Lamy 2000 - review

[tanalasta]

Think before you sell your Sailor 1911m.

 

Sailor makes wonderful nibs. I have two Sailors and the Lamy 2000 and I much prefer the writing of my Sailor (fine and extra-fine) but that's just me. Especially as the Lamy 2000 is not 'that' expensive a fountain pen compared to others you often see on this forum!

 

You don't want to miss your Sailor later on down the track...

[xuan87]

the Sailor fine nib is so scratchy that i know that i definitely won't miss it. my plan is to sell this and get a Sailor 1911 M nib instead.

 

one question regarding the lamy 2000: i understand that the refilling works by dipping the nib into the ink bottle, then twisting the top. Is twisting the top to the max once enough to get a full filling? or would i need to do it a few times?

[goodguy]

Is twisting the top to the max once enough to get a full filling? or would i need to do it a few times?

Once is enough but I always do it twice just to be sure.

[xuan87]

what material is the nib made of? i read somewhere that it's silver-plated gold, but i'm not sure if that's true.

 

also, does anyone has any idea if the nib size on the lamy 2000 is the same as those on the lamy safari? ( meaning that a fine on 2000 will give the same line thickness as a fine from a safari)

[shrinknib]

Nice review as usual Amir.

Ditto on the surprise of you reviewing a lamy 2000, but thank you.

One thing missing though....your cute pussy cat- what was her reaction to the pen?

[goodguy]

your cute pussy cat- what was her reaction to the pen?

Actually its a him not a she (well sort of since he was snipped ).

He never got the chance to see it, I like the pen so much I took it to work and I use it constantly since I got it.

 

Anyways he is a bit of a snob, he mostly goes for MB pens only :meow:

Edited March 19, 2010 by goodguy

[MadPercolator]

I'd been writing with nothing other than the Lamy 2000 EF since I bought one last August. I have seriously never enjoyed writing so much as with that pen. At the begnining of April, my boss dropped it right on the nib and completely destroyed the nib. I was in a kind of addict's emergency -in immediate need of a replacement- however, I live in South Florida, where there are no fountain pen dealers save for Levenger's (and I'm pretty sure Levenger's doesn't do repairs).

 

When the first replacement arrived, it skipped, and then wrote scratchy. I sent it back and endured a few more weeks without the Lamy 2k.

 

My second replacement also skips. I have always used Waterman South Sea Blue, but, in an effort to "wear in" this replacement, I am keeping at it and I ordered Noodler's Ottoman in the hopes that the special chemistry of the Noodler's will resolve the skipping issue.

 

It really gets my graw that the first Lamy 2k was perfect in every way, and I haven't been able to replicate the experience with the replacements...

 

Any recommendations where I can send the first one for a nib replacement? Any recommendations would be MUCH appreciated.

[Breck]

Any recommendations where I can send the first one for a nib replacement? Any recommendations would be MUCH appreciated.

 

Have you tried contacting Filofax? Replacing a nib that's been dropped might not be part of the warranty, but they'd probably do it for a fee.

[MadPercolator]

Any recommendations where I can send the first one for a nib replacement? Any recommendations would be MUCH appreciated.

 

Have you tried contacting Filofax? Replacing a nib that's been dropped might not be part of the warranty, but they'd probably do it for a fee.

 

Hi, Breck,

 

(I also love Bustelo)

I just got off the phone with Filofax- they will replace the nib for $65 which I'm on the fence about because of the 2 new Lamys I've got with skippy nibs... not to mention that's more than half of what I paid for the 2k!

 

My project for tonight might just be to disassemble the old Lamy 2K and try to fit in the nib from one of my Safaris... I found a thread on this board RE: how to get inside the 2K.

 

That is - unless anybody can advise that a Safari nib won't fit. Even if it does fit - it's a steel nib replacing the buttery goodness of the gold 2k nib.

[pkoko]

Have you considered sending the pen to nibmister? But If filofax will guarantee a nice writing experience then I think it is worth it. Have you tried cleaning the Lamy 2K multiple times. It is really a hard pen to clean in my small experience as a went from PR to Noodlers and had all sorts of flow problems. I spent 20 minutes cleaning it and that finally fixed it.

Edited May 4, 2010 by pkoko

[Moynihan]

The 2000 is close to being my favorite modern production writer, right after the more "flexy" Namiki Falcon.

Being a fan of the Parker 51, I have noticed a couple similaries (other than the obvious; the hooded nib).

Both have Bauhaus designed bodies. Also, the size is very similar. Does any one know if the 2000 designer's were thinking of doing a more "modernist" Parker 51? It was still new production in 1966.

[Juan in Andalucia]

The 2000 is close to being my favorite modern production writer, right after the more "flexy" Namiki Falcon.

Being a fan of the Parker 51, I have noticed a couple similaries (other than the obvious; the hooded nib).

Both have Bauhaus designed bodies. Also, the size is very similar. Does any one know if the 2000 designer's were thinking of doing a more "modernist" Parker 51? It was still new production in 1966.

 

The man who started Lamy used to work for Parker, so there's a connection there.

 

Juan

[duna]

The 2000 is close to being my favorite modern production writer, right after the more "flexy" Namiki Falcon.

Being a fan of the Parker 51, I have noticed a couple similaries (other than the obvious; the hooded nib).

Both have Bauhaus designed bodies. Also, the size is very similar. Does any one know if the 2000 designer's were thinking of doing a more "modernist" Parker 51? It was still new production in 1966.

 

The man who started Lamy used to work for Parker, so there's a connection there.

 

Juan

 

Very interesting remark. In fact I always considered many similarities in these two designs. Both extremely modern in aesthetics, and in some aspects conservative (rubbers sacs or piston) and innovative, almost futuristics in some material (makrolon was a revolutionary step at the time, and sadly still is).

[beluga]

Does any one know if the 2000 designer's were thinking of doing a more "modernist" Parker 51? It was still new production in 1966.

 

 

No, not directly.

 

As someone previously pointed out, the company's founder, C. Josef Lamy, used to work for Parker pens, but in 1966 had long been managing his own "Artus" pen company, which later evolved into the Lamy company as we know it today. The closest connection between the Parker 51 and Lamy would therefore be the Lamy 27; both of which represent typical fountain pen designs of that time.

 

The Lamy 2000 was actually a departure from previous Lamy design patterns and is closely linked with the arrival of Dr. Manfred Lamy in the company. The 2000 represents the first instance where Lamy had tasked a reknown outside designer with creating a pen for the company. This concept proved so successful that it set the pattern for many following Lamy designs.

 

The 2000's hooded nib and ink feed design can be traced to existing Lamy products of that time, which establishes a connection between the Lamy 2000 and the Lamy 27, rather than between the Lamy 2000 and Parker 51.

 

 

 

 

B.

[Blackforest]

once again - i get really sick of reading this again and again.

 

the Lamy 2000 is NOT bauhaus in any way - just have a look at the aesthetic vocabulary (like Mies, Gropius, Bayer etc). the 2000 is a clear child of the late 60ies/early 70ies and it's designer Gerd Müller went to the HfG in Ulm (a design school in the tradition of the Bauhaus which was later closed down unfortunately).

 

for me the shape of the 2000 is a good and original reinterpretation of the omnipresent cigar shape.

 

regards

christian

[Ernst Bitterman]

I actually find, in terms of on-paper perfomance, that 2000 is more like the Waterman Taperite line than anything Parker had going after WWII. Of course, the plastics of the Watermans mean that there's no comparison for durability, and there the Parker reference still holds.

 

...funny, in anything else, "on-paper performance" would mean "entirely academic", but in this context it's completely practical.

[goodguy]

the plastics of the Watermans mean that there's no comparison for durability,

 

Like the barrel's end of the 100 years ?

[ringfullaway]

what material is the nib made of? i read somewhere that it's silver-plated gold, but i'm not sure if that's true.

 

also, does anyone has any idea if the nib size on the lamy 2000 is the same as those on the lamy safari? ( meaning that a fine on 2000 will give the same line thickness as a fine from a safari)

 

hi xuan,

1. i believe its a platinum coated gold nib in there, check with other websites also states this

2. since i also have a safari, yes both are M and give about the same line

[DecafAmericano]

Has anyone else found the metal section kinda slippery to use?

 

I love this pen, but because I tend to hold my pens quite low, nearer the nib, along the section, this pen can slip along my fingers.

 

I'm trying to adjust myself and hold the pen along the metal/fiberglass line, but it's a tough adjustment. :-0

[AviSz]

thanks for the review