This ought to be interesting.
Despite multiple negative reviews, I ended up purchasing an Ahab from Goulet Pens in Lapis Inferno. I did ask them to put a Goulet EF nib on it.
Exactly how much of a royal pain is this pen, with or without a replacement nib? Does anyone use the breather tube?
My understanding is that I need to scrub the feed with soap and water using a toothbrush, clean the heck out of the rest of the pen, make sure that the converter seal is the newer double-O ring (or buy the replacement), and adjust the feed/nib until I cry out to the heavens to deliver me from this evil pen.
I've also heard that they dry out easily (? hole in the cap).
I'm hoping that by cleaning it, removing the breather tube, and replacing the nib with a standard Goulet #6 that I can use this pen as a large, reliable pen and that the drying issue has been fixed.
I hope.
If anyone has any sage advice (beyond the obvious "Why the heck did you buy that @#$%@%@# pen!??!?!!??!"), please let me know.
Despite multiple negative reviews, I ended up purchasing an Ahab from Goulet Pens in Lapis Inferno. I did ask them to put a Goulet EF nib on it.
Exactly how much of a royal pain is this pen, with or without a replacement nib? Does anyone use the breather tube?
My understanding is that I need to scrub the feed with soap and water using a toothbrush, clean the heck out of the rest of the pen, make sure that the converter seal is the newer double-O ring (or buy the replacement), and adjust the feed/nib until I cry out to the heavens to deliver me from this evil pen.
I've also heard that they dry out easily (? hole in the cap).
I'm hoping that by cleaning it, removing the breather tube, and replacing the nib with a standard Goulet #6 that I can use this pen as a large, reliable pen and that the drying issue has been fixed.
I hope.
If anyone has any sage advice (beyond the obvious "Why the heck did you buy that @#$%@%@# pen!??!?!!??!"), please let me know.