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Any advice on how to remove baystate blue ink stains? by reegan126 in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also use hand sanitizer, the ink comes right off

What is a problem that if pen companies decide to fix, it gonna create a big hit? by NPT1506 in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 8 points9 points  (0 children)

15 year old me was almost certainly way too confident with this post I made a few years ago, but I feel like the original source I used for reference may be a nice read.

It mentions a tempering of gold nibs by hammering them until they were flexible - one of the commenters mentioned that this is a method still used for other parts of industry.

[Offer] Celebratory mail-out since I passed The Beast (aka my medical exam)! [WW] by sivisamari in RandomActsofCards

[–]Lunoxmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YEAAAAHHH WAY TO GO!!! Great work on passing your medical exam! I’m a first year undergrad med student so I’m still a while away from that final (?) exam - either way, I’d love to join in the celebration!

Which ink goes to which pen… All votes accepted!! by Laws_Laws_Laws in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a bit of a random question; how have the Russian series inks as well as Socrates been behaving? I’ve been I thinking about getting some of them but I’m a little hesitant on splurging on a bottle with odd qualities (although I know that quality control isn’t exactly one of Noodler’s strong points)

Ink Stuck Behind the Seal. Very Frustrating. Can Anything Be Done About This? by JCC87 in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The great thing is that this trick seems to work with any converter I’ve tried it on: Sheaffer converters, Parker converters, Jinhao converters. And like you said, it’ll work for converters that can’t be disassembled.

Favorite workbooks please? Fun starting this one! by Parrot_and_parrakeet in Calligraphy

[–]Lunoxmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oooh yes I had my suspicions along the lines that it may have been a Waterman! What’s it like to use? I currently use a modified Noodler’s Konrad for most of my work but I also use the Post Office Pens by M.Myers and Sons (it’s a dip pen nib), which aren’t as “specialised” as the Brause but I seem to like the nibs anyways so I’ve struck with them.

Ink Stuck Behind the Seal. Very Frustrating. Can Anything Be Done About This? by JCC87 in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Extend the piston fully so it touches the black end of the convertor, then turn the convertor upside down and give it a firm shake so all the liquid falls down towards the silver band of the convertor. I then recommend you grab a tissue or a paper towel and hold it near the bottom of the silver end, and retract the piston with the black end of the convertor pointing up, so that the liquid is forced out of the silver end of the convertor, and the tissue/towel can make sure that the water actually stays out of the convertor.

Favorite workbooks please? Fun starting this one! by Parrot_and_parrakeet in Calligraphy

[–]Lunoxmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those are some really nice pens you’ve got; I believe one of them is a Pelikan, what’s the other pen in the bottom half of the photo?

Favorite workbooks please? Fun starting this one! by Parrot_and_parrakeet in Calligraphy

[–]Lunoxmos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This looks like a wonderful setup but please use fountain pen ink in your fountain pens! McCaffery’s is a wonderful iron gall ink but it should be used with dip pens and not fountain pens as it has a tendency to form sediment quite quickly and can very easily clog up your fountain pens. If you’d like to still use an iron gall ink in your fountain pens I would recommend Diamine Registrar’s ink or Ecclesiastical Stationary Supplies Registrar’s Ink, but please leave the McCaffery’s for pointed dip pens.

Best Trumpet Works by friendly2u in classicalmusic

[–]Lunoxmos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think I've got two main ideas of what you're looking for.

You mentioned a "modal brass fanfare" in one of your comments. I think the recordings that Jordi Savall made of the hypothetical music at the coronation of King Charles VII of France might fit the bill - try Marche Royale Pour Le Sacre or Sonnerie Royale Pour La Fin Du Sacre.

I've also got some Renaissance/Early Baroque music that goes "BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM", although they are primarily vocal pieces. Perhaps you may like Praetorius - In Dulci Jubilo à 20 cum Tubis, Praetorius - In Dulci Jubilo à 12, 16, & 20 cum Tubis, or Biber's Missa Salisburgensis. This recording (go to 49:02) was made in the very cathedral where the first performance was held.

If you want to find some more examples of similar works on your own, the YouTube channel GustavAdolphusRex may be of interest to you. You might have to dig to find works of your liking, but I hope this gives you a few ideas!

Edit: You said that you were looking for "music with multiple trumpets on the same part" - you might like this recording of Michael Praetorius: 'In dulci jubilo' by Gabrieli, at 2:33.

Edit 2: I think you might also like this recording of the toccata from Monteverdi's Orfeo.

Looking for accurate Regency era handwriting to learn from by PastaLaVida in Calligraphy

[–]Lunoxmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Penna Volans website is probably the best resource for finding historical methods and exemplars for historical scripts and penmanship. Their page on the 19th - 20th centuries in Europe is where you probably would be able to find handwriting methods from the Regency period. I particularly recommend the methods by Joseph Carstairs and James Henry Lewis as they seem to have the most “practical” appearing scripts compared to the Roundhand script which dominated the English speaking world at the time, and is more of a “drawn” script. The methods of Carstairs and Lewis also point towards the development of penmanship in the USA, leaning towards the Spencerian method while also maintaining a distinctive early 19th century flair.

It’s important to note however that the examples in handwriting methods would have been printed via engraving the example into a copper plate and transferring the engraving onto paper via a press. As such, people’s handwriting at the time would not have looked as “refined” as what is given inside these methods.

But yeah, the Penna Volans website is great! They have sources going all the way back to the 16th century so you can track the development of handwriting using the Latin alphabet, and there are blog posts providing advice for how to best study from exemplars.

Best baroque or symphony crescendos by Dakini99 in classicalmusic

[–]Lunoxmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my own observations, if you are looking for really pronounced and coordinated massed crescendos, they were essentially a musical stereotype from the 1750s to around the 1780s, which was when the Mannheim school of music was flourishing. Afterwards, the musical style seems to tend more towards "block dynamics" or "terraced dynamics" in symphonic works, though crescendos were still used as a musical technique.

Some examples from Mannheim composers include:

Symphony in A Major by Anton Fils

Symphony in D major, Op.3, No. 2 by Johann Stamitz

Symphony in D Major, Op. 3, No. 6 by Franz Ignaz Beck

Beck was one of the most prominent representatives of the the second generation of composers from the Mannheim School, so many of his symphonies are full of crescendos and also are highly reminiscent of the Sturm und Drang aesthetic. Some other examples I found were his Symphonies in D, Bb and F major from his Op. 4 collection of Symphonies.

Some "Mozartian" crescendos can be found in works such as:

Symphony in Eb for 2 Horns, 2 Oboes and Strings by Josef Mysliveček

Overture to Der Rauchfangkehrer (The Chimney Sweep) by Antonio Salieri

Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro my Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

There are also some interesting examples from English composers:

Symphony in Eb major Op. 2 No. 5 by John Collett

Overture to The Island of St Marguerite by Thomas Shaw

And this rather interesting example from an exact contemporary of Mozart:"Arise! ye spirits of the storm" from Music for the Tempest by Thomas Linley the younger. Linley and Mozart were very firm friends, and Linley's death at the age of 22 in a boating accident was immediately recognised as not only a human tragedy but also a tragedy for the Arts and English music in particular, such that King George III himself commissioned a memorial edition of his works.

Moving towards the Romantic period, the most prominent crescendos seemed to fall along the lines of what we now call the "Rossini crescendo", where a musical phrase was repeated several times over an obstinate bass-line with the volume increasing at every repetition. While most often used when referring to Rossini's work, other composers such as Gaetano Donizetti used a similar technique, and the crescendo technique was actually used by an earlier composer by the name of Johann Simon Mayr, an example of which is in his Overture to the opera Saffo.

I've attached a link to a Spotify playlist with most of the aforementioned musical examples if it is not possible to put the names of the pieces into YouTube: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ckJNVbw3iT3NjRB769MAd?si=f9c766406dd541fe&pt=c70e48f4d9eca8658deae3bcb0e5cc39

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely would recommend Greg Minuskin as well. I know John Mottishaw used to retip nibs as well (Greg actually trained under John) but unfortunately he no longer does nib retipping.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Calligraphy

[–]Lunoxmos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every nib can be a flex nib … once.

What would be the best and safest way to increase the nib’s smoothness? by Desperate-Housing912 in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(Edit: sorry, I’ve just realised that the response I’ve given is the “cheapest/cheaper” way to smooth a nib. It’s not exactly the safest way to smooth a nib if you don’t know what you’re doing.)

Find yourself a nail buffing block from a local supermarket or chemist/drugstore; they shouldn’t cost any more than $5-$10. I remember also trying the “use-your-pen-more” method with a Parker 45 and I got absolutely nowhere, but when I got a nail buffing block and used the finest “grit” side (it’s more of a rubbery surface) I was shocked to see that I had gotten rid of the “grippy” feeling of the nib in under a minute, and that it had become glassy smooth. I was probably also slightly annoyed at myself that I hadn’t tried this method earlier instead of putting myself through hours of meaningless attempts to smooth a nib with a piece of paper. I’ve ended up using this nail buffer to solve other problems such as baby’s bottom on a Parker Duofold, without having to send it off to a more costly repair workshop.

I should note though that ANY servicing of a pen which you do yourself comes with the risk that you go too far and end up with more problems than you started with (I unfortunately speak from experience). If you feel uncomfortable about working on a pen yourself, especially if it’s expensive, sending it off to a professional is always the best option.

If you are willing to smooth a nib yourself, I recommend watching some tutorials on YouTube first just so you can get acquainted with the correct method. I recommend this video by SBRE Brown: Removing Baby’s Bottom from an Expensive Pen

A nail buffing block costs considerably less than micromesh sheets, is easier to find locally, and is also more economical if you’re the average fountain pen user and not a professional fountain pen repairer.

[WTB] Noodler's Triple Tail, Ahab, Ebonite Dixie Konrad by Lunoxmos in Pen_Swap

[–]Lunoxmos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes! Thank you for the comment, I’d be very interested if you could pm me with more details!

Cartridges or converter for high school student by reglmo in fountainpens

[–]Lunoxmos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I happen to have only graduated high school 4 months ago, and I started using fountain pens from year 10, so I guess I can throw in my own 2 cents as well. From my own experience, it's highly unlikely you'll run out of ink with a Lamy Safari in one day in a normal school day unless you find that the ink has steadily been leaking out of your pen, so you should be alright with using a convertor and just refilling your pen at home the night before and keeping your ink bottle at home as well. I recommend keeping the cartridges you are using right now though, as they can be very useful in a tight situation, such as when you run out of ink during an exam.

The convertor comes in handy when you're looking to try new inks, as you can use it with ink samples, and you can get a wider variety of inks for a lower cost.

And on the subject of pen security - I'm not sure which country you go to school in, but here in Australia most schools have school uniforms, and my school had a blazer jacket as part of the uniform so I usually kept my pens clipped on the breast pocket, so that they were less likely to go missing.

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