What Pens Are You Using Today?

[Sailor Kenshin]

I'm still in a rearranging/discernment phase, and haven't used my fps much lately. But today I hope to write a letter with an Itoya Blade, a pen I wanted to get long ago, and which surprised me with its smoothness and bright, cheery blue ink.

[HBlaine]

I briefly used my Visconti Ragtime III with Noodler's Legal Lapis for a bit. Last night, for reasons unknown, I got my MB 144 out and filled it with (gasp!) Noodler's El Lawrence, and ink I haven't had the best of luck with. Yet, so far, no problems out of the MB. We'll see...

[rickap]

Levenger TrueWriter, Fireball Demonstrator, with it's new medium nib and Quink black. Charcoal Lamy Safari with medium nib and Quink black.

 

I know, "same ink in both?" At least I've got two pens inked right now!

[paralegalnm]

I found a Mertz & Krell Pelikan 120 to replace my old original . . . It is mint condition, seems new, and I have the EF, F, M, OM, and B nibs for it.

 

Pelikan has a current multiple nib pen, but the nibs retail for over $200 each.

 

The piston filled the reservoir with Schaeffer brown ink . . . enjoying the B nib . . .

 

Also got in a Parker Vector with an F nib for porous paper. Nice pen . . . works flawlessly.

[Flourish]

Today I am rather fond of my pilot Custom 823 with xxxf Falcon flex nib filled with Noodler's Bulletproof Black. I am loving the line control that this pen is giving me. It takes an even lighter pressure on the downstrokes than I am accustomed to, but to me this is a good thing as I have been trying for years to achieve the most subtle shading and this nib is guiding my hand just wonderfully.

[reprieve]

I will be traveling for a few days, so I've loaded my 5-pen case with the following pens:

 

Montblanc Jules Verne, broad nib, Aurora Blue.

Nakaya Spiketails, flexible medium nib, Montblanc Violet.

Danitrio Silver Wave, flexible stub nib, Herbin Bleu Pervenche.

Bexley Americana, stub nib, Dragon's Napalm.

Pelikan M450 Tortoise and Gold, Binder music nib, Noodler's Golden Brown.

[wing6]

At work now - Baoer 388 Medium and Pilot 78G Fine.

 

At home now - Pilot 78G Medium.

[dadgad]

Rotring Initial Medium nib, with whatever ink (black) that came with it.

[jonro]

I'm using my blue PFM IV today, and loving it. I'll mix it up with a gray Imperial IV.

[ZeissIkon]

Today I carried a matched pair of Wing Sung 230 to work, one with Noodler's Black and one with Noodler's Brown; tonight I'll most likely use the newly arrived Wing Sung 233 (already becoming a favorite) to write my journal entry.

[flodoc]

Tibaldi Modello 60 with extra fine nib and Ottoman Azure.

Stipula Novecento Rex with fine nib and brown ink (my own mixture based on Kiowa Pecan).

Parker Duofold International Brown Pinstripe SE with italic nib and brown ink.

[vonderlasa]

Montblanc Carrera

[Sandy1]

MB 149 & Lamy's The Pink Safari

[sallywally]

My new pens bought at the Ohio Pen Show:

 

Bexley a

[sallywally]

My new pens bought at the Ohio Pen Show:

 

Bexley a

Try again:

 

Bexley Maki-e Dragon LE (6/28); reground from a Bexley M nib to a Saibi Togi nib (Sailor XXF) by Michael Masuyama. Filled with Sailor Red Brown.

 

1922 Edward Todd for Tiffany; GF, incredibly elegant pen; wonderful broad stub nib removed and set safely away and replaced with a 1920s Waterman F nib, reground even finer by Michael Masuyama.

[marleau]

I use a Stainless Hero 100 for note taking everyday filled with Noodler's Polar Black.

Edited November 9, 2009 by marleau

[cuza]

Inked up a Wing Sung 239 and a Classic 708 today. Have seven FPs inked.

 

I use a Columbus Progetto M (black ink) daily as the FP of choice with a Laban Ment Tortoise Shell F as backup (blue ink).

 

 

 

-- cuza

[MJ Vesuvius]

Visconto Opera Club Summer Yellow with Pelikan violet

 

and

 

Aurora Talentum Black w/chrome trim italic with DC SS Blue

 

and

 

Lamy Safari Flame (orange) extra fine with Aurora Blue

[physicsgirl]

Crystal Silver Sensa Meridian Medium Nib filled with Noodler's Gruene Cactus. It's a new ink, so I'm really excited to try it out today.

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is a MkI Black Parker 51 Aerometric with Lusterloy cap loaded up with Private Reserve American Blue.