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Visconti

Pelikan
Parker

"You have to be willing to be very, very bad in this business if you're ever to be good. Only if you stand ready to make mistakes today can you hope to move ahead tomorrow."

Dwight V. Swain, author of Techniques of the Selling Writer.

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For function, I prefer the mono-tone '50-60's German nibs. Two toned MB and Osmia are nice.

That was back when very few pens had two toned nibs...The Osmia; picture borrowed from someone; normally used by me to show the Supra nib which is a maxi-semi-flex. Today it's not taht fancy....but sure is a Grand writing nib.o2PJXYR.jpg

 

But for pure pretty, these two are right up there. A Geha 725...with permission of Penboard de and Pentime for the MB Virginia Woolf.....my eyes only bling....not seen across a conference table.

Geha 725 a great balanced thin medium-long pen; nib is semi-flex F.

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Pure pretty, the MB.

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For function, I prefer the mono-tone '50-60's German nibs. Two toned MB and Osmia are nice.

That was back when very few pens had two toned nibs...The Osmia; picture borrowed from someone; normally used by me to show the Supra nib which is a maxi-semi-flex. Today it's not taht fancy....but sure is a Grand writing nib.o2PJXYR.jpg

 

But for pure pretty, these two are right up there. A Geha 725...with permission of Penboard de and Pentime for the MB Virginia Woolf.....my eyes only bling....not seen across a conference table.

Geha 725 a great balanced thin medium-long pen; nib is semi-flex F.

WNJEM93.jpg

Pure pretty, the MB.

3zrdy3P.jpg

 

That’s a lovely single-tone MB nib.

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Dave, there is a little green box where you can put your pictures up for all to see, and not hunting through the where ever with jpg.....so I really don't know which of your nibs is pretty.

 

Besides which if all the pictures are up at the same time one don't have to strain the mind and remember what was pretty a minute ago.

The Reality Show is a riveting result of 23% being illiterate, and 60% reading at a 6th grade or lower level.

      Banker's bonuses caused all the inch problems, Metric cures.

Once a bartender, always a bartender.

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Geez, such negativity.

 

Yeah, the 149 calligraphy nib won't win any beauty contests, I guess its performance makes up for the humble appearance.

I should have posted a picture of my rose gold 146, it's very pretty.

 

I hate rose gold too, lololol

 

Gimme the classic MB nib any day

 

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Selling a boatload of restored, fairly rare, vintage Japanese gold nib pens, click here to see (more added as I finish restoring them)

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Parker, Pelikan then Visconti.

I do like the flexi script on the MB also.....

Dave, Thanks for putting the pictures in.

The Reality Show is a riveting result of 23% being illiterate, and 60% reading at a 6th grade or lower level.

      Banker's bonuses caused all the inch problems, Metric cures.

Once a bartender, always a bartender.

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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I'd like to know what pens are attached to the pictured nibs. Some of the brands I had to deduce from the images because I didn't immediately recognize them.

 

thanks!

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I'd like to know what pens are attached to the pictured nibs. Some of the brands I had to deduce from the images because I didn't immediately recognize them.

 

thanks!

From top to bottom:

1. Platinum President

2. Pelikan M800 Stone Garden

3. Montblanc 149 Calligraphy

4. Visconti Homosapiens

5. Sailor Pro Gear Classic

6. Parker Duofold

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Since I have the president, I think the thing that lets it down the most is how relatively tiny the nib looks in the pen. I was really disappointed by the overall design balance of the president when compared to the 3776. The 3776's nib is pretty gorgeous, and relative to the president, which is the more expensive, flagship pen, much bigger in comparison to the pen (plus the president feels cheap and plastick-ey by comparison as well, comes in a weird kinda nasty 1990's looking box, and doesn't even have the slip-n-seal or anywhere near the nib options.)

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