Hi Pen Fans!
Just a quick blog post to make everyone aware of some recent happenings with regard to tuning, adjustment, and customization of nibs on Edison Pens.
In the past, I have personally tuned every nib that leaves the Edison facility. Very few pen companies bother with this step, but we find this to be an absolutely vital ingredient to our success. I have often said that a great pen with a bad nib is like a Ferrari with a flat tire, and I think that most agree that this is an accurate and interesting analogy!
Many of our customers have commented on how this extra step that we’ve taken from Edison’s first day in business makes a huge difference in how their pens perform, and we wholly agree.
So what is changing? Not much. I will still tune, adjust, and perfect every nib that leaves our facility, but with even more accuracy and better results as I recently finished extensive training with master nib worker Richard Binder. I didn’t simply attend an hour-long seminar. Instead, Richard was kind enough to host a multiple-day visit for personalized instruction. I will also be planning future visits to continue my education with Richard.
While I already had a good foundation in nib work (over the years, we never received any complaints), Richard was able to take my skills to the next level when it comes to “Binderizing” a nib (an extensive general tuning), along with perfecting my italic grinds, oblique grinds, architect grinds, as well as EF to EEEEF grinds.
I think that most customers already realize this, but I will iterate what our nib tuning procedures have been and will continue to be….
With Production Line pens, we perform a “dry” tuning at no charge. This involves…
- Tine alignment
- Proper adjustment of tip gap and tine gap
- General Smoothing
- Feed alignment
- Overall inspection
With Signature Line Pens, we perform a “wet” tuning at no charge. This involves…
- Tine Alignment
- Proper adjustment of tip gap and tine gap
- General smoothing
- Feed Alignment
- Overall inspection
- Test with Waterman ink on Rhodia or Clairefontaine paper.
- Any specific tuning that the customer prefers. Wetness, feedback, high/low angles, etc. So you can request the nib to be tuned to your exact preferences.
- Custom grinds such Italic (stub, cursive, or crisp), Oblique, Architect, and EF to EEEEF grinds
So our entire procedure will not change, but the skills used to make each of your nibs to write exactly how you wish have been nicely enhanced!
Thanks!