Manuscript fountain pens

[James Pickering]

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[davyr]

the most beautiful pen review i have laid my eyes upon. congratulations, james. is manuscript the name of the company? is there only one model (different nibs excepted)?

[TimButterfield]

Here is a link: Manuscript Pen Company

[James Pickering]

..... is manuscript the name of the company?  is there only one model (different nibs excepted)?

Thank you Dave -- here is a link to the Manuscript Web site ....

 

http://www.calligraphy.co.uk/results.php?category=1&page=1

[James Pickering]

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[Rackness]

great review!

 

thanks for sharing your beautiful handwriting with us.

 

if i could write half that well i would be pleased.

 

back to the drawing board err...... pad. <_<

 

all the best ,

Jason

[southpaw]

Again, WOW!!!! Oh yeah, thanks for the good review also.

[Joe McLaren]

Manuscript are great.

 

our cheapest pen is a manuscript. Straightforward student fountain pen at £1.99- we sell loads!

It writes a lot better than some Inoxcroms and Schneiders at 3 or 4 times the price. I've got about 7 or 8 just so i can use different J Herbin ink colours.

[georgem]

I think I saw some for sale in either an A.C.Moore or Michaels store. If I have the opportunity to visit one or the other, I'll probably get one (or more!!)

 

James, thank you for the exemplar. With apologies to Robert Frost, I have miles to write before my hand begins to approach the elegance of yours.

[chad234]

Mr. Pickering your hand is nothing less than awe inspiring!

[Ashland]

Based on this review, I bought a Manuscript beginners calligraphy kit yesterday at Michaels arts & crafts store for $7.99 plus tax. I'm quite charmed by the 0.85mm fine nib. So far it tolerates my writing pauses with ease, and I like the facets on the barrel. I believe this is going to be one of my favorites.

 

Ashland

[kissing]

If I had handwriting like that, I would get A+s in my Literature essays even if the content was bad

[Escribiente]

James, thanks for sharing your review; it's always a pleasure to read your handwriting. But I must thank you even more for reminding me that the price of a fountain pen doesn't have anything to do with the beauty of the handwriting. Kind regards.

[Dawn]

James, your hand writing is just beautiful, I really enjoyed reading your review, thank you for sharing it with us.

 

Dawn

[Scottish007]

Great post James, but the manuscript website is an absolute pain to navigate!

[ScottT]

Hi all,

 

I'm just a newbie when it comes to fountain pens, but I have had experience with Manuscript and the company has stellar service. Given the price point, quality and service I don't think you can go wrong.

 

(Not affiliated in any way other than a happy customer.)

 

-Scott

[Nihontochicken]

James, let me first say that I hate you, as generally I do anyone with talent that I wish I had but do not. Okay, only kidding (kinda), but I have put in more than a few hours practicing calligraphy, with much less than stellar results. Since my natural handwriting is rather jagged as opposed to flowing (e.g., pointed tops to lower case script "m"s and such), I gravitated to a non-flowing calligraphic script, namely Gothic Textura Prescisus vel sine Pedibus (there, say that ten times fast!!!), basically a hexagonal script with short, straight strokes that alleviate the need for smooth, flowing and aesthetically pleasing arcs in which you excel. Though I am resigned to calligraphic Purgatory, or perhaps even warmer climes, I do have a technical question. How do the Manuscript calligraphic pens compare to the garden variety, see-through Sheaffers (of which I have perhaps a dozen, and twice that many nibs)? Not that it would make that much difference in my case, but I have wondered about the pecking order in calligraphic nibs and such. Thanks for any enlightenment!

Edited August 26, 2006 by Nihontochicken

[Ann Finley]

(snip...)I do have a technical question.  How do the Manuscript calligraphic pens compare to the garden variety, see-through Sheaffers (of which I have perhaps a dozen, and twice that many nibs)?  Not that it would make that much difference in my case, but I have wondered about the pecking order in calligraphic nibs and such.  Thanks for any enlightenment! 

You'll get much better thick/thin contrast with the 0.85 mm (F) Manuscript nib than with the "garden variety" Sheaffer's calligraphy nibs. Of course you can narrow and sharpen a Sheaffer F italic, which I've done with good results. But the Manuscript pens aren't expensive, and since the nibs are so nice, you may want one.

 

HTH, Ann

[Nihontochicken]

Thanks, Ann, I guess I'll have to give the Manuscript a try. What's just one more pen on the shopping list, anyway?

[kissing]

I recently purchased a Manuscript fountain pen with a non-calligraphy Medium nib (folded tip - no iridium ).

 

So far it writes beautifully for a non-calligraphy nib. I'm just saddened at the fact that there is no tipping (which means faster wearing out)