Which Pen Do You Wish Came In Demonstrator?

[phillieskjk]

Which pens do you wish came in demonstrator versions, but don't already? Personally, I'd love to see a demonstrator Jinhao X450 or a demonstrator Vanishing Point.

[benbot517]

A VP would be a really cool demonstrator. Along that same line a lamy dialogue 3 would be pretty cool as well.

[FarmBoy]

By demonstrator do you mean 'clear pen'?

[FOUR X FOUR]

Ditto on the VP. I'd jump all over a 149 if it came in a Demo. Even an LD3 would be cool.

[Out0Mind]

By demonstrator do you mean 'clear pen'?

 

Demonstrator pens are clear barreled pens that "demonstrate" the mechanics inside, so yes!

 

I'd love a Visconti Homo Sapiens with a true demonstrator (they tend to add a lot of design to their demonstrators).

[the_gasman]

Lamy 2000.

 

Fingers crossed for the 50th anniversary but I suspect my digits will become tired while I'm waiting.

 

Cheers,

David.

[dylim1]

 

Demonstrator pens are clear barreled pens that "demonstrate" the mechanics inside, so yes!

 

I'd love a Visconti Homo Sapiens with a true demonstrator (they tend to add a lot of design to their demonstrators).

 

+1 for Visconti Homosapiens.

[ISW_Kaputnik]

Actually there are some demonstrator pens, such as the Pilot Custom Heritage 92, which I would like to see in opaque versions, with perhaps just an ink window near the nib.

 

But to answer your actual question, I would like to see a lever filler or other sac filler in a transparent version with a transparent sac. There was a prototype demonstrator Esterbrook J, and the sac could be replaced with a translucent one if I found one, but the plastic of the barrel and cap would probably have not survived very well all these years. Among modern pens, there was a transparent version of the reproduction Conklin Crescent which I considered briefly, but I decided that I didn't really want it at the price.

 

Mind you, if someone actually did come out with a modern demonstrator lever filler, it got good reviews, and didn't cost too much, I might still not buy it. And if I did, the novelty of seeing exactly how the ink goes into the sac would soon wear off. But it still would be interesting to see.

[zchen]

I'm pretty sure Delta has made Demonstrator with clear sac for Lever and Button filler Dolce Vitas.

[ac12]

ISW

One of the problems with a clear lever filler is the sac itself.

David Nishimura did a write up on sacs, and silicone sacs seems to be the one that will not stain as bad as PVC which does stain, badly. But the pressure-bar or J-bar will have to be smooth, so as not to tear the silicone sac.

http://www.vintagepens.com/FAQrepair/pen_sacs.shtml

Edited May 18, 2016 by ac12