What pen(s) are you using today?

[flodoc]

Krone Laminato Sante Fe with 18k fine nib.

[flodoc]

Stipula Etruria in amber celluloid w/14k fine nib.

[ParramattaPaul]

I used the Duro I didn't use yesterday.

 

[Collezionista]

Pelikan m700 toledo

[flodoc]

2007 Bexley Owners Club in orange ebonite w/18k fine nib and Noodler's Golden Brown ink.

[flodoc]

Montblanc 146 w/14k medium nib and MB Royal Blue.

[A Smug Dill]

[OldTravelingShoe]

14 minutes ago, A Smug Dill said:

Every sentence in your story reads like a big plus to me 😄 

 

Great pen? Check. Personal project that gets you excited? Check. Reasons to return to the project? Check. Surprising result? Check. Etc. Even the writing looks like fun! 

 

Very good stuff! Thank you. 

Edited January 24, 2022 by OldTravelingShoe
Corrected typos. Also, added the missing thank you note.

[A Smug Dill]

16 minutes ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Great pen? Check. Personal project that gets you excited? Check. Reasons to return to the project? Check. Surprising result? Check. Etc. Even the writing looks like fun! 

 

Haha… I dislike this pen because of my experience (and expense) dealing with Parker's nib exchange programme which disappointed me not just once, but twice, over the course of some months; and I failed to do a good job on the nib, so now there is only the barest amount of tipping material left, not that I care all too much if I'd ruined the pen. All I wanted was for Parker to deliver a Fine Italic nib to me that writes kinda like what the nib now does when reverse-writing, without my hands-on intervention and taking undue risks. I even showed them examples of the writing output I wanted, and since Newell Brands in Australia told me the pen had to be sent to France to be fitted with a nib that is only produced by the company's nib technicians on demand through the nib exchange programme, I didn't think it was too high an expectation or too much of an ask.

 

I already have two Fine/narrow Italic nibs on European pens that Dan Smith ground for me, and I prefer to use those for actual writing. All in all, this Parker Duofold Centennial was bought at a good discount from Amazon, and I only wanted to see what Parker can do, either in providing me with an Extra Extra Fine (or needlepoint) nib or fit-for-purpose Fine Italic nib. Not only did Parker fail at both, but it also gave me a particularly (and memorable) poor customer service experience.

 

As far as I'm concerned, the Fine Italic nib it supplied me with (and even as it is now, since I failed to improve its writing performance in normal orientation) writes like Platinum's Music nib; and I now have an actual one of those (which I rarely use), so I can't think of any good use for this pen at all.

 

I might go back to putting ESS Registrars Ink in it next. I only put iron-gall, pigment, or Noodler's inks in it; in other words, those that potentially spell trouble for other pens.

 

[flodoc]

Molteni Pen Co. Curucova Collection in blue marble acrylic (40/50) w/18k fine nib and Private Reserve Naples Blue ink.

 

Edited January 24, 2022 by flodoc
Corrected auto correct errors, updated photo.

[flodoc]

Stipula Novecento Rex (002/925) in amber celluloid w/18k fine nib and MB Royal Blue ink.

[Mr5x5]

Pilot Varsity M black

[A Smug Dill]

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Compared to the Parker Duofold Centennial shown above:

[readytotalk]

@flodoc Nice and rare pens! @A Smug Dill - italics are gorgeous, beautiful handwriting! 

Sheaffer`s Craftsman Touchdown, inked with Pelikan 4001 Brown. Deep brown)

[flodoc]

Pelikan Place de la Concorde (M620) w/18k fine nib and MB Royal Blue ink.

[NgunnawalJack]

Kaweco Classic Sport Navy F with Kaweco Royal Blue 

Kaweco Classic Sport Burgundy F with Kaweco Summer Purple

MB 32 F with Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same 

 

[flodoc]

Replaced the Molteni Curucova with this Montegrappa Symphony in turquoise celluloid w/18k fine nib and Noodler's Navajo Turquoise ink. Arguably the best looking celluloid ever!

[inkstainedruth]

That certainly is a good looking pen!  Does the cap screw onto the back of the barrel for posting?  Or is that just decorative?

Also, thanks for reminding me about Navajo Turquoise -- I haven't used that ink in a while.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[flodoc]

22 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

That certainly is a good looking pen!  Does the cap screw onto the back of the barrel for posting?  Or is that just decorative?

Also, thanks for reminding me about Navajo Turquoise -- I haven't used that ink in a while.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Yes, the cap does screw on for posting, although I rarely post caps unless the pen is particularly short and light weight.

[ParramattaPaul]

There have been other pens in use through the day, but most recently, it has been a Conway Stewart Churchill.