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Music nibs are rare finds in the wild, save for the obvious exception of those currently on production. From a purely statistical considerat...

Many Chronicles ago I described an interesting fake—a so-called Hawaiian pen copying the well known Sheaffer Balance in green celluloid. Th...

At the early stages of the development of a new industry there is always a proliferation of small companies fighting for their place under t...

Against marketing, history. Against the opportunistic reissues, the real thing. Against the M90 , the Myu 701 . Against the El...

Some weeks ago I spoke about the newly arrived Pilot Kaküno , an entry-level pen –JPY 1000, plus taxes— aimed at the school student. That pe...

The Tenth Madrid Pen Show was celebrated about a week ago (November 15th to 17th). It was an exciting event with thousands of pens, and hun...

I will be a bit narcissistic today and will show my collection of music nibs. All of them are Japanese. Clock-wise from the top, the...