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Hi. I hope I'm not doing anything wrong by posting a question in this forum. I'm sure you are used to people asking "best pen that has everything I want under 100 bucks" . This is another such topic. :rolleyes:

 

So I've attached one of my custom "pens" to this post. It's digital, obviously. It's one of my favorite digital brushes. 50% elliptical, flexing ( even in upstrokes :P ), can be held at an angle.

I want to have something close in a fountain pen format ( not dip pen ) if possible. Apparently flex is hard to come by in modern pens, so vintage is totally fine. I don't mind brands. Just a dependable fountain pen with a good nib. What kind of nib? I'm not sure. I probably won't be using it a lot for note taking and such, and it doesn't have to have super fine in its range.

HALP!

 

 

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Digital brush? I would love to know about those, I have speculated on the concept, but didn't know they existed.

 

Beautiful strokes, by the way.

 

Thank you.

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Cheers,

 

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I see two pens in that photo. One is a stub but 6mm? Then it would be a pilot parallel 6mm($7) and the second is a vintage flex I don't think you can get a flex that expands all the way to 6mm. But for arguments sake you want the most line variation just go onto gregminuskin.com and pick up a wet full flex. He sells one almost everyday. You have to be watching it like a hawk and have an email prepared that says "i want it" The only way you can beat the masses.

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Maybe you can try a Noodler's Ahab flex pen. But they're hard to find in Turkey (You're Turkish I suppose). Also, you should take a look at stub and italic nibs. Pilot Parallel comes in a variety of nib sizes and they're cheap.

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For flex pens, Fountain Pen Revolution (in India) sells semi-flex pens for less than US$20 that can be modified to be full flex. For a 6mm italic pen, I think the only options are dip pens or the Pilot Parallel pen.

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kalem NOS (New Old Stock)

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Thanks for the comments! I was worried I did something wrong with a blank topic staring me in the face. the replies tell me I was on the right track!

adamselene: thank you! it's just a digitizer + a pressure sensitive software of choice. there are many.
brushes you can create yourself. this here is a 50% roundness circle, which makes it a fat ellipse.

 

bluejay: you mean I can't have both? interestingly I already have bought a pilot parallel and I'm on the lookout from minuskin's website. that singaporean sniper is getting on my nerves. some wet noodles look especially amazing to me. mabie todd swans, several watermans, flexing wahl nibs... while they are quite finely pointed and almost equal in weight diagonally, the line variation looks amazing.

to clarify it's not 6 mms but at least six times the thinnest width when flexed without hurting the nib. sorry for the confusion. I also bought some brush pens btw.

bekolax, merhaba! yes I'm turkish. Noodler's Ahab seems like too much trouble and fiddling from my cursory research. I'll be in US next month and I will visit some -expensive- shops to see what's available. I hope to have several pens with me on my way back.

 

WirsPlm thanks for bringing FPR to my attention. Will check it out.

Thanks for all the replies. I'm juggling several hobbies already hope this doesn't get out of hand quickly...

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Thanks for the comments! I was worried I did something wrong with a blank topic staring me in the face. the replies tell me I was on the right track!

 

adamselene: thank you! it's just a digitizer + a pressure sensitive software of choice. there are many.

brushes you can create yourself. this here is a 50% roundness circle, which makes it a fat ellipse.

 

bluejay: you mean I can't have both? interestingly I already have bought a pilot parallel and I'm on the lookout from minuskin's website. that singaporean sniper is getting on my nerves. some wet noodles look especially amazing to me. mabie todd swans, several watermans, flexing wahl nibs... while they are quite finely pointed and almost equal in weight diagonally, the line variation looks amazing.

 

to clarify it's not 6 mms but at least six times the thinnest width when flexed without hurting the nib. sorry for the confusion. I also bought some brush pens btw.

 

bekolax, merhaba! yes I'm turkish. Noodler's Ahab seems like too much trouble and fiddling from my cursory research. I'll be in US next month and I will visit some -expensive- shops to see what's available. I hope to have several pens with me on my way back.

 

 

Thanks for all the replies. I'm juggling several hobbies already hope this doesn't get out of hand quickly...

Yeah, the first post can be intimidating. :)

I'm not sure how much a Pilot Falcon can flex but it's worth a shot.

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that famous customized falcon seems to flex mighty good.

 

also,

's the "ÜBERflex" pen is not a pen available for purchase am I right?
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Before I go to bed, would it be crazy to consider a vintage pen with a flexible music nib?

Not at all. I saw a video of a vintage Waterman music nib, it had three tines and it was sooo wet. It might give you the 6xmm you want.

Edit: Here's the link to the video. http://instagram.com/p/h-gycQyjB6/

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kalem NOS (New Old Stock)

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The two flex pens that I've purchased have arrived. The onoto which was marketed as wet noodle doesn't seem to have the extreme line variation that I'm after but it is very easy to flex. Now that I think about it, being a wet noodle might be about responsiveness after all. They both have super fine lines too. I'd rather if one was thicker with at least the same line variation.

Anyway, I also have my brush pen and parallel pens, which are also quite amazing. I'll be on the lookout for something like that amazing flexy music nib. In the meanwhile I'll play with what I have.

Thanks everyone.
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if you are looking for a flexible stubbed nib pen you want to look at english parkers. you can find flexible stub nibs from just about any of the vintage makers but parker made flexible stub nibs into the 60's. the UK Duofolds and the parker Victory would be your best bets for affordable flexy stubs. if you find the kind that has the areometric filler you will likely not even have to restore it beyond a basic flush. if you get the pen of ebay it will often not be marked as flexible but i have found everyone i have come in contact with to be at least semi flex.

 

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