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I took this to work today.

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Now I know it's not very Scientific but when I make a kit I've not made before, I have a few people I give the pen(s) to, to try out. (usually 5, 3 ladies and 2 men). The one thing they have in common, is they all love to write.
Some comments...
.. too top heavy, and thought it would be fatiguing after 3 pages or so. (small hands)
Lose the decorative band, and increase the wood area. (interior designer)
The centre of balance is a little near the top, but works well in the larger hand. Would like to see more definition in the top decoration. (speed and Copperplate writer). This guy owns and loves a Brody Acrylic Sierra.
Love it! ( the control tester)
Can I have one in Burr Oak? (the customer)

The incredibly smooth mechanism stopped working properly after the third tester, which was a little worrying, ( had to unscrew the nib and re seat the refill) but this is only a sample.
Nobody mentioned the long nib assembly that has been a worry, in my original post

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[QUOTE="Neil Lawton, post: 148094, member: 365"] I took this to work today. [ATTACH]14548._xfImport[/ATTACH] Now I know it's not very Scientific but when I make a kit I've not made before, I have a few people I give the pen(s) to, to try out. (usually 5, 3 ladies and 2 men). The one thing they have in common, is they all love to write. Some comments... .. too top heavy, and thought it would be fatiguing after 3 pages or so. (small hands) Lose the decorative band, and increase the wood area. (interior designer) The centre of balance is a little near the top, but works well in the larger hand. Would like to see more definition in the top decoration. (speed and Copperplate writer). This guy owns and loves a Brody Acrylic Sierra. Love it! ( the control tester) :whistling: Can I have one in Burr Oak? (the customer):thumbs: The incredibly smooth mechanism stopped working properly after the third tester, which was a little worrying, ( had to unscrew the nib and re seat the refill) but this is only a sample. Nobody mentioned the long nib assembly that has been a worry, in my original post:devil: [/QUOTE]

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