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I would describe myself as a fountain pen user and less a collector. Here's my little story:

I had to write a lot about 15 years ago. I used ballpoit pens and I thought there wouldn't be any way out of my torture. Until I incidentally came across a small Parker Jotter Fountain Pen: What a difference!

It accompanied me through my University years. It was reliable and although I used to carry it in my trousers pocket I never had an accident. I had to change it every year or so as it used to break in the plastic section close to the nib (I wasn't treating it very gently!) I used Parker Quink Royal Blue Washable. I wrote some letters to my wife with that pen and now this Parker Jotter FP (the only one I have) rests with those letters.

Then I bought a Pelikan 200 and a Parker Sonnet on a trip to Venice. These belonged to a different nib class. Both had their own character. After that I was hooked: I started buying pens on the search for the perfect writer. I will post photos and reviews in this forum.

But I think I have already bought the perfect pen (without testing it). My son was born in 2004, Olympic Games year. I saw one Pelikan Athens in a Bookstore. Someone has to be Greek(or Mediterranean anyway) to appreciate Pelikan's achievement. I live in England end I remember the sunny greek landscape with nostalgia. The prevailing colors include the blue color of the sky and the Agean sea with the whitish iridescence of the waves and the green of the olive groves - the exact pelikan Athens colors.

I bought a Pelikan Athens for my son; he will ink it when he will grow up (if he will be into fountain pens - at the moment he is 18 months and uses extensively ballpoint pens on various surfaces!!) .

 

Currently I use a Pilot Custom 74 (my perfect size), an old style Pelikan 600 (a great M nib), a Waterman Expert I ( a reliable workhorse) and a Cross Solo (very well balanced cheap pen with excellent nib) as my everyday pens. I still like blue colors, mainly the fair ones like Parker Washable and Skrip, but Penman Sapphire, PR's Lake Placid and Herbin's Ecclat de Sapphire as well. I use Noodler's bulletproof black at work. I enjoy shading and I would appreciate nib/ink combinations for great shading effect in blue and black/gray color (and not only).

 

Picture © Sophie Wilson 2001

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Hello Nikolas and welcome to the FPN! :D

Sincerely yours,

 

Ronnie Banks

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

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Nikolas,

 

Welcome to the FPN.

 

I've been to Athens a couple of times. The water there is the prettiest I have ever seen.

 

I hope you enjoy this place as much as I do.

 

Dadof8

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Nikolas,

 

What a wonderful story. I would love to do something like that for my children, too. I hadn't realised how Athenian the Pelikan Athens was, and I think I'm going to have another, closer look at the cities series.

 

Welcome to our community.

 

Ray

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Welcome to FPN :D .

 

I like blue pens myself (but not usually with blue ink). I hope your son appreciates his Pelikan Athens. When he's a little bit older you might want to start him off with something like a Lamy Safari or Lamy Vista. I think they're higher quality than low-end Parkers.

 

enjoy,

 

Martin

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Welcome, Nikolas. I know what you mean about the Pilot Custom 74 being a perfect size. I bought one about a month ago, and it's a pleasure to write with.

 

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Sounds like you have a nice little collection to draw on for daily use. I'll look forward to reading your posts.

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Blue pens are indeed gorgeous.

 

No hint of a beach or shore in that picture. I gather the sea was lower in ancient times.

Roger

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Welcome to FPN! Great story in your intro - thanks for sharing!

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Rom. 5:8, NKJV)
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