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I recently purchased two Esties from ebay and love them. I can relate to the "Crack" thing as I'm already planning my next purchase and trying to decide on the nib(s) that I want. I have an SJ with 2550 and a Transitional J with a 9550.

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... the blue LJ w/9556 nib ... Then I want to try a flex. And a stub. And . . .

 

Parcel on the way!

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
— Samuel Johnson

 

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My Crack Pen Dealer is skilled beyond measure. dcpritch sent me the mother of all loaner packages and my head is still reeling. His blue LJ is (to my eyes) blue violet and utterly beautiful. :wub: And he was kind enough to send me multiple nibs to try. Now to stop gawking at the pen, decide what ink deserves to be in it, pick a nib and get to writing. Thank you very, very much, David!

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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A pen and writing sample pic would be righteous. Yes, DCP has many drool worthy pens and shows them off often in the Show your pen, ink, and writing thread in First Things.

 

Have fun SC, that's what this is all about.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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A pen and writing sample pic would be righteous.

 

Have fun SC, that's what this is all about.

Plan on seeing writings samples! I'd have to work hard NOT to have fun. :).

 

Must remember not to drool on the gorgeous pen.

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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I recently purchased two Esties from ebay and love them. I can relate to the "Crack" thing as I'm already planning my next purchase and trying to decide on the nib(s) that I want. I have an SJ with 2550 and a Transitional J with a 9550.

 

Where to start....I just got 3 in the mail today, and there are 3 more on the way. I did sell the silver one. And, I've got a bid out for two more.

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I caught you sleeping today you slacker. ;)

 

I scored a very nice looking (potentially, anyway, after a short stay at Spa Estie East) Root Beer Streaker J for a decent price.

 

Someone's gonna end up with another Really nice one.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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I caught you sleeping today you slacker. ;)

 

I scored a very nice looking (potentially, anyway, after a short stay at Spa Estie East) Root Beer Streaker J for a decent price.

 

Someone's gonna end up with another Really nice one.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

LOL! I was probably in a daze after my lot of four pens came - the three Esties and a nice surprise - a really clean Sheaffer WASP Screamer. As it is, my checkbook is yelling at me. However, I did manage a 9128 nib for $14 yesterday.

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Plan on seeing writings samples! I'd have to work hard NOT to have fun. :).

Must remember not to drool on the gorgeous pen.

I'd love to see writing samples after you've had them a while. :)

How small of all that human hearts endure,
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— Samuel Johnson

 

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a really clean Sheaffer WASP Screamer. As it is, my checkbook is yelling at me. However, I did manage a 9128 nib for $14 yesterday.

 

No kidding.

 

A Souls Screaming in Purgatory WASP Screamer? Neat! What color? Good deal on the Flexy, new or used?

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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No kidding.

 

A Souls Screaming in Purgatory WASP Screamer? Neat! What color? Good deal on the Flexy, new or used?

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

I think it's what Sheaffer referred to as Birdseye, so it's the green (pic up in the Sheaffer forum). The nib appears to be very clean, but probably used. It was listed as a 9550, with the box, but as I looked closely at the picture of the nib, I could see that it was the 9128 stamped on the nib itself. I even got a couple bucks knocked off for the discrepancy.

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LMAO! Fist bump for the discrepancy discount you sly dawg.

 

Thank God it's Just a Green SSIP. A Blue or Silver one would have had me twitching.

 

Bruce in Ocala-Homey don't do Green pens

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hmmm, everyone has different preferences. I like the J model best, as well.

 

Pretty writing. We're you surprised by the 2284 nib? They are typically great nibs, but I think the one I sent is especially smooth.

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I expected to prefer the LJ because I have gravitated toward slender pens. I like the size of the LJ but the J feels a bit more comfortable. A minor difference overall but a revelation nonetheless. I think this is part of what makes the loaner program so great; I might have rested on my assumptions and never picked up a J. Now I know I need both.

 

I was completely surprised by the 2284 nib. Assumptions again; I'm not crazy about most M nibs and thought a stub would just be a wider version of an M. Since I write on the smallish side and have a lot of what my students call "swoops" I thought a stub would make my writing harder to read by filling in the letters. I also thought it would be scratchy - all that real estate on the paper I suppose. I had a "whoa" moment when I started writing with it; there was no feedback at all. Sort of like writing on glass. And there was the added benefit of making that ink look wonderful. It's J. Herbin Bouquet d'Antan and is anemic with a F nib. I hope I haven't desecrated your gorgeous blue icicle with my pink ink. :)

 

I haven't tried the SJ yet but will this weekend. I'm looking forward to experimenting with the different nibs even more now. I did try the 2312 briefly; we didn't play well together but I'm not giving up. I've read those can take some practice.

 

Sorry to babble on and on.

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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Babbling on about Estiebrooks is perfectly accepted behavior here. ;)

 

Especially when there's pics of cool pens and writing samples involved.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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Hi all! This is such a great and generous idea!

 

I'm 30+ posts and 30+ days. I've read post #1 and would very much like to borrow a J with a hard fine point. Preferably in Copper because I'm interested in that color and would like to see it first hand, but that's less important.

 

Thanks!

 

Matt

Currently: Sailor Pro Gear Black/Rhodium M/F with Sailor Jentle Black; Sailor Pro Gear Yellow/Rhodium M/F with Diamine Sargasso Sea; Sailor Pro Gear Slim Sky Demonstrator/Rhodium M with Sailor Jentle Blue; Sailor Pro Gear Apres Ski M with Robert Oster Grey Seas; Sheaffer Touchdown Imperial VIII M with Diamine Asa Blue; Lamy AL-star Ocean Blue M with Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue; Lamy Safari Red F with Sheaffer Skrip Red for grading papers; Lamy Safari Neon Yellow F with Diamine Kelly Green; Esterbrook J Blue 9668 with Noodlers Ottoman Azure; Esterbrook J Red 9668 with Diamine Red Dragon; Esterbrook J Copper 2668 with Diamine Ancient Copper; Esterbrook J Gray 9668 with Robert Oster Stormy Seas; TWSBI Vac700R M with Robert Oster Grey Seas; Noodler's Ahab Clear Demonstrator M with Diamine Midnight; Kaweco Skyline Sport M with Diamine Grey; Faber-Castell Goldfaber 1221 HB and Tombow Mono HB

 

"Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man." Francis Bacon, Of Studies

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I expected to prefer the LJ because I have gravitated toward slender pens. I like the size of the LJ but the J feels a bit more comfortable. A minor difference overall but a revelation nonetheless. I think this is part of what makes the loaner program so great; I might have rested on my assumptions and never picked up a J. Now I know I need both.

 

I was completely surprised by the 2284 nib. Assumptions again; I'm not crazy about most M nibs and thought a stub would just be a wider version of an M. Since I write on the smallish side and have a lot of what my students call "swoops" I thought a stub would make my writing harder to read by filling in the letters. I also thought it would be scratchy - all that real estate on the paper I suppose. I had a "whoa" moment when I started writing with it; there was no feedback at all. Sort of like writing on glass. And there was the added benefit of making that ink look wonderful. It's J. Herbin Bouquet d'Antan and is anemic with a F nib. I hope I haven't desecrated your gorgeous blue icicle with my pink ink. :)

 

I haven't tried the SJ yet but will this weekend. I'm looking forward to experimenting with the different nibs even more now. I did try the 2312 briefly; we didn't play well together but I'm not giving up. I've read those can take some practice.

 

Sorry to babble on and on.

 

Babble on. You would be surprised how someone's casual statement can be an inportant revelation for someone else.

 

I am a slow writer, left handed, and mediums and broad nibs are overpoweringly wet for me. Stubs and italics do not seem so overpowering, and the 2284, 9284, 9314s and 9312 are surprisingly usable. It must be that, since they are thinner than round nibs but still wide, the thinness limits the ink put down and helps control.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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Hi all! This is such a great and generous idea!

 

I'm 30+ posts and 30+ days. I've read post #1 and would very much like to borrow a J with a hard fine point. Preferably in Copper because I'm interested in that color and would like to see it first hand, but that's less important.

 

Thanks!

 

Matt

Matt, I've contacted your Loaner Outer. Stand by to hear from him.

 

Let me know if you're not so lever filler pen experienced and I'll send you some basic user info.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl and the Esterbrook Loaners Program

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