Hi all,

I received a fountain pen as a gift two weeks ago. Been using it since. I believe it is a Waterman charleston ivory (from the research that I've done). When writing with it, I can't seem to get smooth flow going. It comes and goes and cuts off randomly. It especially cuts off when starting a new word that begins with a vertical line (L, P, B etc). But once I get to the second letter, it's fine again....Anyone know what it could be?

I use waterman mysterious blue ink in the converter that came with the pen. The nib is a Medium.
I've tried letting the converter and nib soak in water (and a drop of dishwashing detergent) for 30 mins then rinsing and drying overnight. It doesn't seem to have helped. I will try to post a link to a photo and vid of the me using the pen