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Quick question for other Belmont fans. I have the original blue. Love the pen, but have been noticing a slight rattle of the syringe when writing. Anyone else experience this?

 

The piston handle can rattle since it has some clearance against the piston shaft (so that it can rotate independently, I suppose) and the blind cap also surrounds it closely. Mine doesn't rattle when writing. I can make it rattle when the piston isn't all the way back and/or the blind cap isn't on securely. YMMV.

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I received my Belmont in Galapagos finish last week, with a 0.9mm 15o left crisp italic gold nib. Like all nibs customized by Binder, it writes beautifully. The Belmont is perhaps by best overall everyday writer. Why?

 

  • It holds a lot of ink.
  • I can see the ink volume.
  • It fills in about 3 seconds.
  • It is durable (I just dropped and shattered my Edison #76, a heartbreaking event).
  • It is light enough to be unobtrusive in my shirt pocket.
  • It is a wonderful writer.

The other Gate City pens are wonderful as well, though some on the FPN have described them as "ugly". If someone made a typewriter based on a model made in the early 20th century, I'd probably buy that too. I love vintage looks.

 

 

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