Hello My Name Is Lily

[Scrawler]

This is Lily. She is a Frankenpen's daughter. When I first met her she was a dowdy Esterbrook SJ, with a broken section and skin problems.

 

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/FPWriter/LILY-2.jpg

 

 

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/FPWriter/LILY-1.jpg

 

 

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/FPWriter/LILY-3.jpg

 

 

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/FPWriter/LILY-4.jpg

 

Then I operated on her and gave her a new section, feed and nib. Her new nib is a 1920 Conklin Teledo No. 2 in 14K gold and with mild flex. I have tried to show the distinctive Conklin waisted feed, but it is not really clear in the photo. I like big nibs and wanted to give her a larger one, but I had to use what I could get.

Edited July 25, 2012 by Scrawler

[pal38]

Well, this Frankenstein's daughter certainly looks a whole lot more attractive than the original monster. I think it's a job well done and writing with Lily must be more pleasant than with the regular Esterbrook nail. (Apologies to all Estie fans, but as beautiful as Esties are, I never get used to their nibs; with the exception of the Relief gold nibs!)

 

Did you put the conklin feed in the original Esterbrook nib sleeve? Did it fit, or did you have to hone it down a bit?

 

Congrats

 

Peter

[Tokugawa]

Good job on restoring the pen to a writing life.

[Scrawler]

Well, this Frankenstein's daughter certainly looks a whole lot more attractive than the original monster. I think it's a job well done and writing with Lily must be more pleasant than with the regular Esterbrook nail. (Apologies to all Estie fans, but as beautiful as Esties are, I never get used to their nibs; with the exception of the Relief gold nibs!)

 

Did you put the conklin feed in the original Esterbrook nib sleeve? Did it fit, or did you have to hone it down a bit?

 

Congrats

 

Peter

There are lots of purists who do not care for my Frankenpen experiments, though the others have been built of old third tier pens that most people do not care about, and would have ended up in the garbage. But it gives new life to items that might else have been thrown away. In the case of Esties, it is easy to put the original 2668 nib back in. But I always wanted an Estie with a gold nib, and I am attracted to softness of spring and flexibility. This little experiment should not be seen to disparage Estie nibs, I actually do like their firmness for some things. But I am a tinkerer and experimenter and hate waste, so I am always on the look out for things that can be usefully reused. The original Conklin feed needed no modification, and I even kept its full length, just in case I ever get Conklin parts to remake one. I have ground feeds in the past for some of my experiments, but there are some abominations I will not take part in.

[Hobiwan]

The gold nib against the brilliant blue is beautiful.

 

:hmm1:

 

Hmmm. Ever thought about an attempt to gold-plate the chrome hardware? Now THAT IMO would be spectacular!

 

A purist might think it a sacriledge, but we old Army vets would just call it a "local field modification".

[estie1948]

Job well done! Lily is beautiful. I prefer Esterbrooks to be all Esterbrook, but I prefer functioning fountain pens much more than broken, dust collectors. The way I see it, you have made a good pen better.

 

-David.

[Scrawler]

The gold nib against the brilliant blue is beautiful.

 

:hmm1:

 

Hmmm. Ever thought about an attempt to gold-plate the chrome hardware? Now THAT IMO would be spectacular!

 

A purist might think it a sacriledge, but we old Army vets would just call it a "local field modification".

I like blue and gold together very much and once bought a blue lacquer lighter with gold trim for that reason. I do not have the skills or equipment to gold plate things. If I did have I would plate an Imperial dip nib and get some iridium welded to it for my Wearever Frankenpen.

[zuku]

Very nice Scrawler, beautiful indeed.

Is that Tanzanite?

[liz4tin]

That's great! I have an old conway stewart nib. I wonder....hmmmmm

[Scrawler]

Very nice Scrawler, beautiful indeed.

Is that Tanzanite?

No it is Gamma Violet. This is my favourite ink, but virtually unobtainable in North America. I am down to what is left in this pen and 2CC in a sample bottle. When it is gone I will

[Scrawler]

That's great! I have an old conway stewart nib. I wonder....hmmmmm

Of course you can. Bring new life to old things. Anything wrought by the hand of man can be re-wrought.

[pajaro]

Your pen looks lovely and absolutely appropriate. The gold color looks perfect. I have a couple of Montblanc 144 two tone nibs that I have tried in various friction fit pens. If you have concerns about the monotone gold color, you might try a two-tone nib to get a blend with silvery furniture on some other frankenpen you put together. The gold and blue look great. I wonder if a jeweler might be able to plate the metal on your pen?

[OcalaFlGuy]

Well, Lilly certainly doesn't look dowdy now! Her little skin problem appears long cured.

 

While it probably qualifies as a Frankenpen (so what, I kind of think of Estie Reliefs as "Frankenpens"...) you've certainly added value to it as a writer with the nicer nib.

 

Good on ya! :clap1:

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[Uncle Red]

The nice thing about a Frankenpen is "It's Alive" and not in a parts drawer. I just got a Wahl GF pen with a Conklin 2 nib, I have no plans to seperate them.

The Blue with the gold does look nice. It's a pity Esterbrook nevermade gold nibs.

 

For some reason I now have Marlene Deitrich singing Lillie marlene running through my head.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M7kyr1jYks

Edited July 25, 2012 by Uncle Red

[Scrawler]

The nice thing about a Frankenpen is "It's Alive" and not in a parts drawer. I just got a Wahl GF pen with a Conklin 2 nib, I have no plans to seperate them.

The Blue with the gold does look nice. It's a pity Esterbrook nevermade gold nibs.

 

For some reason I now have Marlene Deitrich singing Lillie marlene running through my head.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M7kyr1jYks

Lovely are Marlene Deitrich was, you should be thinking of Lily Munster.

 

 

Edited July 25, 2012 by Scrawler

[OcalaFlGuy]

I was more a Morticia Adams kind a guy.

 

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL-how could you not want a wife who can fence

[liz4tin]

As you can see from my avatar, I Love Lily Munster! I'm concerned about the reboot Hollywood is planning though.

[Scrawler]

I was more a Morticia Adams kind a guy.

 

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL-how could you not want a wife who can fence

I like her, and did consider Morticia as a name. I was a big fan of Caroline Jones. But the name does not go with the lily colored ink I like so much.

[spiv]

esties with moderate flex!

 

yum!

 

 

well done, Scrawler! (and DO bring Lily to OPP in the fall, please)

[Uncle Red]

Another clssic song though.