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It really doesn't matter how much it was. If I didn't want to do it, I wouldn't have 😎

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.  😊

Dan Kalish

 

Fountain Pens: Pelikan Souveran M805, Pelikan Petrol-Marble M205, Santini Libra Cumberland, Waterman Expert II, Waterman Phileas, Waterman Kultur, Stipula Splash, Sheaffer Sagaris, Sheaffer Prelude, Osmiroid 65

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Congrats to all the recipients!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Zookie: I just received the pen and I find it delightful.  It's a nice red color and is piston filled.  Two chrome bands on the cap.  It even writes well.

 

But, do you know the brand and model and the nib size (and year manufactured, country made in, etc.)?  The only indication I can find is that the nib says "FPR."

 

Again, thank you very much.  😁

Dan Kalish

 

Fountain Pens: Pelikan Souveran M805, Pelikan Petrol-Marble M205, Santini Libra Cumberland, Waterman Expert II, Waterman Phileas, Waterman Kultur, Stipula Splash, Sheaffer Sagaris, Sheaffer Prelude, Osmiroid 65

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10 hours ago, Mysterious Mose said:

But, do you know the brand and model and the nib size (and year manufactured, country made in, etc.)?  The only indication I can find is that the nib says "FPR."

If I am not much mistaken, FPR stands for Fountain Pen Revolution, a brand of high-end pens which cost a pretty penny, I can't afford them...

:) 

Matt of the Pen Habit did a YouTube review of one of those.

 

Congrats on getting a nice pen!

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6 hours ago, Daneaxe said:

If I am not much mistaken, FPR stands for Fountain Pen Revolution, a brand of high-end pens which cost a pretty penny, I can't afford them...

:) 

Matt of the Pen Habit did a YouTube review of one of those.

 

Congrats on getting a nice pen!

According to the website 

https://fprevolutionusa.com/collections/fpr-fountain-pen-collection/products/fpr-guru-fountain-pen 

its an FPR Guru red, which costs $9.00 - 10%.  That doesn't look high-end to me.  Anyway, it comes with an ebonite feed.

Dan Kalish

 

Fountain Pens: Pelikan Souveran M805, Pelikan Petrol-Marble M205, Santini Libra Cumberland, Waterman Expert II, Waterman Phileas, Waterman Kultur, Stipula Splash, Sheaffer Sagaris, Sheaffer Prelude, Osmiroid 65

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12 hours ago, Mysterious Mose said:

According to the website 

https://fprevolutionusa.com/collections/fpr-fountain-pen-collection/products/fpr-guru-fountain-pen 

its an FPR Guru red, which costs $9.00 - 10%.  That doesn't look high-end to me.  Anyway, it comes with an ebonite feed.

 

Fountain Pen Revolution is a business that began with an American living in India (Kevin Thiemann), who decided he wanted to showcase some of India's pen manufacturers to the world. Initially most of his offerings were Indian brands, but over time he started collaborating with some of them to produce his own branded pens.  From memory, the Guru is one of his earliest, and one of the cheapest (I really didn't love the Dilli, which was his first - and it's no longer available).  It's a pretty good pen for the price - you're almost getting the body of the pen free for the price of the nib, and FPR's nibs are really good value.  The one downside with the Guru is that the ink will evaporate over the course of a month or two - so it's best either to not fill it to capacity, or to use the pen (almost) exclusively till the ink is used up...

 

It's true that some of FPR's more recent pens are in a higher price bracket - and some of them (notably the Triveni) have slowly slipped up in price over time.  I also miss the days when they were based in India (Kevin's now living in Texas, and has opened a physical store): the postage from India was only a couple of dollars (US), whereas now us 'foreigners' pay US17 (I think?) per shipment, unless we spend over US$99.  

 

Congratulations on the new pen - I hope you really enjoy it.

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On 7/27/2021 at 2:21 PM, Mysterious Mose said:

its an FPR Guru red, which costs $9.00 - 10%.  That doesn't look high-end to me.

My bad - I was not aware that they made cheap pens too.

I've heard good things about Indian pens, and the FPR brand seems okay, but perhaps trying to get into a higher price bracket?

 

anywho, congrats again with your pen.

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They sell costlier pens as well along with inks and accessories. They also have a lot of "how to" videos on there site 😎

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Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad I could make your day happier 😎

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