pens I used today...

[Jacoby190]

Today I used the Visconti Millionaire "Empire Honey" medium nib and my early Father's Day present, a 1937 vintage Parker Vacumatic Major Speedline filler in Fine nib.


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[jar]

Put the Sailor Pro Gear away and moved the cartridge to a Sailor 1911s w/music nib.

Music nib on right

[penwash]

Hailing from Pakistan, a decent piston filler. It's been filled with ink and sitting on my desk for a while now.
After a few strokes, the writing began. Not bad for a transparent piston filler.

[Deb]

I have one of those which came with a stub and it's a surprisingly nice writer but it's a hard starter.

[migo984]

Trying to catch up on a large backlog of pen pal letters, today I used a Franklin Christoph #31 Omnis Purpurae M SIG, TWSBI 580 Pink M, TWSBI Mini Blue B, Jinhao 992 F, Bexley Poseidon F I, Lamy Safari Petrol M (love the colour of the pen but as I started to write, instantly remembered how much I dislike Lamy pens and nibs), orange Sailor Pro Gear M, and a Sailor King of Pen B.

[jar]

Today I am testing an Aurora 888 that I haven't used in ages.

[FredRydr]

I am very pleasantly surprised by the stainless steel Bock nib on a new-to-me Conid Minimalistica by Francis "Fountainbel" Goossens.

Then there's Francis's Bulkfiller filling system that pulls more ink into a defined amount of space, and keeps it from expelling on the downstroke, than all other self-filling pens. I'm not one for demonstrator pens, but this one deserves to have its clear barrel to watch it all happen.

This is a pen to use with a favorite ink (I've opted for Diamine's Sargasso Sea), because it could be a long time before it's time for a refill.

Fred

[Kaputnik]

I wrote in my journal this morning with both of these Esterbrook Dip-Less pens, mostly the black ink one, which has a much smoother nib. When I go out later, I expect I'll bring the Parker 51 with me.

[Lloyd]

Today I am testing an Aurora 888 that I haven't used in ages.

I prefer that Aurora to their 666.

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[Jacoby190]

Put the Sailor Pro Gear away and moved the cartridge to a Sailor 1911s w/music nib.

Music nib on right

I just ordered a 1911 with Music Nib...I thought it would be a 3 tine nib, but I see (and have heard from others), that the Sailor music is more of a stub. Do you find any variation from other stubs or is it pretty identical?

Thanks for the feedback in advance!


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[jar]

Put the Sailor Pro Gear away and moved the cartridge to a Sailor 1911s w/music nib.

I just ordered a 1911 with Music Nib...I thought it would be a 3 tine nib, but I see (and have heard from others), that the Sailor music is more of a stub. Do you find any variation from other stubs or is it pretty identical?

Thanks for the feedback in advance!


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I find it is possible to write faster than the single ink path can handle. I sometimes need to pause when using it. That's fine when writing music but not optimum when using as a daily writer.

[Jacoby190]

Today I wrote a bit with my Pelikan M405 Tortoiseshell in EF. Even though it's an EF it is a wet Writer!


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[Kaputnik]

Mabie Todd Swan 3150 with Sailor Jentle Miruai. Namiki Falcon with Sailor Jentle Yama Dori. On the 27th, in another thread, I mentioned that I was thinking of ordering these inks. The next day, I did. I really like the Yama-dori, and the Miruai is nice too.

[Kaputnik]

Sorry to post twice in a row in this thread, but it has been a month.

Pilot Petit 1 with Pilot Blue-Black cartridge. Montblanc Noblesse with Sailor Jentle Yama-dori.

[penwash]

Vintage Pilot Elite that has lost its cap. In its place, a cap from a similar Platinum pen. Look at that old 18K nib semiflex, it writes like a Pilot Falcon.

[KrazyIvan]

This is for yesterday. Wing Sung 698 with an EF nib and filled with Noodler's Midway Blue.

[Jacoby190]

From left to right: Waterman Hemisphere, Waterman Le Man 200, Visconti Manhattan-Wall Street, 1937 Parker Vacumatic, and a Pilot Stargazer.


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[Morgaine]

One of note today is a glass pen (part of a set with a heart shaped bottle of J. Herbin ink..)

[penwash]

Sometimes a pen is so outrageous in its appearance that it became comical.

This is a pen that doesn't take itself seriously. Eberhart Faber (E. Faber) or just EF engraved on the clip. Writes fine and nice after I restore and smooth the nib.

[Jacoby190]

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