Deccan "Masterpiece" revisited

[hari317]

This post is in continuation of my previous post showing the Masterpiece pen in Chrome trim and Shrujaya's post showing it with gold plated furniture.

 

After looking at Shrujaya's post, I got on the phone with the Deccan pen stores in Hyderabad to ask them if they had any of those in stock. I was scheduled to visit Hyderabad on work the next week and the folks at Deccan arranged to make some more of these pens. Much to my surprise the pens offered to me were not identical but interesting variations to the basic theme.

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Deccan%20Masterpiece/IMG_0001.jpg

Pens from L to R: The GT MP, the new MP in brushed Tiger stripes ebonite, the MP in brushed black ebonite but with a diffrent cap jewel and no dot, and finally the MP that I originally wrote about. (MP is Masterpiece)

 

 

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Deccan%20Masterpiece/IMG_2813.jpg

The Brushed tiger stripes is even larger than its cousins.

 

The cap jewel closeup:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Deccan%20Masterpiece/IMG_0003.jpg

 

 

Size comparison with a MB 149 in the middle for reference:

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/hari317/Deccan%20Masterpiece/IMG_0004.jpg

 

The nibs are identical on all the variants and the filling system on all of them is ED.

 

Comments are welcome.

 

Cheers!

Hari

Edited March 21, 2009 by hari317

[darrenimo]

This is a dumb question, no doubt, but what does "MP" stand for?

 

EDIT: I just figured out "MP" stands for Masterpiece. Nice pens, by the way. I love the one in gold trim.

Edited March 21, 2009 by darrenimo

[hari317]

This is a dumb question, no doubt, but what does "MP" stand for?

 

EDIT: I just figured out "MP" stands for Masterpiece. ... Nice pens, by the way. I love the one in gold trim.

 

Glad you figured that out. However I have edited my original post to clarify. Thanks!

 

Hari

 

[shrujaya]

Hi...that tiger striped brushed MP looks humungous...must be really heavy... the GT one looks the best though...

 

Jai

Edited March 21, 2009 by shrujaya

[enricof]

I think you can't take the tiger eye on a airplane trip, it will be considered a weapon.

Or you can use it to play baseball?

 

I think I'd prefer the GT one, because of the thinner cap.

 

 

 

[hari317]

I think you can't take the tiger eye on a airplane trip, it will be considered a weapon.

Or you can use it to play baseball?

 

Ha Ha, I would not take any of these on an airplane trip. But seriously, I was carrying my 149 this time and I was asked to uncap and write with it by the Airport security. This had happened previously when I was carrying my fat Sanford PhD mechanical pencil. BTW the 149 was flawless in its performance mid air while filling out the feedback form.

 

Best,

Hari

 

[susegad]

I love the look of the gold band pen.

[Anne-Sophie]

Thanks for posting about those most unusual (to me) pens.

 

They are very classy pens and they look stealthy too.

 

 

[gampupen]

Hi Hari,

 

What is the cost of the pen in INR? Is the writing wet and buttery smooth?

 

Thanks & Regards,

Gampu.

[hari317]

I love the look of the gold band pen.

Thanks for posting about those most unusual (to me) pens.

 

Thank you Susegad and Anne-sophie, I think most of the folks liked the GT version, however my peronal favorite is the earlier CT bandless model made by Deccan.

 

<snip> Is the writing wet and buttery smooth?

<snip>

 

I have adjusted the flow on my pen to be medium wet, the size 40 nib is very smooth and has some softness due to its large size.

 

Best,

Hari

 

[Abi_30]

Thank you for showing us these pens. Each iteration of the masterpeice seems to be different in dimensions and design.does the price change each time?

[hari317]

Thank you for showing us these pens. Each iteration of the masterpeice seems to be different in dimensions and design.does the price change each time?

oh., this is a very old thread. maybe > 5years old? I have not seen these huge masterpieces being offered again by Deccan and yes, I can say that i have found that the prices have increased yet again during each visit.