Official News on the Classic Pens CP8 Murelli Pens Flamme and Vannerie

[wspohn]

The CP Collection is a unique Family. Its members, until now, are icons of the Pen Industry, flagships of international pen makers. The pens have history, pedigree and proven high quality writing performance. They come together fully covered in sterling silver, a noble yet relatively affordable precious metal; they offer a variety of forms, nib designs and filling mechanisms. And they amalgamate in the melting pot of Classic Pens. They are soon to be joined by a relatively new member of the Pen Fraternity, the Classic Pens Legend.

 

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CP8 Flamme (left) and CP8 Vannerie (right) on the Classic Legend 766 fountain pens

 

The CP Collection started in 1990. With each and every new member, the family of the CP Series increased in diversity and prestige. So did the loyalty and following around the world. When we shipped the CP5 to established CP customers, many wrote back to say how delighted they were with their pens and some asked us to reserve a set of the CP6 for them, even though they had no idea what it would be – and neither did we.

 

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CP8 Vannerie detail

 

 

This loyalty to the CP Collection continues and grows as demonstrated by a healthy number of pre-orders for the CP8 Legend as well as increased demand and values for past CP pens.

 

 

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Highlights of the CP8

 

The Classic Pens structure and operation enable us to reduce costs. The savings are used to improve the quality of our products and keep list prices low. The following are some examples of product improvement and relatively low list prices we have been able to achieve with CP8.

 

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Highlights of the CP8

 

The silver casing wall thickness with most quality pens is around 0.4 mm. This is the case with past CP pens from Aurora, Parker, Pelikan Sailor and Sheaffer. The silver casing wall thickness of the CP8 is 0.55 mm. resulting in a more substantial pen but not a door stopper.

 

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CP8 Vannerie fountain pen with rhodium trim

 

Guilloche engravings are normally cut at an angle of 150 degrees (the angle the cutter meets the cap or barrel to be engraved) which gives an engraving depth of seven to eight centiemes (100ths of a millimeter). The thicker silver wall of CP8 enables Murelli to cut the engravings at an angle of 140 degrees and an engraving depth of eight to nine centiemes. The resulting patterns are more substantial. The CP8 Flamme and CP8 Vannerie have a rich and long lasting appearance.

 

 

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CP8 Flamme fountain pen with gold plate trim

 

The Guilloche engravings of CP8 extend to the cap top enhancing the exquisite designs. Silver casings are prone to dents and dings during the pen’s working life. The CP8 cap and barrel are protected with substantial plastic liners from end to end.

 

 

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CP8 Vannerie rollerball pen with gold plate trim

 

We do not use distributors and can save 20% or more on the list price. The new packaging for CP8 is solid, attractive and large enough to house the pens but with no frills. A saving of $25 in the packaging translates in a reduction of at least $100 on the list price.

 

The text and photos following are fron the CP8 page of our website. The packaging photos show the prototype pens, these will be updated with the new photos in due course.

 

 

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We are delighted that several of you will take part in the open survey. The two CP8 loaner packages, one for use in North America, the other for use in Europe are being shipped to the first people in the queue.

 

We hope you have lots of fun test driving the CP8 pens and look forward to seeing your valuable reviews soon.

 

The nibs are flexible with silky smooth writing and are available in Fine, Medium, Broad and Broad Italic. The roller/ball pens use a self contained unit and accommodate both roller ball and ball pen refills such as Schmidt or Parker.

 

The pens are housed in an elegant gift box and are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Warranty.

 

The pens will be available in September 2008.

 

List prices in U$D

 

CP8 fountain pen in Flamme or Vannerie $1,350

CP8 Roller/Ball Pen in Flamme or Vannerie $1,250

 

The CP8 Murelli pens will be available from Classic Pens to established customers of the CP Collection and from select retailers in the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia.

 

Classic Pens is now accepting pre-orders. Trade and private customer inquiries are welcome. For further details, please contact us:

 

Office: 6601 Orange Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90048

Telephone: +323-658-7367

Fax: +323-658-8886

Email: claspeninc@aol.com

[wspohn]

I posted this on behalf of Classic, but I was wondering about what people thought of the combinations of barrels with furniture.

 

Maybe I am in the reactionary camp, but my preference is for gold furniture on a sterling pen. Some people like all silver.

What say you?

[njh1974]

I posted this on behalf of Classic, but I was wondering about what people thought of the combinations of barrels with furniture.

 

Maybe I am in the reactionary camp, but my preference is for gold furniture on a sterling pen. Some people like all silver.

What say you?

Interesting question, because I would have said all silver had I not seen the two-tone. But the gold furniture is balanced out by the two-tone nib, so I don't mind it at all. And I love the guilloché crosshatch on the Vannerie. And that broad italic is getting me all excited, shame i've done my budget for the forseeable future!