======================================================================== Nib Noise * Volume 17 Number 8 * November 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** The 24th Annual Ohio Pen Show Is Here! *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 24th Annual Ohio Pen Show will be happening this coming weekend (November 1-4). Barbara and I have our bags and buckets packed, and we will be headin' out to Ohio tomorrow to be sure we're on hand for all the festivities. We hope to see you there -- come and join the fun! The Ohio Pen Show is one of the best and 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** 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 is filled, but if you aren't a registered participant 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Our Next Show *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After the Ohio show, we will be sitting back and relaxing (HA!) until next spring, when our first pen show of 2019 will be the Baltimore- Washington International Pen Show, March 1-3 at the BWI Marriott Hotel just around the corner (maybe two corners) from Baltimore-Washington International Airport. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** 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. -------- MYU. (pronounced myoo) A series of long/short stainless steel pen models with integral nibs, produced by Pilot from 1971 to 1977. The name derives from the Greek letter µ (mu), which Pilot used in advertising the pens. The first version, the MUY 701, was the most numerous, but so few MYUs overall were made that all versions are difficult to find. In 1977, Pilot replaced the MYU with the full-length Murex. ¶ In 2008, Pilot produced the M90, a limited-edition model based on the MYU 701 (with slight differences, including a thicker girth to accommodate the CON-50 converter and a blue artificial jewel on the cap crown instead of the original’s flat black inset panel). The M90 is today almost as sought after as the MYU 701. See also integral nib, Murex. -------- To immerse yourself in the Glossopedia, follow this link: http://www.richardspens.com/?gloss= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Broad Strokes *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Last month I announced a forthcoming article about Japanese "long/short" pocket pens. It's still not finished -- about a dozen of the pens to be mentioned are still on their way from various sellers. (And I just this evening bought another!) In the meantime, I present the current version of the article. These pens are so fasci- nating that I simply could wait no longer to share them with you. http://www.richardspens.com/?desn=long_short I'll announce the complete version in the near future. 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. Your privacy is as important to me as it is to you.