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Pen Resurrection Sunday - Episode #14 1937 Sheaffer Balance 

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It is Sunday, and time for another Pen Resurrection! Today's vintage pen is a 1937 Parker Sheaffer Balance. I bought this pen at an antique dealer just a couple of weeks ago. I talk about the pen's history, parts, and features, provide some size comparisons and measurements, and then do a writing sample. Plus I show the entire restoration process from start to finish.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:57 - Introduction
02:10 - Before Restoration
06:05 - After Restoration
08:04 - Restoration
15:43 - Size Comparisons
16:36 - Measurements
16:51 - Writing Sample
19:11 - Thoughts
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Concerto No. 3 in E major, Op. 8, RV 293, "Spring" by Antonio Vivaldi, in HD quality!
- Classical music piece performed by: John Harrison - Violin / Robert Turizziani - Conductor / Wichita State University Chamber Players
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CAUTION: The following video has an unusually high VHQ (video humor quotient). Viewers are advised to refrain from consuming carbonated beverages while watching. Any liquid spewing out of your nose is YOUR responsibility.

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Комментарии : 88   
@JosephDickson
@JosephDickson Год назад
That pen cleaned up like new. 🤯 Loved the opening performance. Your videos are a work of art.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thank you very much!
@wendyholiday2021
@wendyholiday2021 Год назад
Beautiful pen restoration!!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Many thanks!
@josesimoes106
@josesimoes106 Год назад
I grew up in Malton, put a smile on my face to hear it mentioned in the intro.
@charlesbrough6185
@charlesbrough6185 Год назад
Great intro and very enjoyable & informative video. I do so enjoy Sundays Doug!
@ibpopp
@ibpopp Год назад
The ease of restoration is one proof of Sheaffer's wonderful quality control in those days. Those Balances make great writers. Thanks for an excellent show.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Great point!
@JohnBarrow1961
@JohnBarrow1961 Год назад
Another great restoration, Doug. That material is really beautiful. I love that you're able to bring back these great old pens and make them useable again.
@Soul_Watcher
@Soul_Watcher Год назад
15:08 😂 Oh God, Doug. Thanks for this! Okay, I can’t stop playing this part over and over again and laughing my ass off!!! Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, Doug
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
LOL! I'm glad you appreciate it!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
I'm glad you appreciate it! LOL
@konradyearwood5845
@konradyearwood5845 Год назад
Well done. The colours of both the Balance pens are eye catching.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
They are!
@theProf_01
@theProf_01 Год назад
Love that intro! That restoration turned out beautifully. The green celluloid and gold plated hardware shine like a new penny. Not only is the content great, but I hope everyone watching your channel can see the great production value and the effort you put in producing it. Well done.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks so much!
@ArkansasMike
@ArkansasMike Год назад
Great job on a beautiful pen. I love these resurrection videos. Have a great week brother. ✒️👍
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks, you too!
@brightonbabe2139
@brightonbabe2139 Год назад
Beautiful pen Doug. It looks like it’s previous owner probably took reasonable care of it. I was surprised for well the reverse writing went. Thank you for the Beetles opening. Such a pleasure from their music and like many, this was the music of my youth. 🙏
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks 👍
@peterhofmann8292
@peterhofmann8292 Год назад
Doug, thanks for the history lesson, always happy to know background of some of these pens.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
My pleasure. Thanks, Peter!
@chrisspatgen
@chrisspatgen Год назад
What a beautiful pen! Thank you for the video
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
My pleasure!
@Soul_Watcher
@Soul_Watcher Год назад
This Balance is a beautifully pen. Very nice indeed. It’s a shame they don’t even do gold plating like they used to. Love these longer Sunday vods. I enjoy watching and seeing all the various details of a restoration. I hope you get the nib the way you want it. Thanks, Doug
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks for watching!
@Volkmannx
@Volkmannx Год назад
Interesting, thanks!
@bradbeth63
@bradbeth63 Год назад
Nicely done Doug!✒️
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks 👍
@thorhilda
@thorhilda Год назад
If only Sheaffer would sell pens of this quality today, rather than just posting nostalgic souvenirs of their past on Instagram, then I would be their biggest fan. Great job on restoring this beauty. By the way, Scott Newman (Fifteen Pens) in Toronto sells restauration supplies. It's a lot faster than ordering from the UK.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks for the tip!
@rsinger2597
@rsinger2597 6 месяцев назад
Celluloid is a lost art... but if they did a nice acrylic piston filler in this design, or especially an oversize model, people would pay for it. Maybe when these companies get new hip ceos in charge they'll see the light.
@marcinb2083
@marcinb2083 Год назад
Because of Alicia (AdventureDenali - check her channel if you are not a fan already), and you, sir, I took a gamble last summer and decided to get a vintage Sheaffer Balance Oversize from the the US and have it shipped at rather considerable expense (I could have bought a top end Pelikan - VAT and customs on top of the price and the shipping…) halfway across the world to Poland. Mine has a medium 14k lifetime single tone gold nib and from the day I received the package it has been inked with Parker Qink Washable Blue and used daily. Thank you for taking the time to give this piece of art a new life. I am sure it will still be fit to write and write extremely well for many a decade!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
I'm a big fan of AdventureDenali!
@santauxia
@santauxia Год назад
Great job resurrecting that pen. Looks like new. The Red one looks Amazing!!! Would love to se that one resurrected as well.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
It does!
@jls3220
@jls3220 Год назад
Great piece of work!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thank you kindly!
@laurajeansimons5212
@laurajeansimons5212 Год назад
That was fascinating. I admire that you were able to bring that pen back to such a beautiful and useful state. I saw some old fountain pens at an Antique Mall yesterday and they were Rough with a R. I left them where I found them.
@thorhilda
@thorhilda Год назад
Oooooh hooo ! Lovin' it.
@Dragon_drawer42
@Dragon_drawer42 Год назад
Doug, another great resurrection video. I have only restored two pens; both Esterbrook J. I am now looking for a Shaeffer to add to my collection. Thanks again.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Go for it!
@lucm6476
@lucm6476 Год назад
really cool stuff Doug 👍
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks 👍
@tce4159
@tce4159 Год назад
Thank you very much for making this video. I just lost my mom November. She and I used modern fountain pens before she passed away ,but I found some of her fountain pens along with some of my dad’s. They’re both born in the 20s and I’m pretty sure I have one called a safety penWaterman made of hard rubber. I was kind of a loss of what to do,maybe send them away but after watching this, I’m gonna try myself 👍🏻 by the way I’m loving my ink buddies. Thanks for introducing me to them .😊
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Sorry for your loss, Terri. I’m glad you’re enjoying the ink buddies!
@tce4159
@tce4159 Год назад
@@InkquiringMinds thank you, we were very close and she is definitely missed …but we made a lot of great memories together. Yes the ink buddies are great! I haven’t spilt any ink since I got them. I can’t say that for my buddies in our Pen club lol
@cd3694
@cd3694 Год назад
Pretty cool playing John’s rhythm guitar, Paul’s bass, and George’s lead guitar parts. Vocal wasn’t bad too, impressed that you hit that high note. Very cool looking pen
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks so much!
@alohm
@alohm Год назад
It surely is a beautiful pen. I love the history and the geography most. I love the nibs, and would unlikely get a vintage pen solely on the hassle of maintenance, I am a klutz. That said, there may be a market for newer bodies(thus cartridges/converters *modern) with older nibs. Maybe newer guts in older pens... Just spit-balling on how we keep them alive and maybe even thrive? I bet there are far more 'for parts' pens that can be saved - this might be a happy middle ground.
@kevinlandon7578
@kevinlandon7578 Год назад
beautiful guitars!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
They are!
@tomshult3044
@tomshult3044 Год назад
Very nice.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thank you! Cheers!
@paulherman5822
@paulherman5822 Год назад
There was also the Balance Junior. Slim, nickel plated hardware, and usually the glorious semi flex Junior 14K nib. Lovely job! You cheat using the Parker sac spreader, however.Struggling with fingers all the way, baby! I kid. I understand any advantage. I love my vintage Sheaffer's pens, though several seem to dislike Sheaffer Skrip inks oddly enough.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks Paul!
@gizmogeek23
@gizmogeek23 Год назад
I just love the Sheaffer celluloid. I have a green balance with a vac filler and military clip.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Nice!
@gizmogeek23
@gizmogeek23 Год назад
@@InkquiringMinds I hope this series is doing well for you. A lot of the bigger pen channels tend to stick away from vintage pens. Even if you don’t want to restore pens there are so many places that restore and sell for a good price that I think it’s a great spot for an entry to gold nibs.
@MrAndrew1953
@MrAndrew1953 Год назад
The Sheaffer Rome, that was sacked often...sorry. Nice work Doug.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
LOL
@paulmchugh1430
@paulmchugh1430 Год назад
What a wonderful restoration! The Balance I have, from 2000, is probably considered an oversized model. The unfortunate problem is that I could not afford the special edition that had the lever fill. Mine is a cartridge converter. But, it is a nice writer. Yours is wonderful. Now I understand why people prefer the vintage nibs. I appreciate the time and effort you gave to this pen. Great video, Doug.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks Paul!
@user-gl5ld9vm7i
@user-gl5ld9vm7i Год назад
Doug. Are you, or where you ever in a band? Oh, there's a pen video lol! Great job as usual.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
I was in a band in high school.
@stephanfeinen3923
@stephanfeinen3923 Год назад
Congratulations to that nice restoration job! The Sheaffer Balance is one of my favourite pen designs. I have a Sheaffer Lifetime Balance in the same celluloid green but it has the white dot and it's a vac-filler. I also have two of the smaller Balances models (lever fillers). The Lifetime nibs are wonderful. Enjoy your revived pen!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Very cool!
@KL005
@KL005 Год назад
BOOM
@archivist17
@archivist17 Год назад
Bit of electric Doug today! 😀
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Oh yeah!
@johnsomers8269
@johnsomers8269 Год назад
Sweet! Think of the history...WWIII to be written about???
@ztienapm
@ztienapm Год назад
Is that a 370? Great song, great resurrection.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
1980 320
@hokeatseng4094
@hokeatseng4094 Год назад
🤓🤓🤓🤠🤠🤠⭐
@archivist17
@archivist17 Год назад
This episode is slightly painful for me, as, many years ago, long before I was even using fountain pens again, let alone taking an active interest in them, I inherited my grandad's green pen. I knew almost nothing about it, but I later found out it was a Balance just like the one you are working on in this video. I inspected the pen, and found out the sac had dried out and crumbled. So I threw it out! 🙄😡🤦🏽‍♂️
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
So sad!!
@Soul_Watcher
@Soul_Watcher Год назад
Ohh ouch. Sorry bout that
@catwhisperer911
@catwhisperer911 Год назад
Very nice, Doug. Vintage (antique) Sheaffer pens from that era are beautiful. I have one. It's an heirloom that belonged to my father so it holds a lot of sentimental value for me. It is a Lifetime Balance vac filler. I currently have it inked up but the piston's cork needs to be serviced as it has become misshaped, which makes using the vac filler unpredictable. The 14K nib is two toned, and is an extra fine, which had been called an accountant's nib. It writes beautifully but I don't use it very much due to the failing vac filler. Enjoy that lovely pen and thanks for sharing.
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Thanks Jeff. The accountant nib was also called a “manifold” nib.
@catwhisperer911
@catwhisperer911 Год назад
@@InkquiringMinds Didn't know that, thanks!
@TheNightowl001
@TheNightowl001 Год назад
OMG! I'm drooling over that red Sheaffer Balance! Gorgeous pen! Not that I can afford it. But, man! It is beautiful! But I understand the rationale for choosing the green one. BTW... That cloth "squeaking" as you polished the barrel was like fingernails on a chalkboard to me! I hope you're happy! Do you know if all of Sheaffer's 5-30 nibs are that fine? That would definitely be a plus for me if I'm looking for a vintage Balance. Very nice restoration job, even if it was a green (not a fan) pen. Was the section originally fitted to the barrel with some shellac? Hard to believe it just popped apart like that without any ... um... "convincing."
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Yeah I left the squeaking in just to bug you! LOL I'm still figuring out the difference between a Sheaffer #33 and the 5-30??? And yes, I believe there was some shellac holding the section in but it just came loose with a little twisting. The sac was still in one piece but when I pulled it, it tore away from the rest of the petrified remains.
@judyjacobs5827
@judyjacobs5827 Год назад
Coincidentally, one of the pens I was polishing today is a green-striated celluloid. The gilding is mostly gone, so shining the furniture with a cloth shows how badly brassed it is. Of most concern, though, is the ring, which is not connected to anything, and falls off when the pen is broken down (compare "broken up", as well as broken out, broken in, etc. )Do you have solutions (or suspensions) for addressing this issue? Sycophantically yours...
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
Celluloid shrinks so the band coming loose is common. You might want to try shellac on the inside of the band. Crazy glue is a no no!
@judyjacobs5827
@judyjacobs5827 Год назад
@@InkquiringMinds Sounds good. Thanks.
@kevinlandon7578
@kevinlandon7578 Год назад
Doug, is there a reason why many vintage pens have a tiny hole somewhere on the cap? I have noticed this trend on many older pens. Thanks for all you do!
@InkquiringMinds
@InkquiringMinds Год назад
It is to equalize air pressure.
@kevinlandon7578
@kevinlandon7578 Год назад
@@InkquiringMinds , thank you for the information. my guess was a place to let the leaking ink out
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