Hello From Pittsburgh

[sewhite1990]

Hello all!

 

I am a first year graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh studying Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology. I'm relatively new to fountain pens, though I have fallen madly in love with them.

 

My collection currently consists of six pens:

* Cross Bailey in red (medium nib)

* Cross Calais in blue (medium nib)

* Pilot Metropolitan in silver (fine nib)

* Sheaffer unknown model (medium nib) - My father gave me this one. He said he got it when he was in high school over 40 years ago.

* Two unknown brands that my fiancee's mother gave me for Christmas

 

I want to get more into this hobby, even with it being somewhat cost-intensive for a graduate student. I'm not sure what else there is to say. I hope to be a helpful member of the community and do what I can to promote the use of fountain pens within the sciences!

 

All the best,

Stephen

 

P.S. I had to stop myself from spending $126 on a Pilot Vanishing Point last night. Excellent deal, but I don't need to spend that right now... especially since I'm holding out for the annual edition.

Edited January 27, 2017 by sewhite1990

[DaveT]

Stephen, Hello and welcome from Indiana!

 

I think the best pen you have is the one your dad gave you!

[OCArt]

Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. There are some very good and inexpensive pens coming out of China with one clear standout in the Kaigelu 316. You might like to visit this thread https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/278261-best-inexpensive-chinese-pens/ .

[jar]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell.

[northstar]

Hello and welcome to FPN.

[Beauport]

Greetings and a warm welcome !

[Wahl]

Hi Stephen

[sewhite1990]

I was able to figure out what the pen my father gave me was! It's a Sheaffer NoNonesense in black. It writes the smoothest of all of my pens so far. Not the most expensive pen out there, but still a good one that has variations in production still today.

 

~ Stephen

[Chrissy]

Hello Stephen and welcome to FPN.

[inkstainedruth]

Howdy from another Pittsburgher!

If you had posted a couple of days sooner.... You just missed the monthly Steel City Nibs meeting. It's generally the third Wednesday of the month (although this month it got pushed back to the 25th). We meet at the Panera Bread over in Bakery Square (diagonally across the parking lot from the Google offices). Hopefully Josh will post when the February meeting is going to be (look for posts in the "Clubs, Meetings and Events" Forum (I'll keep watching and then try to remember to PM you about the next meeting).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[sewhite1990]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I hope to find a good home with a lot of enablers who will test my self-control.

 

Ruth, I will do my best to make it to the next meeting! Wednesdays are one of my lighter days during the week. I will keep an eye out for the meeting announcements, and I look forward to meeting everyone in the local community!

 

~ Stephen

[ThomasB]

Hello and welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...Enjoy your time here

[Sasha Royale]

Welcome, Stephen !

 

Glorious that you have heirloom fountain pens. Keep them in service. They are loaded with memories. Pilot Vanishing Points will be around for a long time, so you will surely get yours.

(Although "need" :lticaptd:has nothing to do with fountain pens.)

[mitto]

Welcome to FPN from Islamabad, Pakistan. Hope you enjoy your time here with us.

[PAKMAN]

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

[mauckcg]

Welcome to the insane asylum. Someday (Hopefully February) i can make it to one of those meetups at Panera.

[fullfederhalter]

Greetings from another Pittsburgher and graduate from the University of Pittsburgh! Hope to meet you at a pen club meeting soon.

[sewhite1990]

mauckcg, fullfederhalter: I hope to be at the meeting next week, assuming there is one!

[OmegaMountain]

Welcome to FPN from a WV guy to the west. Wish the Pgh group didn't meet in the city proper - tad too far for a weekday for me. I did my first year at Pitt but did terribly there. Turns out Oakland isn't for a guy that grew up in a 1,400 acre state park! Enjoy the hobby - lots to learn here.