Greg Minuskin

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(SOLD 11/01/09) Here is the Halloween Pen Deal! Aiken Lambert Green Marble, unstained! 1930′s “Mercantile” model with flex nib. New ink sac, ready to go. No brassing on the trim parts, no cracks in the cap either, amazing! Pen measures about 5 1/2 inches. long. Email me asap for price; this will NOT LAST, BOOOOO! Happy Halloween!
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Above is another amazing artwork creation from my good client in South Korea. While he was drinking coffee and writing a dissertation, my client created this lovely work of art. Notice his control of the flex of the pen, the varying thin and thick lines, perfectly executed to create a lovely Peacock rendition. Make sure to click on the picture above, and below, to get a larger image!

Peacocks are a favorite of many pen people, as their varied colored tails represent the various colors of ink one can explore with, and create with, when using a custom fountain pen. Do you have a piece of artwork that you would like me to put on my site, that you have created with a pen that I have modified for you? Please let me know, and I will be happy to showcase your artistic talents here
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So, you have your own Namiki Falcon, and you would like me to super flex it, as well as regrind the nib to an extra fine, needlepoint tip. Cost is only $90.00 plus postage and takes a few days to complete. Contact me today and I will have your pen done in as little as two weeks!
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Dear Greg,

I got the pen safely back today and I’d like to thank you so much for the exquisite work done on my 149’s nib and the problematic piston filling system.

If only I could find the exact words to describe the trepidation I had before taking the nib to paper. Trepidation that gradually turned into excitement and anticipation upon watching my thoughts transcend to reality through the glistening opulent instrument I now held in my hand, laying down a line of precise black on the pristine white Rhodia pad. Slowly but surely I found myself grinning away like a love smitten pre-hormonal school kid.

Honestly, I cannot thank you enough for transforming what was destined to be a white elephant into my definitive daily go to writer.

Rest assured my good friend, this will definitely not be the last time I send any of my pens to the “Minuskin Pen Spa”.

Regards,
Damien.

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So, you have a nib that is bent, or better yet, really bent! Not to worry, I can assist you. This wonderful Waterman’s Keyhole flex nib came into the shop today, and I got right to work on it. As you can see in the above picture, it was a mess. After working my “magic” with the nib, the picture below shows the results.

Let me fix your nib for you today; turn around time is only 2 weeks, and the cost is usually in the $45.00 to $70.00 range for this sort of nib repair (if you send me just the nib; if you send me the whole pen, then there is a nominal charge to remove the nib/install it after I have done the work.) No “Pen/Nib Handling” extra charges here! Hope to help you soon!
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(SOLD IN 24 HOURS!) Here is a very nice, custom fine super sharp italic regrind in a nice Sheaffer’s brown stripe, lever fill 1930′s pen. This pen is for sale! Please inquire by emailing me at greg@gregminuskin.com
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(Sold! 10/14/09) The deal of the week: Very nice, Grey, Parker Vacumatic sporting a custom 1.5mm super wet, broad custom retip. Pictures show the size, and the condition of the pen. What a deal. Email me for pricing; this will not last! First come, first served!
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There is nothing like making a client happy, or in this case, help in recovering from high blood pressure when one of my regrinds shows up at the door! Thanks Mitch!

Another magnificent nib job! Mailed check Friday.
Lousy rainy weekend and spiking blood pressure: arrival of the pen did much for my peace! Filled with Apache Sunset: nice! Copper Burst will be next. Thanks so much Greg!

Mitch B.

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Another creation from the house of nib retipping! I was able to get this music nib to really put out the ink, rivers and rivers of ink. Lets hope that there is an ink bottle near by as with this type of flow, I can see only about a half of page would be written on before a refill would be needed

Another great email and photos from my good client in South Korea! I sold him a Green Sheaffer’s Snorkel with a custom extra fine regrind, that writes both in the normal way, and upside down, for an even finer line. His comments below:

With this special Sheaffe’sr valiant Green pen by you, I tried to write Marcel Proust’s paragraph titled “The Birch Tree.”

This green Snorkel pen seems to be well matched with Montblanc Racing Green ink in it, and it lends itself quite well to write out Proust’s self-reflection/writings. I have re-copied it during the quiet time I have had the opportunity to also draw from Proust’s words the very birch trees Proust talks about so poetically.

This Snorkel pen is more historic than any Montblnc and very meanigful to me.
The reason is that the old pen has been reborned by you for me.

As you see my handwriting and drawing, the pen now provides possibilities for writing and artwork!

Right (normal) writing: fine point for speed writing.
Upside down writing: memo and sketch.

There is plenty of ink flow that allows for such multi-uses!
Thanks so very much Greg!
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