What pen(s) are you using today?

[mallymal1]

First inking of 2023, a Conway Stewart 28. 

 

[jandrew]

The "Quiet Writing" pen this morning, with some green moss and grass added with yesterday's Hongdian 517D:

[mrtoml]

Today I am using a Faber-Castell Grip with Pelikan Turquoise ink.

[PAKMAN]

Modern blue Estie

[Ceilidh]

4 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

First inking of 2023, a Conway Stewart 28. 

 

That's gorgeous! I saw a CS28 in that finish from one of my favorite London eBay restorer-sellers recently; almost bought it but I was suffering from a spell of fiscal responsibility at the time.

[USG]

1 hour ago, PAKMAN said:

Modern blue Estie

 

Is that the same as Nouveau Bleu?

[PAKMAN]

I believe it was called the Estie Colbalt

[essayfaire]

Predominantly a B Pelikan Brown Marbled with Vinta Pimlicos Gold Dust and a Parker with Oster Motor Oil.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the black Parker Vacumatic lockdown filler (not sure of the model), EF (I think) nib, that I got restored at OPS a couple of months ago.  Still with Waterman Mysterious Blue.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[amberleadavis]

17 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

First inking of 2023, a Conway Stewart 28. 

 

 

 

Oh WOW I love how she writes.

 

[amberleadavis]

13 hours ago, Ceilidh said:

 I was suffering from a spell of fiscal responsibility at the time.

 

OH no, I caught it too.

[mrtoml]

Today I am using a Visconti Breeze (Cherry, B nib) loaded with Diamine Red Dragon.

[DiveDr]

I have really been trying to reproduce vintage flex in a modern pen. I love pens as we all do.   Picking up vintage Watermans, Wahls and the like in excellent condition is very pricey.  That said, just finshed a really custom job on this FPR HV2 with an ultraflex steel EF nib.

Notice the nib contour, hooks down like a Waterman.  It writes like vintage, crisp spring back, butter smooth, wet and huge line variation!

This took a lot of really precise work, have been writing with it all day, quite psyched!😁😁😁

[jandrew]

Franklin Christoph 20 / Kirk Speer PO nib / Diamine Salamander

[Bo Bo Olson]

A 1959 Geha 790....with the true three rings.....the next year were faux three rings until 1972 when Geha shut down it's pen division. The rings polished up. The picture is from when I bought it, in if I bought the pen, I get the pitcure free....I took such horrible pictures anyone's was better. 

The body says OEF, and I'd sent it back but the exchange nib an eyeballed EF was a maxi-semi-flex. ....later thought told me, I'd never be able to see the difference between EF and OEF for the Oblique to show. I am

editing. So I need a thin nib.

This is the normal 790. Torpedo shape was very In back then....Swan, 146/9/ Pelikan 120/140, Ibis, 400nn. Geha 790/780/760.

In the Pelikan inkstand is a 146 OB and a P-75.

 

I had hoped to stay at 7 or less pens inked...to use up my inks, but somehow drifted out to 11, which is lots less than the once 17, I normally had inked. That's part of the reason I had the 146 & P-75 inked...instead of the Hunter and some other old pen from quite a while ago when I took the picture of my Pelikan ink stand.....I went to the forbidden site.............Inky Thoughts/Ink reviews.

 

This is rare 780.....so rare it took me 12 years to stumble on to some fella with 5 of them showing off on this com.....took me a few years to win it.....lost bids on.

It appears I didn't ask permission, but I had on two other pictures I use. I will ask for this one too, in there is such a difference between good photography of this and the poor of mine.

I would guess this is a 785....5 for rolled gold cap.

 

Some years ago two posters I respect posted that the Geha nibs are a tad better than Pelikan. Geha nibs were made by Degussa so were of Osmia quality. And I tested my 4 Geha's vs 5 Pelikans of the '50-60's era and the the Geha nibs were that slight tad more springy....or more flexi.

 

Do Not buy cartridge Geha pens.....in they were first to make a cartridge pen in Germany they had proprietor cartridges.........that they put a Pelikan/international on the other side of it........No one maked that cartridge.

The 780/90 are Pelikan 400 sizes. The 760 is Pelikan 140 size..............and the Geha 725 is their great classy pen; built to beat the 2xx of MB and did. I do the 725 in other posts. IMO perhaps the greatest black and gold pen ever made.

 

In both the Geha school pen in regular flex and the Geha 790 semi-flex pens are still after 15 years I know of; the best buys in German Ebay Auction section.....some E60 for the 790 semi-flex in the black and gold....the 780 cost more than twice that. (Color always cost lots more for German pens outside of Pelikan) For the regular flex school pen  if one hunts in the auction section can be had for some E-19 for the school pen...if impatient.........it's your money.

 

Hunting is actually fun...with adrenaline rush last seconds. .....Takes a bit longer but one ends up with money for good to better paper and more inks.

[ParramattaPaul]

I used a Kaweco Special a few moments ago to sign some documents.  It was the pen nearest me.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the recently repaired Parker Vacumatic Silver Pearl Major, F (I think) nib, with diluted Waterman Tender Purple; and the Poseidon Pearl Noodler's Konrad, flex nib, with Noodler's 54th Massachusetts.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[AmandaW]

A Transparent Purple TWSBI Eco filled with Sailor Chu-Shu. I had it on the pile of pens to be cleaned, but changed my mind cos there appeared to be enough left in it to write a few pages. It's written those and still going.

[Penguincollector]

I have to go back to jury duty next week, and was trying out inexpensive EF pens to take through security and use on not so great lined copy paper. I happen to have an extra sheet of the same paper, so I checked to see what didn’t feather on it. That paper is underneath the letter sized one on the clipboard. I ended up going out of order and inking one of my Xmas pens:

[Misfit]

A Faber-Castell Grip 2010 turquoise EF nib filled with Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo, and an Opus 88 Picnic pen in blue filled with a sample of Kobe Wind Blue. I put an unbranded Edison 1.1mm italic nib on it.