ROTRING CORE LYSUM FOUNTAIN PEN

[Ernst Bitterman]

I have at least 12 of the Lysium fountain pens, and all of mine are light green. Everything I've read on the Internet (except this) says they are light green, too. It is an odd shade...anything official from Rotring???

 

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Very strange; mine is most definitely a baby blue, and all the images I've seen including the one at the start of this thread look blue ...

 

I'd call it a Robin's Egg Blue, although it's really and Anime Good Guy Blue (FS#7264001)

[Sailor Kenshin]

Great pen and nib. If price is reasonable, buy it ( specially if you like very firm nibs). The XS is fine, very fine, and the XL, a true M. c/c.

 

 

I have the orange version. I love everything about it---except that stupid grip.

 

Anyone know of a quick fix? :roflmho:

[shakoush]

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Made the mistake of using this pen in front of a mirror the first time I wrote with it. The mirror cracked. <img src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/roflmho.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflmho:" border="0" alt="roflmho.gif" />

 

 

your response made me laugh so much. thanks. i take it you were not happy with it.

[shakoush]

thank you all for your reply.

[coldman]

<!--quoteo(post=1221040:date=Sep 10 2009, 04:53 AM:name=shakoush)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shakoush @ Sep 10 2009, 04:53 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1221040"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Does it write smoothly or does it scratch the paper as your writing with it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

 

Any fountain pen that scratches is in need of a simple adjustment to the tine alignment; most can be done without disassembly, using only magnification and a pair of thumbnails. I've corrected some pretty scratchy pens into nice smooth writers, and I'm still pretty new at this.

My first real attempt at nib adjustment ended up makeing my annoyingly scratchy Preppy into a terribly scratchy Preppy that's probably destined for the bin. No matter how much I look through my enlarger, the tines look perfectly aligned, but when I put it to paper, it's scratch scratch scratch.

[Ondina]

QUOTE (ht1 @ Sep 10 2009, 06:02 PM) I have at least 12 of the Lysium fountain pens, and all of mine are light green. Everything I've read on the Internet (except this) says they are light green, too. It is an odd shade...anything official from Rotring???

 

ht

 

Very strange; mine is most definitely a baby blue, and all the images I've seen including the one at the start of this thread look blue ...

 

My kid's is the same color as shown in the OP's image, pale greenish.

[zenhikester]

I have the technor version with a XS nib. Great writer, not my style, but my daughter loves it and uses it all the time to practice her cursive and write in her journal. Great pen for the money. Toss a converter in it and it gets better.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I had this exact pen until I traded it to a superb FPNer. I agree with Ondina about the nice nib, but the grip drove me nuts. I use the Core rollerballs regularly, with their round barrels, but I didn't study geometry long enough to describe the odd grip of the Core fp. What shape is that? Dodecaheinous? So you might try one out, if you can, before buying. In the meantime, if someone wants to start a poll on worst grips/sections, I heartily nominate the Rotring Core.

 

I second and third that nomination. Love love love the nib (mine is the XS), it's one of my best writers, HATE the grip. Even contacted Rotring. They don't care.

[AlejoPlay]

My XS nib is PERFECT. I have the black Core (forget the official color name).

 

It's a big pen and bulky, but I love it so because the nib is heaven. And it's not too fussy with inks. It writes well with anything I throw at it.

 

I do keep a Waterman long cart in there I refill via syringe. Holds more than the converter.

[Chthulhu]

QUOTE (Ondina @ Sep 10 2009, 04:57 AM) Great pen and nib. If price is reasonable, buy it ( specially if you like very firm nibs). The XS is fine, very fine, and the XL, a true M. c/c.

I have the orange version. I love everything about it---except that stupid grip.

 

Anyone know of a quick fix?

 

Cut a piece of thick adhesive-backed felt and stick it onto the "stupid" part of the grip. :-)

Edited October 8, 2009 by Chthulhu

[RedWagonJan]

I have the Lysium in an XS nib. My nib isn't at all scratchy. It fits great in my smaller hands and balances well if I'm writing in cursive, but the balance is off if I want to print. It lays a really wet line that doesn't work well with the paper I use most of the time, so I don't use it as much as I otherwise would. But I probably just need to find the right ink.

[le chat serein]

I like my Core's XS nib as well. A little feedback, but overall a very smooth writer. I'm apathetic about the grip, but I loooooooooooooove the looks. I tend to go for pens that have a way more classic vibe, but the Core is just hilarious.

 

Short anecdote regarding durability: It should be a hanging offense, but the Core was cheap and I'm just apathetic enough about the grip that I don't care about the pen too much. That said, I wrote on an honest-to-goodness 2x4 with it. Back to paper and not a hint that I used it on something that wasn't Rhodia. It's a really really well made piece of equipment.

 

It's definitely a good buy, IMO, as long as you're cool with c/c fillers. I lost the converter for mine (and I'm not really a fan of converters regardless), and I'm anti cartridge too, and that's the one and only reason that my Core is a back up pen only. I keep it with me at all times, but it only ever gets any use when BOTH the pens I've brought out to use during the day run out of ink. (So pretty much never...)