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i made the plunge. i got a yellow Lamy Safari with medium nib, converter, and a well of private reserve ink, lake placid blue. i also got a moleskin pocket notebook ruled, and a cahier pocket plain.
i wonder if i can convince my dad i need a duofold for xmas... how much do those run?
I just happened to visit this thread and I am very happy to see that Milkpowder is using exactly the same Mont Blanc "Chopin" platinum fountain pen as I. I use blue black Mont Blanc filler ink for everyday office usage whether it be note taking or signing off documents. I also have the "Chopin" rollerball pen and these two really are a treat to own. Both offer excellent writing experience. Good writing instruments are worth investing in, just like headphones....
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This is my only fountain pen. It is a very special Pelikan Toledo M700 that I received as a gift from my father. I used it once in ten years and found the line a little thick. I recently decided to try it out again so I ordered an EF nib and some ink from nibs.com. Its appeal to me is purely sentimental and I would never actually take it out of my home. In many ways I think it is a bit too opulentt. Still, it is quite handsome:
Eh, sudden craving for a MB Boheme Blue FP, Classique rollerball and Herbert von Karajan FP... I especially like the retractable nib mechanism on the Boheme.
I heard someone call Mont Blanc the Bose of Pen-Fi. Is that really true? I guess the ballpoints would fit that description, since you can just put a MB refill in a G2(I had one in a Sanford, not sure where it is though). Their FPs on the other hand are the most appealing to me. I really like the design of the Lamy Safari, but other than that(and a couple other Lamy models) I generally don't like the designs of most FPs. Month Blanc however seem to be much more elegant and refined, I really love the black and the simplicity of the Meisterstuck ones. The price could use some work though...
I don't think it's fair to call Mont Blanc writing instruments the Bose of Pen-Fi. Bose audio equipment is looked down upon because they're not only expensive, but perform poorly too. Mont Blanc pens are expensive too, but are well built and have good ink delivery, nib smoothness. IMO, they are just a tad overpriced, but not really by that much. Other luxury pen makers like Conway Stewart, Graf von Faber Castell, Cartier, Caran d'Ache, Namiki, Dupont, Dunhill charge just as much, if not more, for a typical black resin gold/platinum-trimmed fountain pen. If you want good value for money, check out Parker, Waterman, Visconti, Pelikan, etc.
I heard someone call Mont Blanc the Bose of Pen-Fi. Is that really true?
Not 100% true, but MB is often ridiculed by some pen enthusiasts for changing from a pen company to a "lifestyle" company. This doesn't change the fact that they make some great pens (though they are just a mite overpriced). I personally don't collect MBs, but I would love to own a Faulkner, that pen is gorgeous. But at $775 I just can't swing it. I could get a hand painted Nakaya Urushi pen for half that price.
The only pen company I spend stupid money on is Bexley. I have no problem dropping $300+ dollars on their higher end models.
Wow, I never thought that I would ever be this tempted by pens. The Mont Blanc Semiramis and Pope Julias II are amazing. Not exactly my conservative style, but I love them. I just wish I had an extra $3000 lying around somewhere. I would rather get it without the stupid diamond in the pen clip too. It seems to detract from the design and add a lot to the price. The Louis XIV is pretty nice looking too.
The Cigar Piccolo Nakaya Urushi is amazing as well, I actually even like it better than the Mont Blanc in terms of aesthetic value, although the "coolness" factor the Semiramis is hard to top.
The Cigar Piccolo Nakaya Urushi is amazing as well, I actually even like it better than the Mont Blanc in terms of aesthetic value, although the "coolness" factor the Semiramis is hard to top.
The Nakaya long writer model in reddish-red or blackish-red tamenuri is a dream pen of mine. Huge pen, I know, but it would be a stay at home desk pen. I'd get the clipless version and buy a urushi pen pillow for it.
how much do those run?
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