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It took a combination of extreme luck, me having money and the pen popping up. A w.Germany 800 was in top five of my wish list.... In back then many Germans refused to mail out side of Germany. I transmailed a stripped green W.Germany 800 to Spain to a now passed member....who had such grand handwriting. I got to play with it for three days, but took some 12 years before I could 'cheap' into owning a W.Germany 800. I have an 800/600 and 200 with W.German markings...and the nibs are a slight tad springier than the '91-97 ... 400-200's. Slight, one has to have both and be looking for it. I also ended up with a double ball OBB 805 that is a full half a width wider than my small W.Germany 600 OBB. Double ball nibs are wider than tear drop. Tear drop or factory stubbed give the better clean line.

Dear kind contributors, please accept my apology: I will be late to the party with my controbution, November 17th will not be possible. On top of other craziness, the cap of my Aurora Optima broke. 😭 I'm already in search for Plan B. 🤷‍♀️

I could be interested in the Estie Sea Glass but the Cobalt Blue is too dark to interest me. And while I presume that they have solved the turning to purple problem, I’d feel wary about that. BTW, I am indebted to Esterbrook pens for teaching me that I don’t have to buy a pen with a gold nib to get a great writing pen. Funky Lake and Incredible Rock with their broad Jowo steel nibs write like “butter on glass” and rival my Pilot Customs for smoothness.

The title, that's all. I'm not sure how this happened? Also safe ways to remove the stain? Also help identifying the nib please. Thank you!

I like your interpretation! I didn't think about Norse mythology - but you are right, the imagination starts drawing images... No, no, don't worry! What about writing about your inspiration with pen and ink and maybe use two different inks, a colorful one for the happy and a dark one for the shadowy forlorn part? Co-Razy-Views, to my understanding, never was intended to be a drawing or painting thread.

All the reason to savor it more.

Great! And, @LizEF mentioned: fog on glasses (especially inside) is among the worst (fog of life) experience, second after having a tick at a position you can't remove it by yourself ... And as you already mentioned: wearing a mask and glasses was a completely new life challenge. I wished I had know at that time about the possibility to rent two mice ...

BEFORE you start throwing things at me for asking a question which has likely been asked many times, I'm new to TWSBI (and fountain pens in general). I'm looking to buy a TWSBI Diamond 580 in "Iris' because it looks great. But it's not cheap so I kinda want this one to be the one I'd use for my day to day writing. Now, I have an older but basic Parker fountain pen, uses a converter, steel nib noted as 'medium'. That's all I know about it. (Aside from it gives a little too much feedback for my liking) Writing on normal 7mm ruled notepaper (nothing fancy) using Parker Quink ink (all I currently have, that'll change). The line width, for what I'd call 'normal' handwriting size sometimes gives me closed loops on the e's. For that reason I thought PERHAPS a fine nib might be a better option? On the other hand, it wouldn't show off a nicer ink as well as a medium nib would. For what it's worth I intend to use Diamine Inks, primarily. And while I'll practice on cheaper notebooks and copy paper I do have a couple of pads of Rhodia and Clarefontaine paper 'for best'. Maybe those with experience of 580s and both M and F nibs using Diamine ink could comment as to whether the TWSBI M writes toward the Fine or Broad side of things (if that makes sense). If anyone is able to give me any guidance as to what else I might do / check / think about to help me decide between a medium or fine nib, I would very much appreciate it.

, although, I hope not. Because, the cat is halve alive, halve dead - it's undecided as of now. 🧑‍🔬🤷‍♀️ Oh, yes, of course! I try to live up to my reputation as a confused professor - and sometimes I get carried away. 🧑‍🔬🤷‍♀️

Not sure if this is a new venue or not for the Yorkshire Pen Show. It used to be held in Sheffield, at a hotel that was next to a Sheffield soccer ground, the car parking was bad news in the sense of restricted spaces but in number and size, you risked dented car bodywork, I know to my cost. Spent more on car repairs than I did on pens. So a Leeds venue could be positive. Headingly is on the north side of Leeds which means travelling through the city if you are coming from the south, you might want to check that there are no other events planned for December 1 such as marathons or farmers complaining about inheritance tax etc etc. The Sheffield event was on the small side, not supported as much as other pen shows by either the public or the vendors, but still a good day out. It is a pity that the organisers have not bought into the idea that good PR with a quality website and announcements to those who might be persuaded to attend could bring dividends, perhaps it is down to manpower and time or insufficient resources.

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My 4th Cosmo Snow Notebook.

The line variation could eflect the speed of the writing with a flexible nib. The first entry, she's writing pages - it shows that she's probably sitting at a desk and writing methodically and slowly. A lot of thought is going into it - which means a lot of concentration is going into the writing. The later entries reflect a slapdash approach. The writer is making short notes and is likely writing quickly to get it over with - as a result the nib is flexing every where, because the hand is applying uneven pressure, so the nib is flexing every where and you get a whole lot of variation. It's difficult to write quickly and neatly with a nib that flexes. Certainly, I get the same effect with my vintage nibs. It shows that stiff nibs have their advantages as you do not have to take as much care and attention and can dash off a quick note much easier.

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The value of the pen is closely related to the letter, each complementing the other one.

@Lithium466 and @AmericanMonk I don't have any information about modern Visconti ink. I only have this vintage Visconti that I don't use.

How is your pen work? It is an exciting pairing.

Parker: Is this John in the pen repair department. Steve: no. John retired. Parker: well Steve, this is Parker Janesville. 14 years ago we sent John three Dove Grey 51 barrels. Steve: So? Parker: do you happen to have one you can send back? Parker: Hello?

They should have better information than me. But Pilot doesn't say so on their homepage, they just mention that it is urushi-lacquered. 🤔🤔🤔 So if someone is close to Goulet or another vendor who carries the 845, perhaps asking would be nice. Spray-coating followed by polishing is nothing spectacular, that is done since ages. Just saw the price of the 845 for the first time since years. A few years ago that was the price of a Pilot Custom Urushi.

It appears to be a two part epoxy plus a separate release compound, so it should last a good long time. And at least for the volume needed for something like a pen cap, it should be good for a few uses I hope.

Yup, I think extra nibs is a great way to go. I'm doing the same thing.