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I know there are at least 5 people on fpn that post semi-regularly and are from pittsburgh, one of which can not be more than a mile away from me.

 

So, is anyone interested in a meet/get together? I would say at least 3 people for security reasons (I trust you guys, but it is still stupid), and preferable 4 or 5.

 

-Nkk

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chicagoben Near Mint

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No one? I know there are people from Pittsburgh and suburbs here...

 

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I'm in. Just moved here a couple of months ago.

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I wouldn't mind (I am around the southside), however I don't have many pens and the two nice ones I have are being repaired and having a nib changed.

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I'm about 2 hours east of Pittsburgh. I drive the same distance for Central PA pen meetings in Harrisburg so distance (usually) isn't a problem.

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I'm in Pittsburgh, but I've only got two fountain pens (one currently - my Namiki VP has been shipped out for repairs.) I'm in the area however - though bugger me if I can find any place to go drool over pens. Weldin's in downtown has ridiculous hours, and the stationery store in Shadyside only has a few Lamy's for sale. I'd love to hear if there are any other local stores that sell fountain pens or the like. :)

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I'm in Pittsburgh, but I've only got two fountain pens (one currently - my Namiki VP has been shipped out for repairs.) I'm in the area however - though bugger me if I can find any place to go drool over pens. Weldin's in downtown has ridiculous hours, and the stationery store in Shadyside only has a few Lamy's for sale. I'd love to hear if there are any other local stores that sell fountain pens or the like. :)

Ditto! Thank goodness for the internet! There is not one good place to shop for fountain pens!

Gypsy

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I know there are at least 5 people on fpn that post semi-regularly and are from pittsburgh, one of which can not be more than a mile away from me.

 

So, is anyone interested in a meet/get together? I would say at least 3 people for security reasons (I trust you guys, but it is still stupid), and preferable 4 or 5.

 

-Nkk

 

Hi, fellow Picksburger!

 

Yeah, I've been a fountain pen enthusiast for a few years. I've heard from a couple of sources that a store is opening up in Shadyside that will sell (or is already selling) fountain pens. I'm not talking about Kards Unlimited, though that store does have a few FPs in stock. Have you heard about that new store I'm talking about?

 

More to the point, if at the present time there is anything going on in Pittsburgh having to do with FPs, please let me know. I'm interested.

 

By the way, while searching (via Google) for that new store online, one of the search results provided a link to your post here on Fountain Pen Network, where I've been a member for a few years. I haven't posted in quite awhile, however. Come to think of it, your having posted your query over seven years ago might mean you're no longer in the 'burgh!

 

Don

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." (Jim Elliot, Christian martyr)

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I'm in Pittsburgh too and would love to meet up! A few of us tried to get something together last year around this time (or was it '14?) but it came to naught. I'd be up to try again, though!

 

I'll stay on top of this topic and try to keep my schedule somewhat open. Weekend afternoons tend to be good lately, particularly Sundays, but I'm certainly open to other times. Let's do this!

Each man delights in the work that suits him best.

-The Odyssey - Homer

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We have a pen club that meets on the 3rd Wednesday every month. Here's the announcement on FPN for the June meeting. Even though a number of people were out of town, we still had about 12 people at the meeting - and are looking a space to meet that will handle more. So far we've met at the the Panera at Bakery Square, and the one on the Boulevard of the Allies.

 

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Laertides NOS (New Old Stock)

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Oh, cool! Definitely will do!

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Check out the threads for Steel City Nibs/Pittsburgh Pen Club.

Our last meeting was a week ago. We generally hang out monthly at the Panera Breads in Bakery Square, but did try the Panera in Oakland a couple of times because that location has a back room. I think there were plans to try something further east (and maybe on a weekend) to do a get together with the group in the Harrisburg area, but I don't think anything definite has happened there.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: Ah! I see that Ron has beaten me to the punch....

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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