Big fountain pen

[OMASmaniac]

It seems taht the Varuna Rajan, Laban Mento, Ratnamson Supreme and Guider Jumbo could each be the pen I want, in terms of size. I have seen pictures comparing their size to a Safari, so I can know very well their size. Actually, i did not really know anything about Indian pens before today. I have sadly just realized that all are eyedroppers. I would prefer a more modern and conventional filling system.

 

 

 

Bird, I have used Lamy Safaris a lot. I became dissatisfied of the place made for the fingers, and also the grip section is not very big, actually.

 

 

 

Mmmm.... I disagree with you: I've seen Varuna's website, and the fact that they're eyedroppers makes ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for me to have one! Or two! Or three!

I really LOVE old-fashion systems!

Combined with the fact that they're still hand - made .... wow!!!

I wonder if they're going to be perfectly watertight...

[Pfhorrest]

Sheaffer Flattop/Balance

[tutelman]

You might want to Google for a Senator President. The size, shape, and black resin resemble those of the MB 149. It is a piston filler and is available with either a gold or steel nib. They are frequently sold as promotional pens (lots of 5+) but don't let that turn you off.

 

I have one with a gold plated steel nib. It writes beautifully, holds a ton of ink, and the fit and finish are coparable to more expensive pens. If you are into that sort of thing, the wide cap band even has room to engrave your initials. Here's a link to Senator's web catalog:

 

http://www.senator.com.sg/webcat/president.htm

[hari317]

 

- The size of the grip section matters much, so the Rotring Core is not what I want.

- The price should be under 150 euros, clearly. Closer to 20 euros is better... No need to talk to me about MB or Danitrio.

- I am not interested in vintage, not at all. Although, used modern pens are not a problem.

 

Is there anything satisfying all these criteria?

 

Have you noticed the NOS Sheaffer Legacy pens listed by Terim on the marketplace?, it is a superb fat pen and well within 100USD. NAYY.

 

Best,

Hari

[mackthepen]

 

Bird, I have used Lamy Safaris a lot. I became dissatisfied of the place made for the fingers, and also the grip section is not very big, actually.

 

The Lamy Nexx has a broader grip with less pronounced finger grip areas than the Safari.

 

The Platignum No. 5 Studio is also cheap with a fairly broad round section (~10mm)

 

Andrew

[AllWriteNow]

It seems taht the Varuna Rajan, Laban Mento, Ratnamson Supreme and Guider Jumbo could each be the pen I want, in terms of size. I have seen pictures comparing their size to a Safari, so I can know very well their size. Actually, i did not really know anything about Indian pens before today. I have sadly just realized that all are eyedroppers. I would prefer a more modern and conventional filling system.

 

 

 

Bird, I have used Lamy Safaris a lot. I became dissatisfied of the place made for the fingers, and also the grip section is not very big, actually.

 

 

 

Mmmm.... I disagree with you: I've seen Varuna's website, and the fact that they're eyedroppers makes ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for me to have one! Or two! Or three!

I really LOVE old-fashion systems!

Combined with the fact that they're still hand - made .... wow!!!

I wonder if they're going to be perfectly watertight...

 

Just to reassure you the pens do not leak ink.

 

Thank you

 

Steve

[cuza]

If you like big, I have a Senator President that should be your cup of tea. For a price ranging from $70-90 USD, it is an outstanding pen. Measuring 146mm long and 14mm in diameter, it is a proper handful. Piston fill system. Somewhat scare.

 

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae250/smuckers8/DSC00447.jpg

 

-- cuza

[OMASmaniac]

It seems taht the Varuna Rajan, Laban Mento, Ratnamson Supreme and Guider Jumbo could each be the pen I want, in terms of size. I have seen pictures comparing their size to a Safari, so I can know very well their size. Actually, i did not really know anything about Indian pens before today. I have sadly just realized that all are eyedroppers. I would prefer a more modern and conventional filling system.

 

 

 

Bird, I have used Lamy Safaris a lot. I became dissatisfied of the place made for the fingers, and also the grip section is not very big, actually.

 

 

 

Mmmm.... I disagree with you: I've seen Varuna's website, and the fact that they're eyedroppers makes ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for me to have one! Or two! Or three!

I really LOVE old-fashion systems!

Combined with the fact that they're still hand - made .... wow!!!

I wonder if they're going to be perfectly watertight...

 

Just to reassure you the pens do not leak ink.

 

Thank you

 

Steve

 

 

 

Thanks!

Do you know whne they'll become available for the European market? I've written to your colleagues at "Pen Cathedral" (or something like that) but I haven't got any answer yet...

Fabio

[OMASmaniac]

If you like big, I have a Senator President that should be your cup of tea. For a price ranging from $70-90 USD, it is an outstanding pen. Measuring 146mm long and 14mm in diameter, it is a proper handful. Piston fill system. Somewhat scare.

 

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae250/smuckers8/DSC00447.jpg

 

-- cuza

 

Wow!

Nice and big! Unfortunately this company is not very famous...

I think I'll buy one!!

[Sailor Kenshin]

do you like lamy safari?

 

 

I have a charcoal Safari that I like a lot, but I'm not sure about the section being BIG.

[Kirk]

If you like big, I have a Senator President that should be your cup of tea. For a price ranging from $70-90 USD, it is an outstanding pen.

-- cuza

 

 

Cuza, looks very interesting. I love piston fillers. So I'm being a bit lazy here, but I haven't seen these around the usual sales sights. Where would one find one of these for $70???

 

Kirk

[Kirk]

For those who want, here is my subjective conclusion up to now. The big pens with a reasonable price I'll remember are:

- Varuna Rajan

- Laban Mento

- Danitrio Cumlaude

 

Uggh... just when I thought I had my pen buying under control this whole topic came up. I like big pens. I bought some cheap Pilot G2 roller balls at Staples today and wrote one page with the pen. My hand was so cramped from holding such a small pen, even though I didn't need to push hard. I then wrote two pages with a Montblanc 149 and it was incredibly comfortable. I don't have big hands, but I clearly prefer big pens.

 

I spent a bunch of time on the allwritenow website today and have concluded that a couple Varuna pens are in my future too. I also plan to pick up a Laban Mento from isellpens.com later. But for now my main quest was the Danitrio Cum Laude. I was the one who recommended that pen and I knew they were hard to find now as I believe they've been discontinued. Still I did find a good deal on them. So I ordered one today even though I totally promised myself I'd lay off buying pens for a while. It's called the "scarcity principle" - a perception of product scarcity pushes one to make rash and illogical purchasing decisions.

 

Any way, thanks a lot for the analysis. I agree with your choices and am going to follow suit also with acquiring these pens too.

 

Kirk

[JLML]

Uggh... just when I thought I had my pen buying under control this whole topic came up

+1

 

Resulting in: A Varuna Green Mottled Gajendra "mirror" finish with a STUB German nib (they do the job in UK) should be coming "home" (hopefully soon)

So far, and this first time i heard of "allwritenow", Steve's explanations and ultra-fast answer to my questions were SUPERB

 

I will keep you informed once the thing made it "home"

 

Thanks for contributing to *>¤%#%¤#% my bank account , I really love you guys (no as much as my wife hate you...but close enough)

 

Cheers

Edited April 25, 2010 by JLML

[tutelman]

Hi Kirk.

 

You asked where you could find a Senator. While perusing eBay I saw this one:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/SENATOR-PRESIDENT-FOUNTAIN-PEN-/370367228116?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563b9b68d4

 

I have no financeial interest in it, nor do I know its condition. But it does seem to be fairly inexpensive.

 

JT

[Kirk]

Thanks man, good lead on that Senator. I did some more research though and found out that filling them with ink can be a real problem. Something about Senators being full of hot air.... Also, I guess that getting a Senator to actually work, and work right, can be nearly impossible.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Yep, another pen that I don't need....I wasn't interested in big pens, until now. Yep, another black pen. How odd, how I said, I don't want any black pens and have a lot of them. True many were the desk drawer inherited ones that sat for 15 years, before I became a pen nut.

Since then I've only bought 5 black pens. :embarrassed_smile:

 

You know I did not hit the lottery last night.

Edited April 25, 2010 by Bo Bo Olson

[OMASmaniac]

Thanks man, good lead on that Senator. I did some more research though and found out that filling them with ink can be a real problem. Something about Senators being full of hot air.... Also, I guess that getting a Senator to actually work, and work right, can be nearly impossible.

 

Hi could you possibly give us more information about the problems of the Senator "President"? It would be good to know something more, before buying one!

Thanks!

Fabio

[Kirk]

Hi could you possibly give us more information about the problems of the Senator "President"? It would be good to know something more, before buying one!

Thanks!

Fabio

 

Sorry, I was just joking, making comments regarding U.S. Senators being full of hot air and not working... As for the pens, I have no idea.

[OMASmaniac]

Hi could you possibly give us more information about the problems of the Senator "President"? It would be good to know something more, before buying one!

Thanks!

Fabio

 

Sorry, I was just joking, making comments regarding U.S. Senators being full of hot air and not working... As for the pens, I have no idea.

 

........... oooook, sorry, sometimes my brain simply doesn't work!

[pkoko]

Hi could you possibly give us more information about the problems of the Senator "President"? It would be good to know something more, before buying one!

Thanks!

Fabio

 

Sorry, I was just joking, making comments regarding U.S. Senators being full of hot air and not working... As for the pens, I have no idea.

 

Wow.. this is way to clever... You got me as well