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#51 2006-05-23 06:21:15
- Twin Six
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Re: Choice of Pens.
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#52 2006-05-23 08:45:05
- Lenox
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Re: Choice of Pens.
You can't go wrong with the Montblanc Meisterstuck 149, though it is perhaps a bit obvious.
#53 2006-08-02 05:47:21
- Horace
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Re: Choice of Pens.
Anyone know if Waterford repairs its own pens? Mine just shit the bed. It was my favorite. Looks like the internal fixed plastic cartridge that holds the ink has a problem "sealing" to the part of the pen that contains the nib. Damn thing leaks like crazy. It's a Waterford Made in Germany.
I couldn't find Waterford site (it appears the link I had isn't working). I'd rather send it back to the pen company than to an indepedent place unless someone has a good recommendation.
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#54 2007-05-27 22:51:05
- Twin Six
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Re: Choice of Pens.
I've just discovered this custom pen maker through the Lexus magazine, which circulated today in my office. They had a one-page article about this maker. They use materials like ebonite, celluloid, water buffalo horn and tortoise shell. Apparently, they take great pains to fashion nibs to the exact requirements of the individual customer. (Sorry the site is entirely in Japanese. It's still a visual feast.)
http://www.fp-hakase.com/product/index.html
#55 2007-05-29 20:15:53
- Sam Hober
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Re: Choice of Pens.
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#57 2007-05-30 06:02:42
- Sam Hober
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Re: Choice of Pens.
David Hober
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#59 2007-05-30 16:18:42
- Incroyable
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Re: Choice of Pens.
Also, the writing styles of the past tended to be more florid and careful which required flex nibs for all those curves and such. However, certain American nibs (Sheaffer, Parker) of the vintage period tended to be stiffer since they were designed for office work and carbon copies.
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#60 2007-05-30 19:32:36
- Twin Six
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Re: Choice of Pens.
I find the Sheaffers to be generally quite a bit stiffer than the Parkers, at least the 20s vintages. In the 30s, it seems that Parker nibs became more rigid. Waterman offered a range of pens with varying nib grades that were designated by a colored band at the top of the cap (I do not recall the name of this particular model). The only one I ever managed to find of this series was an extra-rigid nib especially designed for carbon copies.
#61 2007-05-30 20:54:01
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Sheaffer's Triumph nibs were also designed to be used front and back. You would turn the nib over to write fine things for small ledger entires, and such.
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#63 2007-05-31 01:40:31
- The_Shooman
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Re: Choice of Pens.
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#65 2007-05-31 02:26:42
- The_Shooman
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#68 2007-05-31 02:45:05
- The_Shooman
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Re: Choice of Pens.
Don't like black ink at all......makes my writing look twice as bad.
#70 2007-05-31 17:40:13
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Re: Choice of Pens.
I use blue-black ink almost exclusively.
#71 2007-06-01 17:16:26
- Sam Hober
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Re: Choice of Pens.
David Hober
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#73 2007-06-01 17:42:21
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Re: Choice of Pens.
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#74 2007-06-03 06:40:24
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Re: Choice of Pens.
What do people recommend for ink? I've been using J. Herbin cartridges for many years http://jherbin.com/fountain_pen_inks.shtml but I would be interested to know what other people like.
#75 2007-06-03 08:53:48
- Twin Six
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Re: Choice of Pens.
I tried Herbin many years ago and found that the pigments faded rather quickly, though that might depend on the color. My favorite ink is Parker Quink because it dries fairly quickly off the nib but is resistant to drying in the pen.