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[Cyrille81]

Ça me fait un grand plaisir de lire vos messages écrits en français.

Your handwritten messages and the images of your fountain pens are very enjoyable.

 

 

 

 

~ Cyrille and Ghost Plane:

 

Concur!

The clear lines on the grid paper, the exceptional beauty of the pen, the fine handwriting — lovely!

Such images are nourishment to the soul.

Thank you.

Tom K.

 

 

Happy you appreciate the photos, handwriting and text

[Cyrille81]

Hello,

 

These are the photos of the limited edition 1969 of Beatles rollerball :

 

 

The pen is really nice, the only small negative point is the refill is a LeGrand version so only available in black or blue so for example it is not possible to use the Beatles roller refill, a little pity... Now I'm impatient to have the fountain pen!

[Tom Kellie]

These are the photos of the limited edition 1969 of Beatles rollerball :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pen is really nice, the only small negative point is the refill is a LeGrand version so only available in black or blue so for example it is not possible to use the Beatles roller refill, a little pity... Now I'm impatient to have the fountain pen!

 

 

~ Cyrille:

 

Thank you for the very nice collection of images.

The close-up photography shows details which might otherwise be overlooked.

Enjoy your new pen!

Tom K.

[Cyrille81]

 

 

~ Cyrille:

 

Thank you for the very nice collection of images.

The close-up photography shows details which might otherwise be overlooked.

Enjoy your new pen!

Tom K.

 

Yes it is not easy to photography the pen because there is so much details that we should take lot of photos of it.

[Ghost Plane]

The microphone top to the cap is intriguing. I can’t tell...are the wires actually woven or cast?

[meiers]

Thats a wonderful collection you are building.

[Memorexx]

So many beautiful pics

Are you writing with all of them or are you simply collecting them and admiring them?

[Cyrille81]

The microphone top to the cap is intriguing. I can’t tell...are the wires actually woven or cast?

I think they are woven. I tried to take a new photo closer and it seems we are seeing what is behind the micro:

 

 

Thats a wonderful collection you are building.

Thank you

 

So many beautiful pics

Are you writing with all of them or are you simply collecting them and admiring them?

 

Yes all of them are inked and I use them one of the other according to my mood and my desire.

[Memorexx]

I just checked out your flickr website...aww so beautiful

 

My wife was lurking...haha...no not again, you have enough pens. Stop it

 

Do you keep them in a collectors box or do you keep them in their own boxes? So you would have to take them out each time you ink them and use them.

I surely like to use mine...but on the other hand I am thinking, so much money for a pen, should I really use it? Or should I keep it unused...

But then...what the hell, you only live once

[Ghost Plane]

I think they are woven. I tried to take a new photo closer and it seems we are seeing what is behind the micro:

 

 

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Yes all of them are inked and I use them one of the other according to my mood and my desire.

Thank you for the close up. Fascinating workmanship.

[Cyrille81]

I just checked out your flickr website...aww so beautiful

 

My wife was lurking...haha...no not again, you have enough pens. Stop it

 

Do you keep them in a collectors box or do you keep them in their own boxes? So you would have to take them out each time you ink them and use them.

I surely like to use mine...but on the other hand I am thinking, so much money for a pen, should I really use it? Or should I keep it unused...

But then...what the hell, you only live once

 

Until now I kept the pens in different pen pouches and the boxes in my bank safe with the certificates. Yesterday my wife bought me a collector box for Xmas so I will put my pens in it but currently there is only The Beatles rollerball because my other pens are at the bank safe as we were on travel more than 2 weeks. So I'm impatient to have them back to put all in the collector box They are all inked for the moment so I can write with them directly depending on the one I want to use and which ink is in it.

For my Steinway 888 it took me some time (several months) before I decided to ink it and use it. I was a little bit afraid as you but you said we only live once I use it and my UNICEF skeleton only at home and for the other pens, I took one sometime with me at work and being careful not let it on my desk when I left it.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Cyrille

[Pravda]

Amazing! Thank you Cyrille for the pictures and congratulations

[Memorexx]

 

Until now I kept the pens in different pen pouches and the boxes in my bank safe with the certificates. Yesterday my wife bought me a collector box for Xmas so I will put my pens in it but currently there is only The Beatles rollerball because my other pens are at the bank safe as we were on travel more than 2 weeks. So I'm impatient to have them back to put all in the collector box They are all inked for the moment so I can write with them directly depending on the one I want to use and which ink is in it.

For my Steinway 888 it took me some time (several months) before I decided to ink it and use it. I was a little bit afraid as you but you said we only live once I use it and my UNICEF skeleton only at home and for the other pens, I took one sometime with me at work and being careful not let it on my desk when I left it.

Yeah I saw the UNICEF one. Beautiful. Well I guess I have to save more money to get myself a skeleton one

Currently debating on the Beatles one with myself.

On the other hand I just told my dealer to track down one of the last jfk 1917 which are on the market.

 

The collectors box is really nice right?

 

Oh what did you mean by certificates in the bank? The warranty certificate? Just saw. The box and the certificate. So the box where the pen came in? Thats way too big for my safe. Haha. Too many pens I guess

Edited December 27, 2017 by Memorexx

[Cyrille81]

Yeah I saw the UNICEF one. Beautiful. Well I guess I have to save more money to get myself a skeleton one

Currently debating on the Beatles one with myself.

On the other hand I just told my dealer to track down one of the last jfk 1917 which are on the market.

 

The collectors box is really nice right?

 

Oh what did you mean by certificates in the bank? The warranty certificate? Just saw. The box and the certificate. So the box where the pen came in? Thats way too big for my safe. Haha. Too many pens I guess

 

Yes JFK 1917 is also a really nice piece that is one of my favorites (I have the 3: FP, RB and BP). Yes I store the box where the pen came in and the warranty certificate at the bank but indeed it needs lot of space. I have not too many pens currently but my safe is pretty full (only remaining space for the 2 Beatles).

 

Yes collectors box is really nice and better to store the pens and admire them. It is not a MB box but it is a nice one too with a glass to see the pens of the first drawer:

 

Edited December 27, 2017 by Cyrille

[Memorexx]

Hope I get my jfk soon. Cant wait for it.

Yeah I almost bought the Pelikan box. The Pelikan Logo was kind of too big for me though. Steals all the thunder from the pens

 

I have the boxes and certificates in a cabinet at home. Makes me think again if I should put them into my bank.

The 149 case is huge -.- and the jfk SE cases are not small either. Oh well. Problems

 

If youd had to chose between jfk 1917 and beatle 1969, which one would you pick and why?

[Cyrille81]

Hope I get my jfk soon. Cant wait for it.

Yeah I almost bought the Pelikan box. The Pelikan Logo was kind of too big for me though. Steals all the thunder from the pens

 

I have the boxes and certificates in a cabinet at home. Makes me think again if I should put them into my bank.

The 149 case is huge -.- and the jfk SE cases are not small either. Oh well. Problems

 

If youd had to chose between jfk 1917 and beatle 1969, which one would you pick and why?

 

Really hard question to answer: I think in term of size and weight the 2 pens are really close. In term of design they are completely different: JFK is classical and the Beatles something we really are not used to see. JFK is special for me because I have lot of admiration for the person even if I like really much the Beatles too. JFK has a MOP star the Beatles has not but the microphone is really well design and the UK flag and crown is embossed and really nice. So I think if I can only have one I will choose JFK but more for the character than the pen. And if you think you want in the future the Beatles one too you shouldn't wait too much time because it could be quickly difficult to find it as there is lot of fan of Beatles that could buy it even if they don't use/collect pens.

[Memorexx]

Thats why I told my dealer to hunt down a JFK 1917 I like JFK...even though I am too young to have known him haha. (in 2 days, I'll be 29).

Hopefully he can get a hold of it...speaking about the Beatle pen...yeah...It looked really odd at the beginning to me...but after playing with it for a couple of minutes, it's not so bad

Oh well...I really don't like this forum people encouraging me to buy more pens...

Good thing with the Beatle pen, you mentioned it, a lot of people will buy that pen. So if I get bored of it, I could probably sell it later for hopefully no loss...even If I ink it.

Thinking about getting it with a B Nib.

[Cyrille81]

Thats why I told my dealer to hunt down a JFK 1917 I like JFK...even though I am too young to have known him haha. (in 2 days, I'll be 29).

Hopefully he can get a hold of it...speaking about the Beatle pen...yeah...It looked really odd at the beginning to me...but after playing with it for a couple of minutes, it's not so bad

Oh well...I really don't like this forum people encouraging me to buy more pens...

Good thing with the Beatle pen, you mentioned it, a lot of people will buy that pen. So if I get bored of it, I could probably sell it later for hopefully no loss...even If I ink it.

Thinking about getting it with a B Nib.

 

Yes it is the same for me, I'm 36. Yes it is time to buy the JFK 1917 because it will more and more difficult to find one. When my reseller order it to MB at the beginning of 2017, there are only few FP still available.

Yes the forum is very tempting to buy or at least want to buy additional pens

[zaddick]

You all are making me feel old and poor.

 

Keep up the good work!

[Pravda]

You all are making me feel old and poor.

 

Keep up the good work!

Was just thinking that haha!