Reform German FP ?

December 18, 2011

Normallya regular 1745 does not have a semi-flex nib.

It is a nice 'semi-vintage' regular flex nib...@ on par with the Pelikan 120.

I have 2 1745, a P-120 (semi-hooded) and a P-125.

This unknown model number Reform...had a semi-flex nib....and it was the very first spade nib, that I ever heard of that was semi-flex.

Experts like Thomas or Maracho; will know much better. It's just I have never read of one here.

It's nice some can take a photograph....my newest Reform looks similar but has a spade nib. That is a classic nib.

Who made the nib?

ticoun You need a '50-60's 790 Geha (semi-flex nib)...does everything a Pelikan 140/400NN will do...it was their main competition. They have increased 1/3 to 1/2 in price...but should be able to get for @ € 40-50...with luck still under €30.

PM me for my German Ebay cheat sheet.

Edited December 18, 2011 by Bo Bo Olson

December 22, 2011

Normallya regular 1745 does not have a semi-flex nib.

It's nice some can take a photograph....my newest Reform looks similar but has a spade nib. That is a classic nib.
Who made the nib?

IIRC... . it was Mutschler Heidelberg, West Germany..

Fred

December 22, 2011

it was Mutschler Heidelberg, West Germany..

Thomas tells me Mutschler...and I use to play poker...so he thinks I know where in the Heidelberg area Mutschler is.

I will as soon as I find a map.

In my little dorf at the edge of Heidelberg, Mercedes use to make pens.

Then at the backery around the corner some guy tells me about some one who made nibs on the same street as the Mercedes made pens.

Heidelberg is like a pen archaeologist Troy.

January 13, 2012

i bought a 1745 from Bigeddie today, i'm curious about the semiflex nib. it's also my first european pen, a Pelikan is too expensive for me right now. and since it looks a bit like a M200 it'll make a nice Pelikan substitute.

I also just ordered a 1745 from Bigeddie. Please let us know how yours turned out.

Thanks!

January 24, 2012

I also just ordered a 1745 from Bigeddie. Please let us know how yours turned out.

I received my Reform 1745 a few days ago, and (after soaking and flushing) I finally got around to inking (Monteverde Green) it today. As several other folks here have experienced, my pen writes dry and is a little scratchy, so I need to do a little flossing and some tine adjustment, and hopefully little or no micromeshing. While the pen has it's charm, it writes with an extra fine line that really doesn't suit me very well (although I can write tiny letters legibly). There is a small amount of flex in the nib, but I haven't quite mastered using it effectively. I also have a large hand and this pen is just a tad too skinny for me. All in all, I think I would have been better off with another Pilot 78G.

January 24, 2012

Micro mesh would be a last resort by me it is very abrasive compared to a good quality brown paper bag.

Of course in the plastic bag world of today it might be easier to get micro-mesh than a good brown paper bag which is the least abrasive way to get rid of the micro-corrosion that is on the 'iridium' because the pen sat around for a decade or two.

I'm too cheap to buy micro mesh, when I have a supply of brown paper bags. One can use the inside too.

I chase vintage pens and many have sat in the back of a drawer for a generation or two, so have the 'scratchy' micro-corrosion that is quickly and easily curable with a safe brown paper bag.

I do have two pens that need micro mesh out of the 50 I have. The rest got 'cured' of being a tad scratchy by tine adjustment and a safe brown paper bag. A cardboard box will do too.