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Hi, everybody. I've been cruising these forums for a while, and am just now making my first post. :D

 

My wife wants to get me a new pen for my birthday, priced between about $100-$200.

 

I write small, but not terribly hard and not terribly fast. Definitely like EF and F nibs.

 

I've been using a Rotring 600, a Lamy All-Star, and a couple of handmade and Chinese pens.

 

I'm looking at a Delta Profili or 360, a Visconti Van Gogh (probably midi), and a Conklin Duragraph and Nozac. So, as you can see from those, I dislike the conventional two-toned double-tapered look of a lot of the Namiki's and Parkers.

 

So, out of the ones listed above (or others based on those), what do you think I should get?

 

Thanks for your help.

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Guest Saints1976

heed, just get what you personally like. Probably everyone who replies to your question will have a different idea of what you should buy and you'll end up in more of a quandry than you are in now.

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Welcome Heed-

 

As a somewhat newbie myself, I can say only that your questions will be taken seriously and answered by those with expertise- my own- not quite-

As you have used a Rotring 600, why not try the VanGogh full size rather than mini- I have a blue one and it is really a fine writer- I can only caution that it is top-heavy posted, and since "vegetable-resined"- can sometimes result in a bit of a carnival- I bought the fp and rb- thank-God- I could exchange the caps to make a less than carnival atmosphere

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I have to agree with Saint1976...you're going to be hard pressed to get any sort of consensus out of this group! Everyone has their own favorites. Also, there are a LOT of nice pens in the price range that you specified.

 

Having said all of that, if I had to pick from the choices that you've listed, i'd also go with the Visconti Van Gogh. The brown (sandal) color is my favorite, but they are all beautiful pens.

 

Good luck and welcome to FPN!

 

TMann

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I'd stay away from the Conklins due to so many reports of QC problems. In that list, I'd probably go Visconti, but I'd sure have to consider a Sailor 1911, especially if you want a great smooth nib out of the box (note: a Sailor F will be more like an EF).

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I faced the exact same situation last week. My wife bought me a Danitrio Takumi with a flexible extra fine nib. It's a new pen from winedoc, in old fashinoned black ebonite. Wonderful. I recommend it. Ooops, it's not on your list.

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I looked at the Sailor and the Danitrios. They are nice, but not exactly what I want in terms of styling (though I won't get a bad nib and feed just because it looks nice).

 

That said, I'm still totally up for suggestions that are not on the list :D

 

Does anyone have any comments on the Delta's?

 

I know about the QC issues with the feeds on the Conklin's, but was under the impression that it was resolved. Is that true?

 

Thanks again for all of your help.

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The Deltas are nice pens. Their Bock-made nibs are very smooth, and they use very attractive acrylics and celluloids. I own two, a Delta Dolcevita OS and a Delta La Citta Reale, both with medium nibs. Had some QC issues with both, but they worked out well in the end. Both are very smooth wet writers. Pricey though.

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Thanks for the advice. Both of the Delta's I'm looking at are on sale (last year), so they seem like a good price to me :-)

 

Anyone else have any suggestions, especially about the Delta's? Any updates on the QC issues with Conklin?

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Oops! Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear...the pen is for me (a 29 year old man with medium sized hands). The 320 is beautiful, but maybe a bit too small for me. Thanks, though!

 

Any other suggestions?

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