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Happy be here. New member. Big fan. Was sad when the site was down. Got hooked and bit by the fountain pen recently and have put together a decent collection over a few months by reading everything I can find--including on this forum--and watching YouTube. Shout out to Stephen Brown. Thanks for all who contribute; intend to be one of them now. Thanks to all. Great community forum. Take care.

I am happy to meet you. Please message me if you have any questions or want to be pen friends.

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Thanks for the support and warm welcome!

I am happy to meet you. Please message me if you have any questions or want to be pen friends.

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Greetings and Welcome aboard the FPN! Enjoy your stay here!

See with what large letters I have written you with my own hand. GaVIxi

The pen is the interpreter of the soul: what one thinks, the other expresses. (MdC)

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Hi and :W2FPN:

 

 

Yes, we were sad, too when the forum was down over Christmas...

 

Enjoy the forum

 

D.ick

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KEEP SAFE, WEAR A MASK, KEEP A DISTANCE.

Freedom exists by virtue of self limitation.

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Welcome!

 

Happy fountain penning. You've indeed been busy in a short period, it seems, gathering your FP Family together.

 

What exactly got you hooked, and which FP did you first decide upon? Do you have a theme running on what you collect?

thanks & best wishes, Captain Nib

...keep nibbing on...

Don't look down on someone, unless helping them up :D

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Good question Cap'n. My first pen was actually a brand new MB 149 to commemorate a big positive event in my life, something I could keep for years as a visual reminder of the event. Well, within a week I was hooked and every pen listed below, including today's purchase of the Xeno sea shell, took place within a 2 month time span. I am hitting the breaks a little now though because I am convicted that the price tag is too high to continue at this rate. Also, one needs a base to get started; after this I'm hoping--my base now in tact--that I will be able to make new acquisitions at a slower and more affordable pace.

I write a lot for my profession(s) and I have always had an eye for detail and a great appreciation for craftsmanship; fountain pens can display some of the finest trade skills still in existence today. So, I dove head first into every Stephen brown and Robert Goulet review video as well as hundreds of FPN threads. In just a few weeks, much because of the incredible support and community offerings of FPN, I have become a moderately informed collector, though I lack experience. I've also gotten close with Bryant from Pen Time and even Fountain Pen hospital as trusted vendors. And, I give nice pens away to clients as a "thank you" when they make a nice purchase from us. So Lord willing I'm here to stay. Thanks for your question. Everyone has their own unique start up story!

I am happy to meet you. Please message me if you have any questions or want to be pen friends.

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Cap'n: I missed you "theme" question. No diehard theme per say other than to begin collecting some flagship pens (1), some pens from each relevant/ major manufacturer (2), to collect pens from each major contributing country (3), and then to throw all hype aside and buy some cool oddball items (4)--like faber-castell Ondoro wood...super cool hexagon, real wood, not too expensive...and the Xeno sea shell which has not yet arrived. Those 4 things are my broad "theme." And I like em' smooth and wet writing..shout out to sailor. ;)

I am happy to meet you. Please message me if you have any questions or want to be pen friends.

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Thank u for your responses. You've already got a number of major names in FP's covered it seems. Not a bad way to start off with a MB. Some interesting themes, and all quite understandable.

 

I like FP's which may represent a vintage era, an important manufacturer, or indeed simply an instinctive reaction on seeing them. Or, if I just plain like writing with it.

 

Yes, slow down, enjoy the FP family...no doubt more family members to arrive.

thanks & best wishes, Captain Nib

...keep nibbing on...

Don't look down on someone, unless helping them up :D

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Welcome !

 

Your MB 149 should be good for more than one lifetime. So, plan to bequeath it, or (better yet) take it with

you. We have some great FPN members on the other side.

 

The site going down is more than sad. It is downright expensive. I spent several hundred buck on pens.

My wife is very glad that the site is back.

 

Write with joy.

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Greetings and a warm welcome to FPN. Glad you've joined us; it's great to have you here.

"Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause." - Gandhi -

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Welcome Stephen! Nice work building up such a collection so soon. Sounds like the bug has bitten you hard.

"Ravens play with lost time."

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