Greg Minuskin 1.1 Re-tip on a Lamy 2000 F Nib
First a little background on my Lamy 2000 and why I needed a re-tip. When I first bought the pen, the fine nib was pretty scratchy. I sent the nib to someone (not Greg) and had it ground down to a Fine Stub. I liked the nib okay but this was right around the time that I realized I liked a slightly wider line. The tipping was mostly gone after the initial grinding down and I ground it down a bit more after I accidentally damaged the nib cleaning the pen.
Enter Greg Minuskin. I had always heard about his re-tips and actually own a Waterman Ideal with a Fine flex that I purchased from his website. I sent him a message asking if he could work on the Lamy 2000 nib. He replied almost immediately and said that it would be no problem and warned me that the re-tipping may discolor the rhodium. I said I didnt mind if it became discolored and boxed up just the nib and sent it the next day which was either a Thursday or a Friday so I wasnt expecting the nib to reach him until the next week.
To my surprise, He sent me an email on the day the nib was supposed to arrive according to the post office. I thought it was just going to be a notice that the nib had arrived but he had completed the re-tip! The close up photos of the nib are from Greg (used in the post with his permission.) The nib arrived at my house in a couple days after that.
Folks, let me tell you, this nib is awesome! Ive used a few stub nibs but this one is a perfect 1.1mm stub and the flow is amazing. I would put the flow at about a 8.5/10 and the Lamy feed has no problems keeping up with the nib. I did not have to do any adjustment to the nib after fitting it back in the pen. It just writes and writes very well! The super smooth nib that glides across the paper like butter. There is just the slightest bit of discoloration but I dont mind it at all. The pictures make it look more severe than it really is. In person, you can hardly tell there is any discoloration at all.
Greg turned a pen that was getting very little use into one that has been in my daily carry case from the day it got back. The re-tipping price including shipping was far less then purchasing a new Lamy 2000, and it took far less time that I was expecting. If you have any nibs that need to be re-tipped or even that just need work done, do yourself a favor and drop Greg a line. You will be very happy with the results!
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