פצפונים בדיו לנצח
I am looking for a sofer who can write very mehudar pitzponim in ksav Beis Yosef and has experience doing so with Dio Lanetzach. Any leads would be appreciated.
How about the Bais of Uleovdo?
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Sounds like a practical joke to me, but there's nothing funny about it.
Commercially Viable
This video shows a sofer writing a sefer Torah. This sofer has a good hand, writes at a nice pace, and can ask a decent price. But one can also tell how the sefer Torah industry has commercialised the process, allowing for better productivity.
Note the following:
1) The sofer is writing on a light table, which means he does not have to worry about planning the spacing and can just trace over the letters. This saves a lot of time. This also minimises mistakes and saves time of repairs.
2) The quill is a plastic kulmos with a repository, which means you need to dip it into the ink every few lines instead of every few letters. Also you do not need to sharpen it and make new quills. Both of these save time.
3) The klaf today is more refined and smooth, easier to write on. Not uneven and rough like the old days. I'm sure lots of "mei klaf" is added. This enhances writing speed and quality of writing.
4) Double sirtut. Again this enhances quality and neatness.
5) The tagin / …
Note the following:
1) The sofer is writing on a light table, which means he does not have to worry about planning the spacing and can just trace over the letters. This saves a lot of time. This also minimises mistakes and saves time of repairs.
2) The quill is a plastic kulmos with a repository, which means you need to dip it into the ink every few lines instead of every few letters. Also you do not need to sharpen it and make new quills. Both of these save time.
3) The klaf today is more refined and smooth, easier to write on. Not uneven and rough like the old days. I'm sure lots of "mei klaf" is added. This enhances writing speed and quality of writing.
4) Double sirtut. Again this enhances quality and neatness.
5) The tagin / …
forgive me for asking: what are "פצפונים"?
ReplyDeleteSmall tefillin, Batim size approximately 22-24mm.
DeleteAs airlines become stricter with hand luggage regulations (such as weight), I find that I have received an increase in Pitzponim orders and inquiries. I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice an increase in this trend. While most sofrim who can write miniature mehudar ksav charge a fortune, I currently have a sofer with a mehudar (mamash) ksav that is very well priced that I use for these orders. However he does not write with D.L.
ReplyDeleteHow much is well-priced? Would he be willing to try for a bit extra?
DeleteHe takes about $450 for parshiyos but they are worth more. $450 would be the wholesale price for the ksav in normal size, but these are like the ksav of a 6cm mezuzah
DeleteDo you have his contact info and dugmaos?
DeleteA gutte voch.
DeletePlease email me: melbournesofer@gmail.com
Try calling this guy in Israel. He is an expert sofer and he writes with Dio Lanetzach.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.otvehadar.co.il/
I spoke to him. I want dio lanetzach on klaf me'uppatz and he just wrote for a friend of mine and had trouble with it, so he said he is not interested in trying again.
DeleteI spoke to him. I want dio lanetzach on klaf me'uppatz and he just wrote for a friend of mine and had trouble with it, so he said he is not interested in trying again.
Deletewhat is klaf meupatz?
ReplyDelete