Richard Binder - Fountain Pens

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From his site:

FOUNTAIN PENS offer the writer a delightful aesthetic experience; they’re pleasing to use, and they produce a distinctive handwriting that cannot be achieved by any other means. (Read my essay about why I use fountain pens.)

In addition to careful, respectful repair and restoration, I specialize in adjusting, regrinding, and customizing nibs on all brands of pens. For instant gratification, I offer a broad selection of economical preground nibs for Pelikan pens.

As an authorized retailer for Bexley, Conway Stewart, Filcao, Pelikan, Signum, and Taccia, I have a carefully chosen selection of modern pens for sale. These are pens I’ve chosen because, as a repairer, I have confidence in their quality and reliability. Most of these pens have nibs that can be customized. If you purchase a pen and order its nib customized, I can customize the nib to your specifications and ship your pen the next business day. Nib customization begins at $30.00; please send mail to discuss your specific needs and their cost.

I also offer restored vintage fountain pens. If you have restorable pens that you think I might like to buy for restoration and resale, please send mail.

I offer a few accessories to enhance your pleasure with your pens. Also on my Accessories page is The Reader’s Corner, with suggestions for your reading pleasure. At the end of each Extra Fine Points article Don Fluckinger offers ideas for further reading.

As a pen restorer, I can’t help acquiring a few pens for myself. I collect primarily American vintage pens — not with the intention of building a massive collection but rather with an eye toward a small number of pens that I find interesting because of certain design features, because they’re classics or type examples, or just because they’re cool. (Read my capsule biography.)

• Richard Binder - Fountain Pens