RE: One Pen for a Lifetime
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THAT is a GREAT collection! One item to make it complete.
And you did a great pitch for fountain pens. I agree with you entirely.
As a kid and teenager I used to write with fountain pens, I had two I believe. Must have them somewhere still. I kinda promised MiPiano to create my entry with my pen collection, therefore this is another push to do so, plus the extra push to find my fountain pen(s).
The other day - last week actually - my dad showed me his fountain pen, a Mount Blanc, a silver one, and said: "That will be yours when I pass away." Sad to hear him think of 'passing away', but happy he likes me to inherit the pen. A beautiful one. When reading your post, I remembered my dad used to have another fountain pen, one that I loved as a kid when I discovered the tip of the pen was quite a big 'ball'. The lines it created were quite thick, but that pen was sooooo smooth on paper when writing, even on rough paper. The fountain pen(s) I used didn't do well on rough paper, I remember that quite vivdly. Also, it may sometimes result in some of those ink blobs, meaning: my fountain pens weren't of good quality.
I wish you all the pleasure you can get out of using your fountain pen. A beauty and from the looks and your own testimony, a super pen to write with. NJOY to the Max.
Those Mont Blancs are nice pens! Even the extra fine MB nibs are a bit too broad for me — I prefer the Japanese grind — but they are great and beautiful. They make great signing pens, which is probably why most world leaders use a Mont Blanc when signing important documents.
Yeah, cheaper fountain pens usually get the price by either using cheaper parts or skipping extras to save a few bucks here and there, such as skipping an o-ring which might save money and make the pen cheaper, but might also make leaking more likely to happen. There are some good less expensive ones. If you can't find yours and want to try again, I can give you tips on cheaper ones to order.
Ahhh, I didn't know MB was so popular among world leaders. Interesting!
Thanks much. The search is on.
Am interested in your tips regardless. You sparked renewed interest. Today I found this ink in one of my drawers