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Dear all,

 

This is the not so famous, but - in my opinion - a very elegant LAMY 86 from the profil series. One of my favourites.

 

There are 5 different models in the series, and Christof has them all J

 

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More pictures here

 

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Kind regards,

Jan (FLICKR)

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Nice photograph of the 86. I just wish the plastic material was more resilient. The section on my 81 just split on me, with no undue force. Pulled the cap off and... I'm astonished to find the nib remained behind inside the cap! Couldn't remove it without taking the cap apart. Then when I tried to put the cap back together the little spring for the cap got away and launched itself into the air... not to be found again for weeks (I got lucky and managed to eventually find it).

 

Needless to say, it's very doubtful the section can be repaired because of the nature of the plastic. :(

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I love the ink window at the join of the section and barrel! My modern LAMY collection is nearly complete; I'll be on the hunt for some of these vintage models soon. :)

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...There are 5 different models in the series, and Christof has them all J...

Not correct. I HAD them all. Now, the Museum of Design Zurich has them all... :)

 

PS: A couple of years ago I wrote a short review about the serie. see here and following pics: https://flic.kr/p/FYpytz

 

C.

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Dear all,

 

Yes, the same happened to one of my other pens. Exactly as you described it. The front section suddenly broke into two pieces. As to what caused it, my guess would be that some sort of an aggressive ink caused it … ?

 

Regarding the ink window, I found one of the older pictures I took a couple of years back, and as you can see, the barrel is actually made of two pieces. The barrel itself and a clear tube which is inside it (that is the part with the ink window and screw)

 

And yes, the article which Christof wrote, together with his amazing pictures, is a “must read”. That is the first time I saw these pens and bought one after.

 

https://www.emuseum.ch/en/search/lamy/objects/images?sort=title-asc

 

Must say, that for me, the best nib is a BB. Absolutely awesome nib. Smooth and wet

 

Regards,

Jan

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Awesome pictures. I had that pen in the 80s and it wrote amazingly well. It cracked on me within a year.

 

Still, these production lines had a clear, functional yet pleasing approach to pen design design that has been lost in the pomo Studio etc. lines

 

The stainless steel cp1 is listed as being produced 1978-1982. Is that it? Hasn't it been in production longer?

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It's great to see that some of you are using the emuseum as a reference! Makes me kind of proud. I am a little proud of that.

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Christof,

 

Well, you should be proud! Excellent work, you have done and are doing!

And a big THANK YOU for all your work :-)

 

Regards,

Jan

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Cristof - yes, thank you. I also went through the countless beautiful pictures you have on Flickr (also of your bike)! There is beauty in connoisseurship.

 

I still have to measure my stainless steel cp1. It's narrower than current models on the inside (converters get stuck), but it's probably not the original design. What kind of converters would have fit the original model?

 

Best,

Derek

(I grew up in Konstanz by the way.)

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Hi All,

 

It has been great reading through this thread, apart from...

 

I have recently become the owner of a beautiful Lamy 81. I am so pleased with this addition that I am using it as my EDC. I love the look of it, the look of the rhodium plated Gold nib is a beauty, and I always take a couple of seconds to roll the pen around to fully appreciate the nib before starting to write. every time I carefully pull the cap off is a delight. The ratio of the barrel length to cap is, in my eyes, pretty near perfect. However, Im a little worried by stories of the section breaking, for no reason apparently, should I flush out the Diamine Onyx Black Im using and keep the pen locked away to be looked at on the occasions I get to spend with my pens, or should I continue to write with it until it falls apart, which by the sounds of things, it could well do... any advice would be gratefully received...

 

I can post images if anyone is interested.

 

Thanks and I will definitely be reading more of Christofs writings on Lamy pens.

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