Does Exist A Pen That You Would Love To Love?

[Pavlova]

Here is my example: The Montblanc 149. It is so beautiful and i would love so much to use it but... it is so big for my hands that i can't use it confortably. Some times i just get jealous of people who use it and i start to think: i wish i had bigger hands!

 

Have you experienced the same kind of problem with any pen? The wish to use but the pen simply being not for you?

[ac12]

Lamy 2000.

It is about 2mm in diameter too FAT for my hand and about 10 grams too heavy.

IOW if they go it down to the size of a Parker 45, then I would love it. Right now it is just an overgrown Parker 45.

[BrandonA]

Here is my example: The Montblanc 149. It is so beautiful and i would love so much to use it but... it is so big for my hands that i can't use it confortably. Some times i just get jealous of people who use it and i start to think: i wish i had bigger hands!

 

Have you experienced the same kind of problem with any pen? The wish to use but the pen simply being not for you?

Have you thought about a 146?

[Sasha Royale]

Which fountain pen is comfortable in your hand ? Use that for your judgement.

I have small hands. I like the way a large, heavy pen self-settles into my hand for writing.

Don't assume that a person with large hands will prefer a large pen. Seek for your own comfort.

[carlos.q]

Lamy 2000.

It is about 2mm in diameter too FAT for my hand and about 10 grams too heavy.

+1

[Beckwith]

TWSBI Mini - it's just a tiny bit too short for me even when posted (the Pelican M200 is right on the line for me)

[Pavlova]

Have you thought about a 146?

Sure, but he majesty of the 149 is her size

Edited June 11, 2014 by Pavlova

[tonybelding]

My prime example is a vintage Waterman Thorobred with a full-flex nib. It's the most lovely nib ever, and a joy to write with, but the rest of the pen... Oh, it's so dainty! It almost disappears in my large-ish guy hands. Also it's rather plain looking, and the feed is not the most reliable -- it has burped ink onto the page a couple of times.

[00Photo]

I would love a 149 in celluloid with a 14C flex nib. My wallet does not approve.

[Flake]

The MB Hitchcock - I loved every aspect of it....except writing with it. I was heartbroken.

 

The Pelikan M1005 is a close second, it was just too big and too heavy.

[The Good Captain]

Yes - and I have them all!

[RuiFromUK]

Sure, but he majesty of the 149 is her size

 

Maybe you could consider the 149 Grande just like I did for exactly the same reason.

[RuiFromUK]

Pelikan 1000, too big for my small hands. Eventually I'll buy it for set completion sake only.

[Journaler]

Bexley Corona in Summer Storm.

 

Looks lovely from a distance (always provokes compliments from others) and writes well too but the build quality isn't commensurate with the cost IMO.

[adamselene]

The MB Hitchcock - I loved every aspect of it....except writing with it. I was heartbroken.

 

The Pelikan M1005 is a close second, it was just too big and too heavy.

 

I love writing with it! It feels like part of my hand. So I get up from my desk and it's still in my hand, and that is how my Churchill got nibthwacked!

 

OH NO,

 

It stays under a ton of socks alone! ( coincidentally, in a beautiful cushoined case that Mary sent the rescued Churchill back in--thanks Mary!)

 

And I really wish it posted.

[Blazing]

The Italix Parson's Essential. The grip is too thin for me and the pen seems to be quite picky with the paper; on certain paper [wouldn't say good, a lot of the papers which feather more cause my pen to perform better] the pen writes well whereas on some types of paper the pen is a hard starter and has some skipping issues.

[FriendAmos]

The Delta Napoleon. I love everything about the design. But it is so large and heavy that the only practical use I can think of is as a truncheon to ward off would-be robbers.

[de_pen_dent]

Omas Paragon Arco. I love the pen - and while i do ok with a M1000 or 149, the metal section and girth of this pen combine to make it very unwieldy for me.

 

I keep telling myself to swap it for a Milord in Arco. But a Milord isnt a Paragon, is it?

 

I confess - I do have a M800, a 146 and a regular Milord

[FriendAmos]

Omas Paragon Arco. I love the pen - and while i do ok with a M1000 or 149, the metal section and girth of this pen combine to make it very unwieldy for me.

 

I keep telling myself to swap it for a Milord in Arco. But a Milord isnt a Paragon, is it?

 

I confess - I do have a M800, a 146 and a regular Milord

One of the new ones? The latest Milord is a largish pen and not far off from the M1000 or 149. I went for it because I too couldn't stand the metallic section on the new Paragon.

[de_pen_dent]

One of the new ones? The latest Milord is a largish pen and not far off from the M1000 or 149. I went for it because I too couldn't stand the metallic section on the new Paragon.

 

Yeah, a new version. For whatever reason, I find it a lot more comfortable than the Paragon, even if it is sized similar to the M1000/149. Going off memory, I'd say it is just a wee bit smaller and that, along with the non-metallic section, makes it much easier to use.

 

Between the gorgeousness of the Arco and the desire to have a Paragon in my collection, I am struggling to take the logical step, however