any #fountainpen nib experts here?
here's some pics of a nib that has potential, but is a bit scratchy, its a 14ct gold broad nib for a #Parker 45 - it is slightly flat giving some line variation like an italic nib but less extreme, and it is surprisingly flexible for a tiny P45 nib.
I almost really love it but I want to reduce the scratchiness - it isn't in any particular direction, and I'm not sure if lapping it is a good idea.
I think I see some slight tine misalignment. but I'm curious what others, especially nib experts, see here.
Here's microscope pics of the underside and and angled view from each side.
We managed to ignore the permacrisis long enough to work on some new music.
This happened today, rehearsing viola and drums, in 7/8.
Based on our past album making speed, this might get released around 2030....
My current "This is Fine" activity is trying out the "Glyn Johns Method" of micing a drum kit.
I should have tried this years ago, as it is justifiably famous. However I usually put my ride cymbal low over the floor tom, right where this layout puts the second mic - so to try this method I have had to move my ride cymbal.
I used a close mic on the snare as well. Though the setup works just about fine without it. I time aligned the kick and snare to the more distant mics.
Initial test gave good results. The image is pleasing and the tone is meaty and warm. However the mounted toms lack a little definition.
I have mounted the ride cymbal over my second mounted tom, so it isn't in the way of the second mic by the floor tom. However it does mean that the mic by the FT mostly picks up edge sound from the cymbal and less ping. Some refinement to placement may be required.
Also I think I need to make my mounted toms a bit louder and more defined if I want to avoid close micing them.
7/n
The neck pickup currently uses the alnico version, and the bridge and middle use the version I've been discussing above with a single slim neo magnet each side and an extra keeper to extend the magnetic field outwards.
The level matches pretty well between the 3 pickups. The bridge pickup has 10,000 turns, the middle 9600 and the neck 9200.
The tone is quite P90ish, though of course without the hum. I compared with another guitar I had with P90s and it was in a similar area, although the other guitar was built quite differently so it wasn't a like for like comparison.
Here's a pic of the finished pacifica:
