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I am looking at the black M800 for my own use and could anyone tell me what the band of 'green' is for? On some pic it shows up more so than others.
The band of green is the translucent ink-window. It serves the same purpose as the short translucent stripes found on the larger, modern Montblancs. IIRC, vintage Montblancs also have the same translucent band. Since the M800 is a plunger-fill, you want to know when your pen is about to run out of ink.
The other Pelikan colours are striped for the same reason. In between the coloured stripes are what appear, in pictures, to be black stripes. When you look at it in person, the black stripes are actually translucent.
Originally Posted by chesebert
146 it is..thx M-nib?
Again, depends on the usage of the pen. I find Montblanc nibs on the wet and broad side. If the pen will be used for general note-taking, a F-nib will probably be best (IMO). However, it isn't so good if your father will be signing a lot with it, or has large hand writing. M and B-nibs usually lay down a 'wetter' and bolder line, making them inherently less susceptible to skip (a big no-no if signing important documents).
The 146 is a very classy pen, one of the two modern pens (the other one being the Parker Duofold Citrine) which I would love to add to my currently small stable. Now the question remains... gold or platinum?
German pens in general, Lamy, MB, Pelikan, all tend to write a little wider than one would think given the marked nib size. If you really want a true fine, look at Japanese pens.
One advantage to giving a Pelikan as a gift is that, with their removable nibs and Chartpak's exchange program, if the receiver does not like the nib, they can get another.
German pens in general, Lamy, MB, Pelikan, all tend to write a little wider than one would think given the marked nib size. If you really want a true fine, look at Japanese pens.
One advantage to giving a Pelikan as a gift is that, with their removable nibs and Chartpak's exchange program, if the receiver does not like the nib, they can get another.
I have to say that Chartpak's customer service is just amazing. There are no questions asked, they just simply reply with instructions and the address for the nib to be sent to.
I sent my nib out yesterday and turn-around is suppose to be 2-3 weeks.
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Raleigh pen show coming up this weekend. I'm going down and setting up. Pen collection got just a bit out of hand (OK, it got a LOT out of hand), and I'm cutting it down. Ideally, I want to reach a core collection of about 200-250 pens, but that means cutting my current collection in half
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Raleigh pen show coming up this weekend. I'm going down and setting up. Pen collection got just a bit out of hand (OK, it got a LOT out of hand), and I'm cutting it down. Ideally, I want to reach a core collection of about 200-250 pens, but that means cutting my current collection in half
Hey, post some of them here. I'm sure we'd be happy to take some of them off your hands!
I've bought two pens from Todd with excellent experience. I placed both orders around noon and both were shipped the same day.
I've communicated with him a couple times via email and he always responds in a matter of hours. What email address are you using? The one I have is: PEN-KING2@COX.NET
That was strange, Todd is always prompt in replying emails. I sent one email to him 3 hours ago and just got his reply. Maybe your email was accidentally in his "spam folder"? :-/
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