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Hi Everyone, 

I am pretty new to the fountain pen hobby. I have been enjoying fountain pens for about 1.5yrs now. I write a lot in my position and got tired of having loads of ballpoint pens that didn't work. It is interesting that my supervisor in grad school (18yrs ago) typically spent the first 15mins of our meetings talking about pens; he loved Visconti. Because of my memories of him, I started off with a Visconti rollerball. I've decided to limit myself to 20 fountain pens or fewer and my collection has changed a lot over 1.5yrs. I moved from TWSBI 580's and Conklin to my favorite top 5 pens (OMAS Paragon Arco Verde, OMAS Paragon Arco Bronze, Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age, Nakaya Decapod TW, and ASC Bologna Extra Arco Verde). I am a big fan of OMAS Paragons.

 

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On 1/3/2021 at 9:24 AM, Tasmith said:

Welcome!

 

You have a wealth of great pen stores in the DMV, Bertram's Inkwell in Rockville, MD, Pen Boutique in Columbia, MD and Fahrney's in DC.

Thanks! I am very fortunate. I have been to Bertrams and Pen Boutique numerous times. The staff in both stores are great and I really enjoy shopping at them. I have yet to visit Fahrney's as I don't make it into DC frequently. 

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Welcome! It must be great to live close to 'real' pen stores - though I would probably need to be barred from the temptation :) Especially the inks...

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On 1/6/2021 at 12:02 PM, mizgeorge said:

Welcome! It must be great to live close to 'real' pen stores - though I would probably need to be barred from the temptation :) Especially the inks...

It is great! Before the pandemic, I visited Pen Boutique quite frequently. It is nice to actually get to test the pens out and know who you are speaking to when there is an issue. And I enjoy getting to test out the inks.

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Welcome from Missouri!  Glad you are with us!

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Welcome! Lots of great information here and even more suggestions to expand your collection. 

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