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Hi there. I'm a Canadian living in Rome, and am just beginning to think about fountain pens for the first time in decades. A couple of weeks ago I uncapped an old Parker 51 that belonged to my late father, and was surprised to discover that it was filled with ink, that it started immediately and wrote beautifully. As a result I read everything I could about Parker 51s; I bought a Hobonichi notebook with Tomoegawa paper, and some new-old-stock Waterman South Sea Blue ink; and I started writing a book.

 

The Parker is wonderful — it's a Special, with an Octanium nib that's pretty much perfect, except that it's a Medium, and my crabbed handwriting requires something finer.  Hence, I've ordered a Pilot Custom 742 with a Fine Medium; it's on its way from a shop in Tokyo.  It appears there are a number of great repair/restore people in Italy, so I may have the Parker nib replaced with a vintage Fine.

 

Anyway, nice to be here.

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Welcome, @dysmedia!  Glad you've joined us!

 

13 minutes ago, dysmedia said:

A couple of weeks ago I uncapped an old Parker 51 that belonged to my late father, and was surprised to discover that it was filled with ink, that it started immediately and wrote beautifully. As a result I read everything I could about Parker 51s; I bought a Hobonichi notebook with Tomoegawa paper, and some new-old-stock Waterman South Sea Blue ink; and I started writing a book.

What a great story!  You just jumped right in. :)  Good luck with your book.

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