======================================================================== Nib Noise * Volume 15 Number 12 * March 2017 ======================================================================== 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Tray News *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wa ain't "Dunn" yet! There's a Dunn-Pen Dreadnaught from my personal collection on the March Tray, along with a gorgeous Blue Cedar Parker "51" and some other juicy items you won't want to miss! http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=tray I put up a new Attic Tray a few days ago, and two of the pens are gone already. But there's plenty more there for you. http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Don Fluckinger Pen Chests *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RREMINDER: This is the last batch of cigar box pen chests from Don's recent cycle, and he has no plans to make any more. There are fewer than 10 left to choose from, so it's first come first serve -- and when they are gone, they are GONE. Thanks for your patronage! http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=boxes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Baltimore Is Here! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This year, the Baltimore Pen Show has new digs at the Westin Hotel in Linthicum, Maryland, just a skip from the Baltimore-Washington Inter- national Airport (BWI). We are seriously looking forward to being there only two days from now, 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 3, and running through Sunday, March 5. 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, among them a world-class aquarium, 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 I will also be running a NIB SMOOTHING WORKSHOP Sunday. This is the first time I've done this workshop in Baltimore, and there will be some new faces (and some old ones) in the class. If you haven't registered to take the workshop, there is still time as I write: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=workshop For more information about what else will be going on at the show, 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Long Island in April! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We missed the Long Island show last year, but we're darn well not going to miss it this year! The Long Island Show is a great place to reel in lots of New York-area vintage. Not too big, not too small, the show draws a good crowd of dealers and attendees, and it's getting better every year. Mark your calendar for Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2, on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. The show is in the student center. For more information, visit the show's site: http://www.lipenshow.com/ We'll be there, and I promise I won't pull any April Fool's pranks on your nibs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Broad Strokes *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Pen Doctor has made another visit, with a special issue. One of his topics is a discussion about flow and how to adjust it. He hopes you will find this information useful in your quest for the perfect pen. Don't miss the article: http://www.richardspens.com/?pendoc=xxix Or, if you're part of the modern set, not mired in ancient Rome, you can use those newfangled Arabic numerals. They'll get you to the same page: http://www.richardspens.com/?pendoc=29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Manhattan Pen Makers Project Update *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When I rebooted the Manhattan Pen Makers Project, the database listed 251 addresses representing 210 pen makers. As of 28 February 2017, the database lists 600 addresses representing 334 pen makers, with clickable pop-up citations for 464 of the addresses in the list. http://www.richardspens.com/?manhattan= In the past month, thanks to the kindness of a reader, I've been able to add two addresses with citations and a citation for an existing address (but two years earlier than was previously listed without a citation). Note: Inspired by the Manhattan Pen Makers Project, Mike and Linda Kennedy have embarked on what promises to be an even more ambitious effort, the US Pen Manufacturers Database. I encourage you to check it out here: http://www.indypendance.com/US-Mfgs.html If you have information that can be added to either of these databases, please consider contributing to them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** 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 from Barbara's Attic with customization (gold nibs only), I'll 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 our occasional tweets 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. 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