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Hi!

 

I got back into fountain pens in a roundabout manner. I've been thinking about font design, and decided I needed to know more about how letters are formed before I could go any further. Somehow, applying calligraphic strokes to vectors in Illustrator or Inkscape just didn't feel right. I used to write exclusively with fountain pens in the early 80s in college – cheap Shaeffers I bought in blister packs at the college bookstore. Sometimes I'd get one with a really great nib. Some were scratchy and never did feel right. They always ended up getting lost or taken.

 

I acquired a book "Logo, Font & Lettering Bible," as well as some old advertising lettering books. I got bit by the bug. Unfortunately, there aren't many fountain pens to be found in Rapid City, except for the ones in the locked carousel at OfficeDepot. I went online and started looking for ones I could afford, knowing I would have to buy them sight unseen. At that point I found this forum and began lurking and reading reviews.

 

Right now, I have my sights set on a Pilot Vanishing Point, when I've saved enough to order one. In the meantime, I'm trying to make friends with a Rotring Core I got on clearance at Swisher Pens. It arrived today.

 

Deb

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Hi Deb, good to have you on board! Hope that you get on with the Rotring Core, I had one for a while but the section grip and the overall look of a slightly demented ski-pole meant that we were never to be a long-term pairing.

 

I really like the VP but would suggest that you try to get your hands on one to see if the clip placement bothers you. The great majority of users (me included) are fine with it, but for some it is a deal breaker. Having said that, if you can handle the Core you are set for just about anything...

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:W2FPN: Welcome!!

 

The VP is a very nice choice I really enjoy mine. I tried a Core but never could find a good way to hold it that fit my writing style.

 

 

 

 

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Hi from Northern Minnesota and welccome :clap1:

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Greetings,

 

Welcome to FPN :W2FPN: , it is wonderful to have you here with us!

 

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Hi Deb and welcome to FPN! I have a Rotring Core and it is a fabulous pen. It certainly is a conversation starter but I don't think it would be a comfortable calligraphy pen. It's way too bulky for the purpose.

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Welcome to FPN

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