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Came today. An FPR Himilaya Indigo Blue and a freebie Muft Demo eyedropper... I love the pen and the Muft is not bad either...

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Good for you! They are really inexpensive and write well. My Himalaya, however, burped twice when the ink level on the cartridge got low. I do not know why, as that usually only happens with my eyedroppers.

 

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Visconti Voyager 30 "M" nib running Birmingham Streetcar

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Currently have a free Muft inked with Waterman's Mysterious Blue and I am stunned by how well it writes. It's a much better pen than Noodler's Charlie which I like a lot also. Don't have a Himalaya yet but it's on my wishlist. Do have a serious pile of Indian pens, mostly eyedroppers in the Airmail, Fellowship and Click lines. Be cautious with the Muft, they are great little pens but it is a simple eyedropper with eyedropper issues. As these are your first Indian pens, have fun but carry, or have handy, a paper towel or tissue for that unsightly burp.

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Currently have a free Muft inked with Waterman's Mysterious Blue and I am stunned by how well it writes. It's a much better pen than Noodler's Charlie which I like a lot also. Don't have a Himalaya yet but it's on my wishlist. Do have a serious pile of Indian pens, mostly eyedroppers in the Airmail, Fellowship and Click lines. Be cautious with the Muft, they are great little pens but it is a simple eyedropper with eyedropper issues. As these are your first Indian pens, have fun but carry, or have handy, a paper towel or tissue for that unsightly burp.

I have the Muft loaded with Diamine Emerald Green... It writes quite smooth... But that ink bleed and feathers through a bit more in my current journal... I keep a roll of paper towels near my desk... I have Waterman Serenity Blue in the Himalaya...

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Came today. An FPR Himilaya Indigo Blue and a freebie Muft Demo eyedropper... I love the pen and the Muft is not bad either...

 

You know Muft is actually a hindi word and it means "free"

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My first was an ASA Daily from Subu quickly followed by Guider and Ranga pens and after much blood sweat and tears a Ratnamson 15 with 14k nib. I love the Indian ebonite pens: real craftsmanship for a modest price. ASA would be my first choice as he is a responsive to overseas orders and his pens are reasonably priced. Next would be Guider. Ranga are a pleasure to deal with too but I find them a bit pricey. Ratnamson are hell to deal with but make a lovely pen with hand crafted gold nibs so worth the hassle if you are persistent. Ratnam (yes there are two) refuse to sell abroad and Deccan just ignore enquiries.

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Just got the same pens as the TS, but I applaud the TS for not mentioning the smell on the FPR Muft :lol:

 

Jokes aside, the Himalaya is my first Indian pen and the finish is just stunning for the price. I tried writing with it with a Sailor Yama-Dori and it is very wet in my opinion (using a flex nib). Haven't tried the Muft but surely will once the smell dissipates in the in the long term.

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My first Indian FP is Asa Aqua Maya. Actually I want the Asa Nauka, but it might be to big for my hand. So Mr. Subbu suggest the Asa Nauka material in Asa Maya. Love the pen.

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