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penmanila

Jul 27 2008, 11:13 AM

ha ha, yes, thanks! sometimes i think i write books just so i could sign them with my FPs. aside from signing letters and checks, i can't think of a nobler reason to buy a fountain pen than to sign a book or to inscribe one as a gift

QUOTE (njh1974 @ Jul 27 2008, 12:10 PM)

QUOTE (penmanila @ Jul 27 2008, 10:39 AM)

i'm an author, and i have a book signing set for the launching of a new novel on thursday (yay!), so this question has been on my mind for a few days now.... i have an M1000, but it will be too heavy in the hand after a while, and besides it lays a very wet line that will take time to dry. so maybe i'll use an M800 and/or a parker duofold international, one loaded with blue-black and the other with pelikan brown (but who--i mean which book buyer--gets what ink?....)

Well done on the launch, penmanila. I'm always disappointed when I go to signings and the writer has a biro, so your readers should be pleased, even if they aren't all 'fountain pen aware'!

Hugh200au

Aug 22 2008, 01:29 AM

Well, for a signature pen i reckon it should look "expensive" , ooze class and look good !!. In the older pens a good black Conklin cresent filler , Conklin Endura or Parker Duofold ( the junior is just as good as the senior and cheaper) fit the bill. In the 50's the Parker 51(with a gold cap),English Parker Duofold and Eversharp Golden Sympony . Conway Stewarts (the 27 being an overlooked model) can be pretty flash and Swans are excellent pens . If i had to choose just one it would be Conklin Endura .

lapis

Aug 22 2008, 09:31 AM

Toledo 900 --> "standard" size but nice and weighty.
M1000 --> bigger but lighter, and more flex

Mike

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