Lady Onogaro
May 1st, 2014, 07:45 PM
So after hearing people speak favorably about the Serwex pen, I decided to try one. Having a fondness for demonstrators, I ordered the 1362 Serwex Blue Demonstrator in Fine and a flex nib. When I received the package, they had also sent along the pink version (that was nice, and I was just thinking that I should have bought the pink Lamy). You can see the pens here:
http://www.fountainpenrevolution.com/SerwexPens.html
When I got them on Monday, I have to say I was rather underwhelmed. They definitely look better in the picture. Pink plastic seems to have leaked onto the piston (it doesn't look as if it will affect it). The seams are not smooth. The plastic is not smooth on the cap of the blue demonstrator. So I was not in a hurry to ink them up.
Tonight I inked them up and tried them both. I changed the nib of the pink one to the flex nib and put Organics Studios Emily Dickinson in it. I put De Atramentis' Sherlock Holmes in the blue one.
I tried the pink one first on Rhodia paper. It's not a bad writer at all. I will need practice with the flex nib (which is a lot like Noodler's), but I am not dissatisfied. I did change out the flex nib to try the fine point nib in it, and I love it. (Truly, I am a fine point nib person. I have something of a tiny writing hand, as Hector will testify ("tiny writer; tiny pens") :)
I tried the blue one and was quite impressed with the fine, smooth line. I would not have expected it at all. Both will make good everyday writers, I think.
The only thing I am dubious about is whether they will hold up over time. But hey, they gave me 2 good writers for $10.00 plus shipping.
Does anyone have more experience with them over time? What is the oldest one you have?
Denise
http://www.fountainpenrevolution.com/SerwexPens.html
When I got them on Monday, I have to say I was rather underwhelmed. They definitely look better in the picture. Pink plastic seems to have leaked onto the piston (it doesn't look as if it will affect it). The seams are not smooth. The plastic is not smooth on the cap of the blue demonstrator. So I was not in a hurry to ink them up.
Tonight I inked them up and tried them both. I changed the nib of the pink one to the flex nib and put Organics Studios Emily Dickinson in it. I put De Atramentis' Sherlock Holmes in the blue one.
I tried the pink one first on Rhodia paper. It's not a bad writer at all. I will need practice with the flex nib (which is a lot like Noodler's), but I am not dissatisfied. I did change out the flex nib to try the fine point nib in it, and I love it. (Truly, I am a fine point nib person. I have something of a tiny writing hand, as Hector will testify ("tiny writer; tiny pens") :)
I tried the blue one and was quite impressed with the fine, smooth line. I would not have expected it at all. Both will make good everyday writers, I think.
The only thing I am dubious about is whether they will hold up over time. But hey, they gave me 2 good writers for $10.00 plus shipping.
Does anyone have more experience with them over time? What is the oldest one you have?
Denise