======================================================================== Nib Noise * Volume 16 Number 2 * May 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Tale of the Trays *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've put together an interesting Pen Show Tray for May. The Waterman No. 7 Yellow that I previewed on Facebook is there, and there are a passel of other cool pens that you just gotta have. Check it out, and then be there at 10 p.m. Eastern time when the Tray goes live! http://www.richardspens.com/?pens=tray I put up a new Attic Tray a few minutes ago, and it's loaded with great restorable pens at good prices. http://www.richardspens.com/?acc=attic The nib blowout sale continues. Be sure to scroll down to Richard's Nib Shop. You can't miss it. And if you buy one of the Esties on Barbara's Tray, you might just want a brand new nib for it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** The Washington DC Fountain Pen SuperShow... *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...is still up in the air as I write this. Bob Johnson has announced that the show will NOT be at the venue where it has been for the past several years, but he has not announced the new venue or the dates for the show. We will learn where and when at just about the same time as you will. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Broad Strokes *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you missed it last month, don't forget to check out my story of John Joseph Durkovitz and his WASP Clipper. Known to his Army buddies as Durk, John served in the 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion in World War II, and it's a fascinating tale. To learn more about his experiences, you might want to order a copy of this book: Finding My Father's War, by Walter J. Eldredge It's a great read. Here's a link to it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1589612027/richabindefou-20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** 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. Your privacy is as important to us as it is to you.