What Pens Are You Using Today?

[freehand]

Just restored a brilliant yellow pen, a Cavalier (a third-tier Southern Fountain Pen Co. product from the 30s).

 

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It was stained with green ink, so after I scrubbed the stains off, cleaned up some buggeration to the feed (someone had ravaged it with pliers) and installed a new sac, I loaded it with Skrip green, and it has scarce left my hand since then. A really sweet writer.

Edited July 11, 2010 by freehand

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is a c.1946 Dove Grey Parker 51 Vac with lusterloy cap and inked up with Dimaine Presidential Blue.

[Felix1]

Just finished with a customized Pelikan M1000, medium stub, inked with Iroshizuku Asa-Gao (Morning Glory).

[jniforat]

Pilot Vanishing Point in Black w/Rhodium trim and a Fine nib filled with P.R. DC Supershow Blue.

 

God, i love this pen.

[riff raff]

Rose-striated Venus President w/ 14K fine nib, inked with Sheaffer's Peacock Blue.

[HBlaine]

The workhorses today were were:

 

Pelikan Everest

 

Bexley 2010 Owners Club

 

Filcao Silvia (with Herbin Vert Empire)

 

I had those backed up with my Visconti Van Gogh (Visconti Green) and Aurora Optima (with Diamine Blaze Orange).

 

For the evening, I'm debating keeping the Pel out, and/or going with the Visconti Voyager Kaleido (Visconti Black). We'll see...

[Freddy]

Brought along a Radius dodecagonal Greenish/Gray Spiderweb design barrel Pump Fill

 

with a smooth and extremely flexible nib...Filled with Skrip blue black [vintage 1950s] ink..

[reprieve]

Bexley Grand Finale, stub nib, Binder's Blurple.

Pelikan M205 Demo, broad nib, Noodler's Baystate Blue.

[ailleurs]

 

Bexley 2010 Owners Club (orange/gold), F nib, with Diamine Imperial Blue

 

 

So glad someone else likes the orange pen with blue ink combo

 

My answer has been the same for a month and a half: Edison Morgan B nib. Lately it's been enjoying Herbin Eclat de saphir or Waterman Havana.

[bdajohn]

Parker 45, Diamine Imperial Blue.

This is the kind of pen I used in school many moons ago and still my favourite.

[IWantThat]

Let's see...at work today, I used my Lamy Studio, which I used to love. Now, I love the finish and style, but the nib...eh.

 

At home, writing letters, I used my Montegrappa Miya Argento with a Broad nib and PR Chocolat ink...DIVINE I'm about to head to the kitchen for chocolate ice cream ;-)

 

Then, I used my Visconti Opera w/F nib, which I really enjoy writing with, though I've had it just a few days.

[riff raff]

Today, it looks like we'll try out the Noodler's mottled brown Ebonite pen with Private Reserve Copper Burst.

[ukulelesurf]

Well, I recieved a few pens in the mail this weekend and a few from repair and also I work on a few:

 

Stipula Saturno Olive Woodgrain color W/1.1 Stub Nib

Aurora Optima Burgandy Red W/Broad nib (I worked on this nib for a few hours on Saturday) It was once a toothy nib now it is a smooth Juicy Broad nib!!! Patience and persistance Pays off!!

Lamy 2000 W/Broad Nib Thanks Kurt!! This is a fantastic Pen with a wonderfully smooth nib. Why did I wait so long to buy a Lamy 2000?

Visconti Copernicus Black&Blue celluloid striped W/Medium nib

Stipula Etruria Ocean Blue W/1.3 Stub Nib

 

TNS

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You seem to like similar pens to me. Nice.

[ukulelesurf]

You seem to like similar pens to me.

[Bill Smith]

Today's pens are both Parker 51 aerometrics with lusterloy caps:

 

A Mk I Midnight blue inked up with Noodlers Baystate Blue

and a

MkII Navy Grey from the mid 1960s inked up with Noodlers Vmail Series Midway Blue

[HBlaine]

Jumbled things up a bit today.

 

Parker 65 Signet, F nib, Waterman Florida Blue (the main pen)

 

Pelikan M 400 (black 80s style), F nib, Noodler's Dark Matter

 

Parker 61 Mk II, F nib, Iroshizuku Momiji (Vermillion)

 

Pelikan 400 (green-stripe, 50s style), EF flex nib, Noodler's Green

 

I had my Libelle pen wrap with 5 others in my case, but the 4 main pens took care of everything with aplomb.

[penznmaine]

 

I am using my vintage R H Macys. I have no idea what year it is but I love writing with it. Nelson from Maine

[rsx]

Today I am using my MB Starwalker. I bought this pen with a fine nib but that seemed more like a medium to me, too wide for my handwriting. My local pen dealer sent it to Mont Blanc and, four days later, I have my Starwalker with a beautiful Extra Fine nib - at no charge!

 

There may be cheaper places to buy pens, but there is absolutely NO SUBSTITUTE for a local pen dealer!!! And kudos to Mont Blanc for a free nib exchange program.

 

Anyhow today I am writing with my Starwalker, black resin model, Extra Fine nib with PR American Blue ink. WooHoo!

[HBlaine]

Working mostly in-office today, parked in front of the laptop. But I did get some pen time in. Only used a couple, my Visconti Wall Street (still with Noodler's Ottoman Azure), and my burgundy Aurora Optima (f nib, filled with Diamine Blaze Orange).

 

Later, I had my MB Ruby Boheme out as the note-taker for the afternoon...

[thesolaris]

Pelikan M805, EF nib, Pilot Iroshizuku Yamaguri.

Pelikan M405, F nib, J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir.

Lamy Al-Star Silver Blue, EF nib, J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune.

Hero 1077, M nib, Visconti Bordeaux.

Edited July 15, 2010 by thesolaris