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I recently traded, and for those who know my habit of trading, for a Varun Vishal, new from AllWriteNow. I was curious, both because I'm an Indian fiction fan and love my Wality 69. This pen is wonderful! It's large all right...just short of 6" capped. But, it's surprisingly light, very well balanced, and the nib (from Wality) is somewhere between fine and medium and has just a touch of tooth, which I like. Mine is in the "bakul", essentially unpolished, finish. It looks very much like the Lamy2000 finish, down to the disappearing seam. Pictures are at allwritenow.net, with which I am not affiliated in any way, except now as a customer.

 

The only problem is that, as an eyedropper, you have to fill it all the way to prime it. It's a big fill, and I'm afraid it just took over the rotation for the rest of the summer. We should all have such problems.

 

 

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If you follow the filling instructions Steve has posted on allwritenow.net, you don't have to fill the pen up all the way. The part about turning the pen point-down before you screw the barrel in the last few threads does the priming, no matter how much ink is in the pen. That said, you probably don't want to start out with the pen less than a quarter full, or you will get a quick introduction to the habit any large-capacity pen may have of leaving big drops of ink on your paper.

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I'm sure you'll like it, I have a brown Varuna Rajan and is a nice writer.

 

My only "complaint" is it lays down a very fine line, and with the huge quantity of ink it can hold that means it takes a lot of time to empty it.

 

Also with so much ink inside, I don't dare to fill it with (near-)bulletproof inks.

 

I have a green Vishal (bakul finish, with vintage Sheaffer nib) on the way from Steve, and I just can't stand.

 

I have also several other indian ebonite EDs, and I like them a lot. :cloud9:

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thanks! I thought one filled it to the base of the threads, then turned it upside down over the bottle. Well, I'll try it in a few months when this fill is done...

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Glad to hear all the praise for the Vishal. Might be my next pen.

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Montegrappa NeroUno Linea - J. Herbin Poussière de Lune //. Aurora Optima Demonstrator - Aurora Black // Varuna Rajan - Kaweco Green // TWSBI Vac 700R - Visconti Purple

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Glad to hear all the praise for the Vishal. Might be my next pen.

 

I love mine. I have a polished black with the upgraded nib ground to a medium stub. Its a great pen although a little dry but its very happy filled with HOD.

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Nothing sells fountain pens like the Fountain Pen Network! I've just started the process to get one of these myself. The danger is that because they're so reasonable, I'm tempted to get two! :headsmack:

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