the vertical, and it writer thinner; hold the pen closer to the ideal hold at 45- to 50-degrees, and it writes thicker. Here is such a Sailor Mini 21 with Zoom nib. Fluid experience (Figures 1 and 2): Working with a 1970s Sailor Mini 21 with Zoom nib is challenging but fun. The pen leaves strokes of <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/sailor-mini-21-with-zoom-nib-1970s/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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