What Pens Are You Using Today?

[reprieve]

Nakaya Piccolo Ishime Kanshitsu, Mottishaw broad cursive italic nib, Herbin Rose Cyclamen.

Nakaya Piccolo Housoge Kikyo, music nib, Noodler's Blue-black.

Montblanc Faulkner, broad nib, Montblanc Bordeaux.

[missnibs]

Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche (M nib) & J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche (I tend to switch between bright colours for making notes & remarks or writing letters, and darker everyday colours for course notes)

Faber-Castell E-Motion (M nib) & J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir

 

but I'm seriously considering to keep the E-Motion at home and upgrade the Graf to my everyday pen. I like 'em both, but constantly switching between a considerably chubbier pen (the E-Motion) and a wonderfully slender one (the Guilloche) tends to affect my handwriting a bit. Though I'm a big fan of the E-Motion, it's just no match for the Guilloche when it comes to long writing sessions. The Guilloche just doesn't tire out my hand after a 3-hour lecture the way an E-Motion would.

[professionaldilettante]

charcoal lamy safari with HOD

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is an early 1990s Pelikan M600 (M400 size with the 18k nib) in the classic green stripes loaded up with Noodlers Blue Black.

[bwnewton]

Blue Lamy Safari F/Lamy Blue--notes/ideas/underlining for sermon preparation, to-do list, etc.

Charcoal Lamy Safari EF/Lamy Black--miscellaneous

Cross Century Classic EF/Noodler's Lexington Gray--prayer journal

Cross Century II EF/Sheaffer Skrip Black--personal journal

[Daximillian]

Today's pens are a Lamy Safari shiny black F nib filled with Noodler's midnight blue, Esterbrook demi copper dollar pen with a 9788 (medium flex) nib filled with noodler's black, and Esterbrook copper transitional J with a 9556 nib (fine writing) filled with Noodler's blue black.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I still have too many inked pens! But I just wrote out a Peli Jr. loaded with J Herbin Rouge Opera; following that, a Waterman Carene running on the vapors of a removed cart of mixed brown and black looking like graphite.

 

Next, writing out a Lamy ABC with a bit of Lamy Turquoise remaining.

[moonriver17]

No brand name, no number, not one idenifying mark on the entire fountain pen. Oddly enough, I bid on and won this pen on ebay, I paid around five bucks for it. Looking through a catalog, I discover it's an exact replica of a Mont Blanc Boheme collection. Before, I wasn't very familiar with the Boheme. The seller tells me it was made by Hero. No, it doesn't have the star in the cap jewel. This little pen lays a really good wet line! I don't know how long it will hold up but right now it's a pretty nice little fountain pen and looks great!

Moonriver17

[FooWriter]

Fooling about with a cheap ca. 1981 Osmiroid calligraphy pen with a medium nib on.

 

After reading Caliken's Italic handwriting with loops, I've been trying to recall and recapture the cursive/italic(ish) script I used for note taking in college.

[HBlaine]

I'm still attached to the Bexley Poseidon with Herbin Eclat de Saphir ink. Though I have my Laban Terrazzo Marble Mento with Noodler's AirCorp Blue-Black out as a backup.

 

I "cased up" all the other pens I had laying around on the desk. I was getting tired of moving stuff, only to have pens go in every direction. All the "current rotation" pens are now in the new pen case I just got from Todd over at Isellpens.

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is a late 1950s Tortoise Pelikan 400NN loaded up with Diamine WES Imperial Blue.

[ojars]

Today the Nakaya comes out to play -- loaded with Private Reserve's Lake Placid Blue.

 

My Lamy Al-Star is also called to duty -- loaded with Carbon from Caran D'Ache.

Edited December 6, 2009 by ojars

[Bo Bo Olson]

I got that no name "Clipper" (claimed to be 1950-60's) that Dennis told me is not a Wearever. I accept his word on that. It is so squeaky new for an older pen...I had to load it with water before it would ink, and it took @ ten screwing it on and off blind cap and the cap before it felt, good.

 

 

 

Inked with MB Sepia, in I don't want to put any type of red or even a Bordeaux red into it.

It is my guess it is not a flexible nib....but I'm still noobie in that direction.

 

Also have a Mercedes pen from the 1950's small and in OF, that I need a light hand with, in it is flexible or semi-flexible. With pressure it is scratchy, light it writes just fine. That has Pelikan Royal Blue in it.

 

http://http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm300/BoBoOlson/cliro1.jpg

Edited December 7, 2009 by Bo Bo Olson

[bwnewton]

Waterman 52 with Lamy Blue ink

 

Lamy Safari with Lamy Blue ink

[moonriver17]

The pen that I brought out today is a five dollar Platinum Preppy. These Preppy fountain pens come in a 05 or an 03. I prefer the 05 wider nib. All the Preppy's are translucent with different colored clips. They use standard international ink cartridges, I have mine fitted with the short cartridge, whether or not it will accept the longer version, I'm not sure. This little pen has a fairly smooth nib and lays a good wet line. It feels good to the grip and posts perfectly. Unlike the Pilot Varsity, it's refillable and in my opinion, if you kept it clean and maintained,it would last a lifetime! This is a full size pen unlike many other student pens that tend to be shorter than a normal fountain pen. I think this could very well be the only fountain pen that an individual would ever need but of course, I wouldn't want my wife to know that!

Moonriver17

[Wino In Training]

Today's pens:

 

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• my brand-spanking-new Visconti Opera in a limited-edition blue marble with B nib, inked with Herbin Ambre de Birmanie
  
• Lamy Charcoal Safari B nib with Herbin Cacao de Bresil
  
• Parker Vac Blue Azure sub-deb with Waterman Florida Blue
  
• Lamy Black Safari 1.1mm nib with Montblanc White Forest
  

[jd50ae]

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Pelikan M800 with a custom nib and one turned by OldGriz.

[fixedintime]

Pelikan M215 - Noodler's Black

Waterman Phileas - Herbin Rouge Opera

Lamy Studio - Herbin Lierre Sauvage

Sailor Sapporo - an accidental mix of Private Reserve American Blue and Waterman Purple.

[georges zaslavsky]

pelikan söveran m1000 medium nib with montblanc racing green ink and dunhill ad 2000 in carbon medium/fine nib with pilot blue.

[gaffa]

I have recently been fortunate to win an ebay auction of a quantity of vintage (Late 1930-50's)german piston filler fountain pens.

 

Some are Bohler Gold and Glorex models and one is an Osmia but most are unnamed.

 

After some TLC I have obtained a pretty high percentage of functioning units and have been "blown away" with some of the flex and semiflex stainless steel nibs.

 

As a result I find I keep returning to certain named and unnamed pens and have difficultly putting them down.

 

Currently my favourites are: (in no specific order of preference)

 

Bohler Glorex 54 ML Degussa nib writing with Diamine Ruby ink

Unmamed with probable Bock nib writing with Diamine Ultra Green ink

Unmamed with probable Bock nib writing with Diamine Umber ink

Possible Bohler Glorex with probable Bock nib writing with Diamine Umber ink

Unmamed with probable Rupp nib writing with Diamine Jet Black ink

Unmamed with probable Rupp nib writing with Diamine Majestic Blue ink

Bohler Glorex 54 F Degussa nib writing with Diamine Aqua Blue ink

 

I don't think pictures would be of any benefit as they all look very similar ...Black with either Gold or Silver clips

The quality of these designs is apparent when I can confirm that I haven't even needed to replace corks on any of the above piston mechanisms