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I just got two Moleskine notebooks: a large plain notebook and a rule reporter notebook. I finally understand why there is so much hype about Moleskine notebooks. They are very well made and look extraordinarily classy. The paper is also smooth and has a good weight to it. I'd recommend anyone looking for a fine notebook to consider Moleskine.
Thanks for the advice. This is my very first vintage pen, even though I have no knowledge of maintenance and special care needed by their age. In seeing the pictures, I think the pen should be free of cracks, and that the dried ink on the tip makes me believe that it was recently written, perhaps prior to its auction. Regardless, where may I find sources for pen storing when I might end up needing so?
Richard Binder as mentioned above is one guy to go to, although I can imagine he has quite a waiting list...you probably won't get your pen back for at least a month. The guy I would go to for Parker 51s is Bill over at Pentrace.com's forum. He specializes in selling restored vintage pens. Here's a thread for one of the Parker 51s he was just selling (the price is high because it's a pretty rare model): http://members3.boardhost.com/PenMar...163802566.html. The more average Parker 51s with a brushed steel cap can usually be bought from him for around $50-60 when he has them available. I've bought one from him in the past and it arrived looking amazingly good. So good that I asked him if he could fix up one that I had that was pretty scratched up, he took it and fixed it right up to practically like new looking. Good guy to deal with.
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Since you've all made a nice investment in writing instruments, what better way to protect them and perpetuate Pen-Fi but to get the Pen Case. Here's one I bought last year and it has no sign of wear:
The Piquadro AC872 three pen case
There are others...
You can pick one up at Fountain Pen Hospital
Nice!
You got the fancy Visconti bottle. I settled for the plastic refill. (I'm Dutch. )
Originally Posted by milkpowder
I just looked at the bill for the Visconti Blue and I never new it was so expensive!!!!
So I'm on the Fountain Pen Hospital site and I'm presented with a choice of Visconti Blues: Royal Blue or Turquoise Blue. So, milkpowder and Lisa, which blue should I get (I like the blue earlier in the thread)?
So I'm on the Fountain Pen Hospital site and I'm presented with a choice of Visconti Blues: Royal Blue or Turquoise Blue. So, milkpowder and Lisa, which blue should I get (I like the blue earlier in the thread)?
I got it from somewhere else where the names are a bit different, but I'm pretty sure Visconti royal blue is the same as Visconti blue, the one I (and milkpowder) got. Since Turquoise blue and Visconti Turquoise must be the same and that's the one you DON'T want.
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Since you've all made a nice investment in writing instruments, what better way to protect them and perpetuate Pen-Fi but to get the Pen Case. Here's one I bought last year and it has no sign of wear:
The Piquadro AC872 three pen case
There are others...
You can pick one up at Fountain Pen Hospital
Nice! I think I'm going to get the three-pen one. The Mont Blanc ones are such a rip off (over $100 for the three-pen case)!
Originally Posted by Lisa
I got it from somewhere else where the names are a bit different, but I'm pretty sure Visconti royal blue is the same as Visconti blue, the one I (and milkpowder) got. Since Turquoise blue and Visconti Turquoise must be the same and that's the one you DON'T want.
I think you want Visconti Blue is the one you want, royal or not Turquoise doesn't look anything like blue...
Anway, check out my new toys (Pelikan M600, Lamy Safari LE and Headfive)! The colour is very slightly off
I think you want Visconti Blue is the one you want, royal or not Turquoise doesn't look anything like blue...
Anway, check out my new toys (Pelikan M600, Lamy Safari LE and Headfive)! The colour is very slightly off
Very nice, especially the MB and Pelikan! So guess what? I visited the Fountain Pen Hospital, which is located right in lower Manhattan, just 15 minutes from my office. The folks there were extremely nice and, well, I got both Royal Blue and Turquoise Visconti inks (I like the blue family and I like to experiment). They then proceeded to let me know about their Annual Pen Show in about two weeks where most of the MB's go 20% off. Anyway, I was very impressed with their showroom and large inventory of just about every refill, ink and pen. They actually had about 10 of the 149's (the big MB Fountain Pen) in stock. Needless to say, I'll be back over there for the show...
Very nice, especially the MB and Pelikan! So guess what? I visited the Fountain Pen Hospital, which is located right in lower Manhattan, just 15 minutes from my office. The folks there were extremely nice and, well, I got both Royal Blue and Turquoise Visconti inks (I like the blue family and I like to experiment). They then proceeded to let me know about their Annual Pen Show in about two weeks where most of the MB's go 20% off. Anyway, I was very impressed with their showroom and large inventory of just about every refill, ink and pen. They actually had about 10 of the 149's (the big MB Fountain Pen) in stock. Needless to say, I'll be back over there for the show...
Nice. So you gonna get some pens? The 149 is MASSIVE! The largest MB model I'm comfortable with using is the LeGrand model.
Also, what does the Visconti Turquoise look like? Did you buy the ink in the plastic bottle or in the special glass bottle?
The Pelikan writes very well indeed. It has a stiffer nib than the MB, but IMO writes better. It's also surprising how well the Lamy Safari writes! If I were to get one pen, it'd be the Pelikan M600. It's a thicker pen and has more presence. I also prefer the Pelikan nib to the MB nib. Perhaps I should get a F nib for my MB, which currently is the thickest writer.
There's a pen show? Wow! Can I ask you help me buy a pen and then ship it over to the UK?
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Turquoise doesn't look anything like blue...
