======================================================================== Nib Noise * Volume 12 Number 12 * March 2014 ======================================================================== Welcome to Nib Noise. We hope you'll enjoy reading this month's issue. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NEWSLETTER! For comments or questions, send email to: richard@richardspens.com To subscribe or unsubscribe, please DO NOT use the links in the footer of this email. Instead, visit the Free Email Newsletter page on our site: http://www.richardspens.com/?info=nibnoise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Two, Two, TWO Shows This Month! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This year, the Baltimore Pen Show is in a NEW LOCATION, the BWI Airport Marriott Hotel, and WE ARE THERE. It'll be just a two-day show this year, on Saturday, March 1 (that's TODAY, unless you're reading this oN Friday evening), and Sunday, March 2. We will be here both days, enjoying the crowd and the hospitality of the hotel and nearby restaurants. There are plenty of restaurants close to the hotel, and even more in Baltimore itself, and Baltimore is a city known for its good food, so there's something here for you. Two weeks from now, we'll be at the Long Island Show. Not too big, not too small, it draws a good crowd of dealers and attendees. Mark your calendar for Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. The show is in the student center. I'll be working on nibs both weekends as I do at every show we attend, and Barbara will manage the table, handling sales and making sure I keep my nose to the grindstone. PLEASE READ OUR "TABLE TALK" FAQ TO LEARN HOW WE OPERATE AT A SHOW: http://www.richardspens.com/?info=shows If you plan to come and haven't ever been to a show before, you might want to read my article on Your First Pen Show: http://www.richardspens.com/?shows=firstshow For more information, visit the shows' Web sites: http://www.baltimorepenshow.com/ http://www.lipenshow.com/ We'll have a selection of new pens from Bexley, Edison, Gate City, Pilot/Namiki, Onoto, and Pelikan. THESE CAN HAVE THEIR NIBS CUSTOMIZED WHILE YOU WAIT. We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. We hope to see you there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** The RichardsPens Schedule for March *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ With two shows this month, our shipping schedule is going to be a little ragged. Here are the days on which we'll be shipping during March: Saturday, March 8 Wednesday, March 12 Wednesday, March 19 Saturday, March 22 Wednesday, March 26 Saturday, March 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Barbra's Attic Isn't Just Any Old Attic *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This month, Barbara's Attic is LOADED with goodies. Don actually found seven boxes that he had lost track of, and we've got 'em. Barbara went rooting through my box of inks, and she's found eight bottles of "vintage" Waterman that she says I have to sell. ("Vintage" means that these brand-new fresh bottles still have the old design and the old color names, from before Waterman got silly about two years ago.) A few Moore accessories, a tray of things, and more awaits you, so do stop by. http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Bexley's Done It Again *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Corona's successor isn't a gussied-up Corona, it's a new Poseidon! The Poseidon Magnum II is the same size as the tremendously successful Poseidon Magnum, but it's now a piston filler for added reliability and capacity. And it comes in three colors never before seen on a Bexley pen. We have it, and we're ready for you to take it home. http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=bex+magnum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** And Speaking of Bexley.. *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 2014 Owner's Club pen is now available to everybody, not just people who have already bought and registered Bexley pens. This new pen is really special: it's made of a new resin called Flexigran that's amazingly tough and is the first modern resin to have the depth and richness of color that celluloid is famous for. It's also selling very well, so you might not want to delay too long in ordering yours. http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=bex+ownersclub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** The Onoto Magna Classic in Tortoiseshell Is Sold Out -- But... *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...we still have one. This is a gorgeous pen; Onoto made a very small number, and they sold out overnight. All except ours, which we never got around to putting on the site. Priced at $432.00 plus shipping, this elegant and uncommon pen can be yours. Please send an email to us at info@richardspens.com for particulars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Edison Has a New Color *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edison has added a fourth color to the very popular Collier range, a deep blue that Brian named Steel Blue, but it's really not gray enough or metallic enough to be steel. It's a good color, though, and it just might be the blue that ends your winter blues. http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=edi+collier ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** A Change in What We Will Be Bringing to Shows *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beginning with the Philadelphia show in January, we will not be bringing accessories to shows; we'll stick to what we do best, which is fountain pens, and leave accessory sales to other dealers, who have broader accessory selections than we have room for in our small car. If you're going to be at a show and would like us to bring some specific accessories for you, please let us know by email a week or so before the show, and we'll pack your selections especially for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** New Month, New Tray! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All fresh, all new,the RichardsPens "Pen Show" Tray continues to draw interest from around the world. Remember, these pens are one-offs. We don't have two of pen number 1, or of any other on the tray. Get yours first, or get left out. http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=tray ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Broad Strokes *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The time has come, the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing-wax -- Of shopping carts -- and nibs... http://www.richardspens.com/?ttp=alice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Pens That Write Right! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unless otherwise requested at the time of sale, we tune each new pen or nib at no extra charge before shipment. We fill the pen with Waterman Blue-Black ink and write with it on paper from the same fountain pen friendly pads we sell, adjusting as necessary to bring it up to the RichardsPens.com "factory" standard for smoothness and flow. If you order a new pen with a customized nib, I will modify the nib (for an extra charge) and ship the pen immediately instead of putting it into my regular queue. Remember, we are authorized retailers for Bexley, Edison, Gate City Pen, Namiki and Pilot, Onoto, and Pelikan. We don't always have a complete line up on the site, but we can get anything our manufacturers offer -- if you don't see it, just ask! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Follow Us on the Internet with RSS, Facebook, and Twitter *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow us on the Internet by subscribing to our RSS feed. 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