Pelikan Music Nibs

[stoen]

Hi,

I regularly use a few vintage Pelikans dated between 1934 and 1959, and keep them in perfect writing condition.

I am curious about Pelikan music nibs. I've heard a few stories of those who once have used them.

From the appearance (size, engraving style) one might guess they could have been manufactured in smaller quantities during the 100n production era (1937-1954).

Does someone in the Forum perhaps have a more educated info on this topic? Are there any manufacturing records? Can those Pelikan music nibs still be occasionally found somewhere?

I understand this is a subject of limited interest. Therefore, please, pardon my asking this.

Thanks.

[carlos.q]

Check out this page:

http://www.ruettinger-web.de/e-pelikan-federn-special.html

 

There is a picture of a Pelikan music nib but not much else.

Edited February 13, 2020 by carlos.q

[OMASsimo]

I think this is a very appropriate quesion here and I'm interested myself. Apparently they existed but I've never seen one, unfortunately.

[carlos.q]

I got these pictures from a japanese site: a Pelikan 400NN with music nib. Maybe someone can translate the information.

 

 

 

Source: http://pelikan.livedoor.biz/archives/52053837.html

[DilettanteG]

Wow, I didn't even know Pelikan had ever made a stock music nib. Cool.

 

A three tined music nib along with an architect are two types noticeably absent from my collection. I don't currently write any musical notation or the Arabic/Hebrew those two nibs are made for. Part me just wants to have them to say I have them, but I'm trying to be more practical these days.

[zaddick]

Wow, I didn't even know Pelikan had ever made a stock music nib. Cool.

 

A three tined music nib along with an architect are two types noticeably absent from my collection. I don't currently write any musical notation or the Arabic/Hebrew those two nibs are made for. Part me just wants to have them to say I have them, but I'm trying to be more practical these days.

Practical about pens, eh? Me thinks you are hanging out in the wrong place.

[DilettanteG]

Practical about pens, eh? Me thinks you are hanging out in the wrong place.

 

Oh no, my cover is blown!

[stoen]

Thanks, everybody who put effort and interest in addresding some obscure corners of this topic. AFAIK, the music nibs might have also been mentioned in “The Pelikan Book”. Any additional information would be very welcome.

Thanks in advance.

[sargetalon]

Forgive me for reviving a year old thread but I have recently been able to more definitively answer the questions brought up here and thought that my research may be of general interest to the readership.  It's a bit much to put here in a post therefore you can find my write up on this topic on my blog by following this link.  I hope that it helps to answer any lingering questions that you may have had about Pelikan's fabled music nibs.

[OCArt]

Fantastic! What an amazing find. Thank you for sharing this information.

[stoen]

4 hours ago, sargetalon said:

Forgive me for reviving a year old thread but I have recently been able to more definitively answer the questions brought up here and thought that my research may be of general interest to the readership.

Please, don’t appologize for having revived a year old thread. Your reply is the first truly relevant and elaborate reply, without irony this thread has received. It gave this thread at least a bit of relevance and identity.

With your kind permission, as the OP I’ll assume freedom of sending you a PM with a few small corrections and suggestions for your fantastic page.

🙂

[mana]

Niiiiiiice! And thanks for posting!

[sargetalon]

7 hours ago, stoen said:

Please, don’t appologize for having revived a year old thread. Your reply is the first truly relevant and elaborate reply, without irony this thread has received. It gave this thread at least a bit of relevance and identity.

With your kind permission, as the OP I’ll assume freedom of sending you a PM with a few small corrections and suggestions for your fantastic page.

🙂

 

Feel free to PM me anytime.  Always open to suggestions.

[Aysedasi]

Fascinating read 

[mizgeorge]

Brilliant! So hands up who wants one now