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I recently purchased a Visconti Opera Master Demo in Blue, F point. It's a large, heavy pen with a super smooth nib--probably the best in my meager collection. Now I'm besotted with another Opera Master, this one in green but with a medium nib. I know it writes as well as the F does. Are there any reasons other than personal preference for another pen of the same type? I really do not consider myself a collector but a user of fountain pens, and while I have several nice pens at hand (Pelikan Stresemann/Conway Stewart Wellington, etc.) I find myself reaching mostly for the Visconti.

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I have 2 Opera Clubs, one in Honey Almond with M, and the other in Nordic Blue with F (I purchased this one because of the matching traveling inkpot). Those are my go-to pens for everyday use. Both are smooth as butter as writers as well. My only problems, is figuring out which ink I like best in them (which changes on a weekly basis), and I'm a Visconti addict. My feeling is that if you like something then stick with it.

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I have two Pelikan M200s. One is inked with blue, the other with black.

 

I like them both, and see no problem with having two of the same pens. Life is too short to use pens you don't like.

 

 

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Why?

 

Having a particular pen size that suits you is great. I could see it if you kept buying identical pen/nib combinations and filling them with the same ink. But you're not.

 

Besides (given that it's the 4th of July) coming here for help is not unlike a pyromaniac seeking reformation at a fireworks stand.

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If I find a pen that I really like, I will often buy a similar pen with a different nib. I usually like the new one almost as much as the first.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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One of the first fountain pens I bought was a Waterman Laureat. I eventually had a few of those, plus extra nibs. Had a couple of Sheaffer Targas, to have an EF and F nibs. Now, I no longer have the Laureats or the Targas, but I have five Nakaya Piccolos, all with a different finish and slightly different nibs, purchased over a seven-year period.

 

I'm not a collector, either, and having a few pens of the same model doesn't necessarily comprise a collection. It just means that these are the pens I use the most, because I like them the most.

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If a particular pen strikes your fancy, why not? With as many varieties of pens and makers as are out there, a few multiple purchases isn't that bad.

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I'm glad I decided to click on your words. I didn't realize they were links initially. Do you use your crayons as much as your fountain pens?

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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I think it's perfectly okay to have more than one of a particular pen model. I have two Pilot 78Gs that I use for testing ink (one is an F, the other an M).

 

I find the distinction between a user and a collector moot. All of us here at FPN are collectors, and and most of us are crazy about their pens.

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I'm glad I decided to click on your words. I didn't realize they were links initially. Do you use your crayons as much as your fountain pens?

These days it is more often colored pencils, chalks and pastels and I fear, not as often as I'd like.

 

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Thank you, Frank C, for sharing wonderful images of your twins, triplets, quads, etc. You are an inspiration to us all.

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I'm at about 16 pens nows, and of all of them, I only like one enough to get a second one. That would be the Pelikan M800. I'm slowly but surely saving up for it, hopefully by then I am able to decide on what nib I want. Something Italic for sure though.

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Thank you, Frank C, for sharing wonderful images of your twins, triplets, quads, etc. You are an inspiration to us all.

 

Those are jar's pens. I was only quoting his post.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Nothing at all wrong with buying more of what you like. I have a number of Waterman Laureats and Kulturs because I enjoy using them. It was the Laureats that tipped me over into full on collecting, though, which might warn you that if in a few years' time you still want to be able to say "I'm a user, not a collector," you're running a bit of a risk. :-)

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How many will it take to make you happy ? That is how many you should have.

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How many will it take to make you happy ? That is how many you should have.

 

I get a little happier every day, but there is still room for more happiness.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Yes I've bought the same pen at least four times and another pen at least twice. Why? Different nibs.

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If by "same pen" you mean, the same trim/color, I've bought the "same pen" twice. Both visconti operas (one is the blue typhoon, the other the nordic fjord).

 

If by "same pen" you mean simply the same style, I'm in trouble -- I've got nearly 25 Visconti Operas, all in different colors/trim.

 

So yes, feel free to buy the "same pen" if you like it! :)

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Visconti, Visconti, and...more Visconti! (And some ST Duponts too). (Ok fine, getting on the Omas and Montblanc trains now too. Toot toot.) (And maybe on the Montegrappa one too, but only for the Miyas.)

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