======================================================================== Nib Noise * Volume 17 Number 7 * October 2018 ======================================================================== Welcome to Nib Noise. I hope you'll enjoy reading this month's issue. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NEWSLETTER! The robot that sends it out hasn't yet learned to read. If you have comments or questions, send email to: richard@richardspens.com To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit the Free Email Newsletter page on my site: http://www.richardspens.com/?info=nibnoise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Books and More Books *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In case you've missed my announcement, I recently published my fifth and sixth ebooks about fountain pens: Fountain Pen Profiles: Wahl-Eversharp In this generously illustrated full-color book are profiles of eleven Wahl-Eversharp fountain pen models, from the beginning in 1917 to the end in 1957. Available as ebook or printed book. Fountain Pen Profiles: L. E. & A. A. Waterman In this generously illustrated full-colof book are profiles of nine pivotal L. E. Waterman fountain pen models from 1917 to 1957, together with a long look at A. A. Waterman's history and pens. Available as ebook only, but that can change! How can it change? The decision to make a printed version of a given book depends on how well printed books are selling. That's the only way I can know that the significant investment to convert books to printed form is worthwhile. If you want to see more of my books in printed form, please consider buying copies of the ones that are already in that form. Don't forget the RichardsPens Guide to Fountain Pens, my information- packed four-volume series covering diverse topics from restoration to the history and workings of a whole passel of filling systems to where's the best place to buy pens other than at a pen show. I've produced all of these books for Kindle, iBooks, and Nook, and some are available in printed form. Check them out on this page, where there are links to all the online stores: http://www.richardspens.com/?bks=richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** The 24th Annual Ohio Pen Show Is Almost Upon Us *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 24th Annual Ohio Pen Show will be happening the first weekend of November (November 1-4). Barbara and I will be on hand for all the festivities -- where will YOU be? The Ohio Pen Show is one of the greatest shows on the circuit. It's famous all over the world for the quality and quantity of vintage pens that you'll see. Meet your fellow collectors in a warm and friendly atmosphere. There are extra events for weekend pass holders, including two, count 'em TWO, auctions, one on Thursday the 1st and the big one on Saturday the 3rd. Oh, and did I mention the wine and cheese party on Thursday and the pizza party on Friday? With Weekenders' events cranking up on Thursday (30 trading tables) and running all day Friday (160 tables), and two full public days on the weekend, this year's show will be the ideal way to make up your Holiday wish list nice and early. As always, there will be exciting new products and all those vintage pens I mentioned, as well as that fabulous auction action. The Ohio show offers a grand time, and it's really not to be missed. In case you haven't already made your reservation, Terry and his minions will be happy to sell you a Weekend Pass when you walk in the door on Thursday, so you needn't miss out on the variety of evening events. For much more information, visit the show's Web site: http://www.theohiopenshow.com/ If this will be your first-ever pen show, be sure to read my pen show virgin's guide: http://www.richardspens.com/?shows=firstshow As always, I'll be regrinding and tweaking nibs while you wait. We use a list, like your favorite restaurant, so you can enjoy the rest of the show while you await your turn. (But we don't have those buzzy hockey puck things...) Bring a pen, and share a little time with friends at our table while I jazz up your writing experience. PLEASE READ OUR RECENTLY UPDATED "TABLE TALK" FAQ TO LEARN HOW WE OPERATE AT A SHOW: http://www.richardspens.com/?info=shows If you have pens that need repairs other than nib work, you can hand them to any of the several repairers who will be working at the show. We recommend Mike and Linda Kennedy of IndyPenDance, Martin Ferguson of Martin's Pens 51, or Ron Zorn of Main Street Pens. We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. We hope to see you there -- come and join the fun! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Hands-On Nib Workshop in Ohio *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ably seconded by Linda Kennedy of IndyPenDance (seventh-year protégée) and Brian Gray of Edison Pen (third-year protégé), I will be giving my hands-on nib smoothing seminar at the Ohio show. It happens Sunday morning, beginning promptly at 8:30. Attendance for hands-on guidance is limited to 16 registered participants. Registration for the workshop will open promptly at 9:00 Eastern time on Friday October 19, at this page: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=workshop If registration is filled up before you get to the page, you are still welcome to audit the workshop; we'll have extra copies of the handout for you, and we'll take questions from auditors just as from paid participants. If you decide after the workshop that you'd like to try working with your own pens, Mike and Linda at IndyPenDance will have complete kits of the workshop materials for sale at their table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** The Glossopedia *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A major feature of my website is the Glossopedia, a hybrid between a glossary and a single-volume encyclopedia. With more than 1500 defini- tions and descriptions, more than 900 illustrations, and more than 2100 cross-references, it's the most comprehensive of its kind on the Web. Each month, Nib Noise includes a randomly chosen Glossopedia entry. -------- Ambassador. A J. Harris sub-brand (1920s-1940s). Ambassador pens were lever fillers and were generally cheap and of poor quality, but they did have 14K warranted nibs. It appears that when J. Harris became the Majestic Pen Company, it kept the Ambassador brand; later Ambassador pens resemble contemporaneous Majestic models. See also Harris. -------- To immerse yourself in the Glossopedia, follow this link: http://www.richardspens.com/?gloss= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Broad Strokes *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have been spending a lot of time working on a forthcoming large article about Japanese long/short "Pocket" pens. In that effort, I've discovered several brands besides Morison (about which I wrote last month) that can use my modified Platinum converters. For this reason, I've not had time to crank out a whole new article for you, but I have updated and slightly expanded the article on converting a Platinum converter (and corrected a typo or two). I've also changed its file name, so if you have bookmarked morison_conv you should delete or update that bookmark. Here's the updated version: http://www.richardspens.com/?rep=pocket_conv To help you find reference articles on my site that have been edited recently, there is a handy heading right at the top of the reference index, listing the five most recently added or edited reference pages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Follow RichardsPens on the Internet with Facebook *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RichardsPens.com would like to be liked on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NashuaPenSpa ======================================================================== 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 visit the Free Email Newsletter page on our site: http://www.richardspens.com/?info=nibnoise Note: I will never sell your name or email address. 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