Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Oct 29, 2016, at 8:03 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> > wrote: > > On Sat, 29 Oct 2016 Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > >> The pen really appeals to me, as I am also one of those Luddites who still >> uses fountain pens on a daily basis. My taste runs to the Japanese ones >> though, which, like everything they do, are beautifully made, intricately >> detailed and with more than a dozen nib choices..... >> Cheers >> Jayanand > ================================================================= > I'm a daily user too. > > Two years ago I treated myself to a Pilot retractable pen after I dropped > my Waterman > while shopping and bent the nib about 45 degrees up, because the cap > retaining > mechanism was shot. My pen store guy said it's not fixable. But I was > able to manipulate > the nib back so that I can still use it at my desk where it doesn't matter > if the cap is loose. A nib can always be replaced; unless the barrel itself has been damaged beyond repair. fond regards, George http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.imagist.com http://www.linkedin.com/imagist