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I'd like to say HELLO to FPN at last :D

 

I'm into fountain pens from my earliest years. Can't remember what was my first FP... Maybe burgundy Hero FP (a Parker 51 knock off)? My father gave it to me - I've been using it in school for years and it was great, reliable writer. That's how my addiction started ;)

 

I have small but growing collection of fountain pens. However I'm an USER not COLLECTOR - every pen is inked now or then.

 

I am (as some of you know it) from Poland.

 

PS. English in not my native language. Feel free to correct my spelling/grammar... :blush:

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Hi Alex,

 

Hero is a Parker 51 knock off alright - but still a very sweet pen. I really like mine.

What others have you ?

BTW - Your English is a hell of a lot better than my Polish :D

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Hi :)

 

Here they are:

Parker Sonnet in "hunter green" - usually filled with Parker Quink Blue

Duke Silvershell (aka Chieftain) - it told me to feed him with WM Havana Brown ;)

Waterman Hemisphere (blue) - filled with WM Florida Blue

Lamy 81 (I am preparing review of this pen) - always ready to write with WM Florida Blue

Lamy Al-Star (silver) - with Pelikan Blue-Black

Rotring 600 (silver) - with Pelikan Brilliant Black

Rotring Esprit (gunmetal finish) - with Pelikan Brilliant Blue

Hero Polished Platinum (which somehow reminds me a Sonnet) - with WM Blue-Black

Pilot Calligraphic FP (broad nib) - now filled with Russian, red ink

 

Except for the last one all my pens have fine nibs.

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Florida Blue, Russian Red; any Polish Purple?

 

Nice to see a fellow Lamy user.

Roger

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so far, in your hunt for the best writing experience, which of those pens is leading the pack?  Mush! Mush!!!

Oh, man... It impossible to choose JUST ONE :D There's one group which is leading a little bit: my Lamys, Parker and Duke.. But the rest of the pack is very close to them ;)

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Hello Alex and welcome aboard the FPN Choo Choo! Where the next stop is the pen store of your dreams!

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Sincerely yours,

 

Ronnie Banks

"Like a prized watch, a good fountain pen is a trusted companion for life."

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Ah, the quest for the perfect writing instrument. Fortunately, it doesn't exist. If it did, then we'd all be stuck with just one pen! One of the things I like so much about the FP hobby is that you can appreciate the wonderful nuances of so many different pens. None are perfect, yet many are very, very good.

 

Anyhow, welcome to FPN and hope to see you around!

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[...]we'd all be stuck with just one pen!

It would be horrible! :blink: I just can't imagine that I don't have 3-4 pens around, filled with some nice inks, ready to write whatever I like. It is so good to have a choice... :)

 

Anyhow, welcome to FPN and hope to see you around!

Thanks ;)

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