da vinci (December 6th, 2020)
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If you are interested……….
The seller was the author of the Parker 51 Book.
Linkinyeah,
You now know.
It is still available, errors and all!
http://www.pendemonium.com/books.htm
Tell’em Farmboy sent ya.
Used copies rarely appear and they seem to run close to new.
First error, T isn’t for Toronto.
Know where the T is for Toronto came from and knew Saul quite well...said politely, it was speculation.
da vinci,
Finally lifted my jaw from the floor looking at your pens shown.
Please can you tell me the story behind this pen.
When you bought, from whom......price paid.........etc
I actually got very lucky buying that pen. I was talking to a fellow collector (not a dealer) who had advertised some pens for sale. We got talking and that was offered and I was happy to buy it. The price is a little sensitive I am afraid. There are some Brad Torelli pens for sale in the US on a website if you are really keen!
proteus (December 8th, 2020)
da vinci,
A great many thanks for your reply.
I have never considered buying a Brad Torelli P51 FP before.
I did actually read up on him after your mention here.
He is clearly a remarkable person.
http://torellipens.com/gallery.html
Then I looked at the pens that he has made and prices asked.
I now see why you did not answer the price paid question...........
As an side..........
About 2 years ago I bought a couple of AK Pearl swirl shells from Michelle ( penpartsstore ) in one of their rare ' firesales ' for £36 delivered, UK VAT included
Built up this rather nice pen.
Hardly in the same leaque but I like it.
Last edited by proteus; December 8th, 2020 at 03:17 PM.
That’s a very nice custom pen Proteus congratulations on the build.
proteus (December 8th, 2020)
da vinci,
Many thanks for your kind comments.
I have a few AK pens.
This is the Snail pattern.
Nb - is the Green pen / silver cap in your photography an AK Palm pattern ?
Last edited by proteus; December 8th, 2020 at 03:36 PM.
Proteus, I am not sure about the pattern or maker on the green/metal pen. It is in a bamboo design which is difficult to see properly due to my poor photography! It is different to the palm barrel which you have photographed very well
proteus (December 9th, 2020)
Whilst building up some P51AK's I came across pieces that were problematic.
Given the assembly of experts here I would like to know what can be done to overcome the issues.
The first problem involves two Parker Vac’s barrels
The orange plug inserts have left plastic inside the barrel threads.
I have tried combing them out to no avail.
The orange plastic is very hard and is almost fused to the inner shells.
It is not possible to completely screw in a filler & diaphragm.
The second involves very inaccurate screw machining ( the Palm barrel on the left side of the image )
The Snail barrel is fine, it accepts a standard Aero barrel.
I would like confirmation that the only way to correct this issue is to have re machined.
I do not consider this a viable option give the cost involved.
Thank you in advance.
da vinci (December 9th, 2020)
The barrel seems to be missing the recess at the leading edge.
I’ve also noticed some of these are made to fit a Special or late Standard connector, not an Aerometric proper.
Or you find a way to retool the threads.
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