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Hi,

 

I'm new to the forum, but not the hobby, mostly vintage.

I'd appreciate any feedback on Rotring Rivette.

Any other inexpensive, minimalist, well built pens?

 

TIA,

 

Mark

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I bought my 7 year old son a Rotring Core fountain last week. He loves it. I paid $15.00 for it here in Atlanta. It takes cartridges only and I got him the Private Reserve Dakota Red ink.

 

It writes well, has a steel nib and is made of a hard plastic. I liked it so much I went back to the store and got myself one.

 

BTW, he is left handed. The pen has a medium nib and has has no problems with it.

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Hi,

 

Slush uses a converter with his Core--the Rotring Converter. I don't have any experience with the Rivette, but Rotring pens in general are quite good.

 

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I enjoy using my Rotring Cores. I can use pigmented Winsor and Newton art inks in them and they don't mind at all.

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I love the Core. I use a converter with it. Well, you have to take out the cartridge ejector...

 

I'm not sure about the Rivette.

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I don't have a Rivette, but I like my Core. It is large and well-constructed, sturdy, but not heavy...and the grip is comfortable. I am sure there are some on closeout that you can find on the Internet for very (relatively) little money :)

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I bought one of these a year or so ago and love it. I had forgotten the name of it but i posted a pic and it got identified within an hour. I then searched the name and found this recent string.

 

I really like it and the cartridges are easy to work with. My only SLIGHT complaint is the weight. Sometimes because of the torpedo design and the lightness of the pen I feel like it would slip through my fingers. I could use it to weight just a little more but that is probably one of the things that keeps the cost down.

 

I also have a few of the Core ones as well and I think they are great as well.

 

My Rivette is the black one with the red ring and chrome clip.

 

Charlie

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I have a few Rivettes as some of my pupils tested it before it was put on the UK market quite a few years ago, and then I bought a few. It is one of the toughest pens I own. I have even stood on one with all my weight when testing. They all write smoothly and have an interesting space age shape in a Dan Dare aesthetic. If production had continued and more colours had been tried it could have become the best school pen around in my opinion. My daughter has one as her every day writer. There is a Waterman all plastic pentagonal bodied FP that may be as strong but I have seen very few of these.

I may try to find photos when I am back on my PC. (This is a fruit based post)

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I have a few Rivettes as some of my pupils tested it before it was put on the UK market quite a few years ago, and then I bought a few. It is one of the toughest pens I own. I have even stood on one with all my weight when testing. They all write smoothly and have an interesting space age shape in a Dan Dare aesthetic. If production had continued and more colours had been tried it could have become the best school pen around in my opinion. My daughter has one as her every day writer. There is a Waterman all plastic pentagonal bodied FP that may be as strong but I have seen very few of these.

I may try to find photos when I am back on my PC. (This is a fruit based post)

K

 

Interesting! I guess they take regular converters? No starting or skipping problems? I've been looking for a cheap but reliable european M or japanese B pen for Edelstein Mandarin.

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