======================================================================== Nib Noise * Volume 14 Number 11 * February 2016 ======================================================================== 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Our Next Pen Show Will Be in Baltimore *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Last year, the Baltimore Pen Show moved to the Doubletree Baltimore BWI Airport Hotel in Linthicum, Maryland, just a spit and a holler from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). We liked it! We are seriously looking forward to being there again next month to see all the friends who come to visit us at this great show. We'll be set up all three days, beginning Friday, March 4, and running through Sunday, March 6. There are plenty of restaurants close to the hotel with even more in Baltimore itself, and Baltimore is a city known for its good food and some very interesting tourist spots, so there's something there for your family members who don't care about pens. I'll be working on nibs as I do at every show we attend, and Barbara will be 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 show's website: http://www.baltimorepenshow.com/ We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. We hope to see you there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** WE WILL NOT BE AT THE LONG ISLAND SHOW THIS YEAR *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We're sorry to miss all our good friends and clients in Long Island, but circumstances have conspired to prevent our attendance at the LI show. If you will need nib work done, Linda Kennedy of IndyPenDance will be there, and you can trust her to do a superb job. Mike will be with her, offering general repairs. Get to know the Kennedys; they're lovely people and a real asset to the pen community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** You Asked for It, We Answered *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens, Volume 2: Restoration is now available in two deluxe printed editions! This is the book that repair expert Jim Marshall calls "a formidable book...if you are interested in restoration, don't miss this one!" You asked for it in print, and we’re happy to say we’ve made it happen. We’re offering a premium full-color perfect-bound paperback through Amazon.com. The inside margin is wide enough that you can have it punched and put into a 3-ring binder. Or if you’d prefer a larger format that will lie flat on your repair bench, we've arranged with another vendor to supply a special coil-bound edition, as well. Of course, the Restoration volume, like the rest of our guides, is still available in multiple ebook formats as well! Please check out my other books while you're getting ready to order your copy. http://www.richardspens.com/?bks=richard+vol2 IF SALES OF THESE PRINTED BOOKS JUSTIFY THE EFFORT AND EXPENSE, WE WILL MAKE THE OTHER VOLUMES IN THE RICHARDSPENS GUIDE SERIES AVAILABLE AS PRINTED EDITIONS FOR YOU. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Pens from the Vault *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now that we are no longer retailing pens, I have no need for some of the modern pens I've acquired over the years. I will be offering those pens in Barbara's Attic. They're all bright and shiny and ready to assume their rightful places in your collection -- or your pocket. Some of them are now difficult or impossible to find in the amrket, so do keep an eye on the spot. http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Out-of Production Pelikan Nibs *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In case you haven't taken a good look at the nibs listed in Barbara's Attic, this is just a little note to let you know that along with other Pelikan nibs, we still have a few BB nibs and some obliques, and they are at discounted prices: http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic+nibshop ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Accessory Clips *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Back in the day, you could buy slip-on accommodation clips for your clipless pens. You still can. We have a big box of new-made clips, and we've just reduced the price to $2.50 for five of them: http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic+clips If you're interested in a larger purchase, we'll be happy to quote a discounted price for quantities of 25 or more of these clips. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Slim Targa/Fashion TRZ Converters *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We still have a few squeeze converters for Sheaffer's Slim Targa and Fashion TRZ. These converters are incredibly hard to find these days, and if you have a Slim Targa or a Fashion TRZ you need one: http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic+starga ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** On the Monthly Pen Show Tray *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The February Pen Show Tray is loaded up with some cool items, including a record TWELVE Nib Alert pens. The Tray has been on display for a while. If you haven't had a look, there might still be time before it automagically opens itself for sale at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time tonight, 31 January. Don't miss out! http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=tray ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Broad Strokes *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Every collector has encountered, or will encounter, pens that have been personalized with their owners' names. These pens can be the bearers of some fascinating history about the people who owned them. Read about five people whose pens made their owners memorable: http://www.richardspens.com/?hist=pers_pens ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Pens That Write Right! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unless otherwise requested at the time of sale or unless otherwise noted in Barbara's Attic, I personally tune each new nib we sell at no extra charge before shipment. I test the nib in a pen filled with Waterman Mysterious Blue ink and write with it on paper of better than average quality, adjusting as necessary to bring it up to the RichardsPens.com "factory" standard for smoothness and flow. If you order a new nib with customization (gold nibs only), I will modify the nib (for an extra charge), and we will ship it without any extra delay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Follow Us on the Internet with Facebook and Twitter *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'd like to be liked on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NashuaPenSpa And you're invited to follow us on Twitter: @RichardsPens ======================================================================== If you received this newsletter from Richard Binder, you are a Nib Noise subscriber. If it came from someone else, I invite you to subscribe. 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 Note: We will never sell your name or email address. Your privacy is as important to us as it is to you.