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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>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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					<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>Hedgy -OR- Pilot Custom Grandee, Music Nib (1979)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<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>Pallas&#8217; cat, the grumpiest in the world -OR- PILOT Elite with 18k F nib (1974)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Did you know Pallas&#8217; cat is the grumpiest in the world? It must be true, because that&#8217;s what David Attenborough said during his Frozen Planet II coverage of this grumpy cat (for the whole series, start here). Great subject for a PILOT Elite tryout! The main feature of this pen: its pizza-slice nib! I know there&#8217;s no such technical term, bit why not name this slightly hooded nib for what it looks like &#8211; it&#8217;s a pizzle slice for me, period. See Figures 2a through 2d. Putting it all together: After the drawing and writing sample depicted in Figure <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/drawing/pallas-cat-the-grumpiest-in-the-world-or-pilot-elite-with-18k-f-nib-1974/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part II</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[OldTravelingShoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: In this series of posts, I explore the nibs of the 1960s. First up: the nibs produced by Sailor, starting with their pocket pens. Previous in the series: Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part I. Nib types(*) present in this post: (*) All nib types are named. The nomenclature is not standard but proposed here. Type 4&#8242; (or 6, after the five types introduced in the previous part): The Sailor “kite” nib, in 14k (Figures 4&#8217;a and 4&#8217;b). Type 7: The Sailor &#8220;logo board&#8221; nib (Figures 7a and 7b). Type 8: The Sailor Magna-L nib (Figures 8a, 8b, and <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/comparison/nibs-of-the-1960s-sailor-part-ii/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: In this series of posts, I explore the nibs of the 1960s. First up: the nibs produced by Sailor, starting with their pocket pens. Next in the series: Nibs of the 1960s: Sailor, part II. Nib types(*) present in this post: (*) All nib types are named. The nomenclature is not standard but proposed here. Background: After much back and forth, we now know that the first (modern) Japanese pocket pens were designed and manufactured by Sailor, under the Sailor Mini brand. The other contenders, Platinum, Pilot, and a host of smaller manufacturers, each tried to copy, give hommage, <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/comparison/nibs-of-the-1960s-sailor-part-i/" 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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		<title>Two Pilot Capless Pens, Fifty Years Apart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Here, side by side, are two Pilot Capless pens, made fifty years apart (1966 and 2016). The Pilot Capless is one of the iconic fountain pens. The Capless has sleek, innovative design: push-button (knock-on) mechanism to reveal or hide the nib, mobile hatch to prevent drying yet allow the need to appear when actuated, large clip so the grip and nib stay upward in the pocket. What&#8217;s in a name? Capless or Vanishing Point? Both: The brand name appears to have changed in 1973 from Capless to Vanishing Point [CR], but today it is common for the same product <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/two-pilot-capless-pens-fifty-years-apart/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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