Marlen

[Soer]

Hey Guys ,

 

Anyone of you have any experience with Marlen fountain pens, any users?????

 

They make beautiful pen thats for sure. :puddle:

Edited December 3, 2012 by Soer

[smk]

I have a Marlen XXI-C (21st Century). I believe it was to inquire about that pen that I joined FPN.

 

I bought the pen and it's a lovely writing instrument. Marlen nibs are quite generously sized, mine has a very healthy and wet M nib. I used the pen for my recent lessons on Arabic Writing, you can see it in action in any of the videos here: Videos with Marlen Pen :-).

 

Salman

[nastyandy]

I have a Marlen Eclisse Whirlpool with Medium nib. It's one of my favorite writers; lays down a very nice medium-fine line, very smooth, and has a pleasant feel while writing.

 

I'm not sure whether Marlen is still in busniess, but from what I understand (via posts on here) their pens command a lousy resale value. However, if you're not expecting to resell the pen, that shouldn't matter much, especially if yo are at the buying end of that situation.

[aawhite]

I have a blue Marlen Sydney. Nice pen. It is well balanced when posted. The nib is smooth with no flex. The ink (I use Waterman Blue) flows well; my nib is a bit of a wet writer but the ink does not bleed through an average A4 printer paper.

Edited December 3, 2012 by aawhite

[ethernautrix]

I've had two Marlens, a Paris Rings and a Journal. I still have the Journal, which I hardly use, cos it's a button-filler, and I prefer c/c. The Paris Rings was a great writer, but my infatuation with its overall looks, while sustained, wasn't enough to overcome my preference for fewer pens (downsizing), so I gave it away.

 

There is something about the Journal, though, that makes me keep it, even though I hardly ever ink it up.

[Ghost Plane]

I stupidly sold my Journals with BB nibs and regret it. Still have a B nib Aderl that is fantastic.