19 - Treat It Like You Would Your Grandma; Collectors Series Part 3

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We’re back with an extra-long episode all about ye ole pens of yore. Join Chuck, Tav, Barry and Max as they discuss how to buy, use, and repair vintage pens. Then Sharyn brings us a Collectors Series interview with Kosta Kamboukos and David van Cuylenburg, two vintage pen collectors from Melbourne.

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The hosts were Chuck (@entree3000_), Tav (@nunc_est_scribendi), Max (@maxschumacher98) and Barry. The interviewer was Sharyn Zha (@sharynzha).

FORMAT

01:20—What We Are Writing With

Barry: 1924 Parker Duofold Jr Italic

Tav: Sheaffer Targa Slim M w/ Sheaffer Black

Max: Sheaffer Imperial IV B w/ Aurora Blue, and Parker 45 Insignia M w/ Aurora Black

Chuck: Franklin-Christoph 20 Maya Blue EF SIG

02:55—Mailbag

@urbanhafner

Fountain Pen Companion

BYOB Pen Club

06:12—Buying and using vintage pens

The big 4: Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman and Wahl-Eversharp

17:53—What appeals to you about vintage pens?

24:36—Collectors Series Part 3: Kosta Kamboukos and David van Cuylenburg

Tokyo International Pen Show 2018 (Sep 29-30) at Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial and Trade Center Taito Hall 7th Floor in Taitou-ku

Pen Collectors of Melbourne (David)

Pen City

Melbourne Vintage Pens (John Di Blasi)

Gopens.com (Garry Lehrer)

Jake’s Pens (Jake Leventhal)

Penamie (Brian Toynton)

Fountain Pen Hospital (Ed Fingerman)

Classic Fountain Pens (John Mottishaw)

Richard Binder

Mike it Work! (Mike Masuyama)

The Nibsmith (Dan Smith)

Goulet Pens

The Pensmith

P.W. Akkerman

S.T. Dupont Olympio Vertigo

Novelli (Marco Parascenzo)

“Arco Brown” Optima by Newton Pens

Melbourne Pen Show

Tafts

@quillidyllic (Nick Gold)

Fountain Pens of the World, by Andreas Lambrou

Waterman 420 eyedropper-fill in Cardinal Hard Rubber with Sterling Silver “Filigree” overlay (catalog 86)

Yard-O-Led

The Viceroy Grand

Kosta: Pilot Decimo EF w/ Namiki Black, and Otto Hutt Design 4 rounded-nose cursive italic w/Sheaffer Skrip Red

David: Sheaffer PFM

1:06:52—Repairs and restoration

Richard Binder Repairer’s Corner

David Nishimura’s recommendations for repair/restoration services

Fountain Pens: The Complete Guide to Repair & Restoration, by Frank Dubiel

John Mottishaw

Mike Masuyama at Mike It Work!

David Nishimura at the Vintage Pen Website

Ron Zorn at Main Street Pens

Gerry Berg - email only

Oscar Rodriguez the Penthusiast

@paperwantsapen (Stacy Hills)

Paper Wants a Pen

PenBookmarks page on repairs and pen-making

1:17:50—Recommendations

Blackwing 602

1920s Parker Duofold

Chuck’s Benedict™

Keffir with cereal

1:21:55—Thanks and Credits

Producers: Diana Dai, Chuck Montano, Sharyn Zha, Patrick Antolovich, Denise Tang.

Recording and editing: Patrick Antolovich, Denise Tang.

Special thanks to David and Kosta.

Music: Michael Pearce.

Logo: Will H. Smith.

Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.

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