Hi Everyone!

[Zaphh]

Hi everyone,

 

My name is Pierre. I'm from France and I rediscovered penmanship through my 9yo daughter who has had a calligraphy course in school.

 

My everyday handwriting is terrible, however, if I want to write nicely, I can turn nice letters and I discovered that I had an old Pelikan pen with a gold nib that would flex if applying huge pressure.

 

The result was quite nice (to me) so I decided to go hunt for a real flex nib fountain pen (or even better, a wet noodle) and recently bought a couple of pens on *bay. I am still receiving some and the result is quite nice. I will sell back those that I am unhappy with (what is nice with vintage pens is that you don't lose much by buying and selling them because their market price does not vary that much: the most I could lose is shipping price to and fro).

 

Meanwhile, I offered my daughter a dip pen and will present her with a nice non-flex fountain pen for her 10th birthday (pilot vanishing point) that she will be able to use during her studies (the first nice fountain pens I got were after I really needed them, so I thought that it would be better to offer my daughter a good fountain pen when she will need it most).

 

Then, if she really appreciates penmanship (through her dip pen & different nibs), I will offer her a nice flexible fountain pen for her to enjoy quality writing.

 

Pierre

[RMN]

Bonjour Pierre et bienvenu sur FPN

 

 

I hope you will find a good pen to enhance your writing, and I hope your daughter will like the pen you will be giving her. An interesting pen, but not the most easy...

 

 

Enjoy the forum

 

D.ick

[Sasha Royale]

Welcome !

 

The desire to improve personal handwriting is an excellent beginning. You will be conscientious when practicing. You will

practice at every occasion -- shopping lists, personal letters, and enjoying new pens. As you try the many different fountain

pens, in search of one that suits you best, I hope you find it. However, there will be much enjoyment along the way.

 

Write with joy.

[PAKMAN]

Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

[Clancy]

Hello Pierre. Greetings and a warm welcome to FPN. It's great to have you here with us.

[i4sgeorgiev]

Hello and welcome!

[Lou Erickson]

Welcome, Pierre!

 

It's nice to hear you're enjoying things with your daughter, and that you're going to get her good tools before she's done needing them.

[Wahl]

[playpen]

Greetings and welcome from NYC

[estie1948]

Hello and welcome! I hope you enjoy the Fountain Pen Network.

 

-David.

[85AKbN]

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Hi! Welcome to FPN.
I'm really glad you've joined us.

 

Have a good day,
VirtuThe3rd

 

[Wordbanger]

Hi Pierre, and welcome to the FPN! France is home to my favorite brand of fountain pens--Waterman.

 

WordBanger

[Marbot]

Welcome Pierre !

[Ron_L]

Welcome. It's great to find passion again in writing. It's becoming a lost art. I agree than using a fountain pen has forced me to improve my handwriting. I enjoy it more each day.