Today was a very good day, at least after the mailman showed up.

I have been using fp's for a few years now and had pretty much settled into the Pelikan 600 series pens. I decided to add some eternal inks to my collection so I suddenly had more inks I wanted to use than pens to rotate them through. A visit to the marketplace solved that


Lamy 2000
I don't like the little metal pins that stick out. Other than that I can't complain. The previous owner had sent the nib out for servicing so the pen is very smooth and quite wet when writing. This one got El Lawrence and will probably become my everyday knock-around pen. I like that the barrel is flared allowing me to change my grip. Unfortunately my preferred grip is right at where the pins are.

Sailor 1911 Profit w/21k Naginata Togi M nib
I think I may have a new favorite pen. I have been using a Pelikan 600 blue demo w/Motisshawed cursive 14k nib. This is without a doubt smoother and wetter a writer. And dang if it don't look like you would think a fp looks. The nib is huge, there is simply no other way to put it. If the Lamy 2000 or the VP nibs are understated then the Sailor is ostentatious in the extreme. And it has the one thing that most attracted me to fp's in the first place, the sound of a pen moving across paper. This pen is like a sailboat on glassy seas; smooth writing with just a whisper of sound. The section is a little more broad and the weight is a bit more than my pel's, both of which I like. The Sailor got Legal Lapis.


Not being satisfied with my purchases I bought a few more things from Pendimonium:

Pilot (Namiki) Blue Carbonesque VP.
The VP was my first "real" fp. I had a blue/gold but didn't like how the clip interfered with my grip. The version I have now is more pleasant. Since I was ordering it I asked for a B cursive nib in place of the B nib that came with the pen. They were happy to exchange the nibs for a minimal charge. This pen is almost too wet, something I haven't encountered before. The VP got the Upper Ganges Blue that came in the same box. Somehow buying this pen is like returning to the beginning. It's comforting and familiar even with its quirks.

Lastly, a Namiki Falcon
Of all the pens this was the most "impulsive" of my purchases. I have wanted to try a softer nib for a while and this gave me the opportunity. I think this pen will be the most fun of all the pens as it is the least familiar in its characteristics. It's soft, but not overly so. It feels much like one of my pel's in my hand but certainly doesn't write like one. The Falcon got Iraqi Indigo.

It will take me some time to become familliar with these pens, but even the brief time I have spent with each shows that there really isn't a disappointing pen in the bunch. It is nice to have more of a selection to choose from when picking the pen to take with me to work.

Thanks for looking in.

You bought a beautiful pen (writing and looking!). A Sailor is definitely in the cards for Yours Truly. Please keep us up to date w/regard to your 1911 Profit (the more you talk it up -- the faster one will appear in my collection).



Ya' know -- it's only been two weeks since I purchased a Decimo, and I've since read so many mixed reviews of the VP (not the Decimo, per se) that I'm beginning to question my purchase. The clip does interfere ever so slightly with my handwriting, but I'm hoping that the Richard Binder-ized nib that's on its way will correct the problem. The Namiki Blue Carbonesque is definitely an attractive FP . . . congratulations!



Not to worry. That's a definitive earmark of FP addiction and it is to be condoned at all costs! Again, another gorgeous pen.

All in all, you've got a very handsome collection. Should you need any or, preferably, all of them properly 'broken in' . . . please let me know. I'll do it for free!

Best Regards,

-Clive

Now THAT's a good day

That was a good into-now you need to take some photos of said pens with some handwritinf of said ink so we vcan see all in a nice review, wait for a week or two until you have had a good amount of time and then shoot!

That does sound like it was a good day for you.