What pens are we carrying today?

[univibe88]

I just got a Pilot Vanishing Point.

 

[fireman sam]

I've got a Parker Frontier that's black and chrome got it as a present i use it all the time

 

[French]

Platinum 3776 ribbed

Last night the Pilot 78G I had been carrying ran out of ink, so I flushed it this morning, and decided to put my Platinum 3776 ribbed black resin pen into rotation. The Platinum has a springy fine nib, which is ultra smooth and a joy to write with. I inked it with Noodler's Violet Vote ink.

french

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Waterman Carene today. It is such an elegant writing instrument. It has a natural tendency to deliever expressive lines in thick to thin.

How is that Pilot Vanishing Point?
I was worried that the clip placement was in the way.

 

[univibe88]

How is that Pilot Vanishing Point?
I was worried that the clip placement was in the way.

The nib on the pen is awesome! I really enjoy writing with it. Many people are concerned about the clip; I was too. It really depends on your grip. The clip is actually not perfectly lined up with the nib. It's rotated slightly. So with my grib, the clip falls between my finger and thumb while the nib is perfectly aligned on the paper.

I got mine from Bromfield Pen Shop downtown. You should drop by so you can check out the feel in your grip (and see if you like the F or M nib better.)

 

[John in Covina]

I just got a Pilot Vanishing Point.

Good Luck with that one, it's a fun pen. most that I have tried are smooth writing. In our local club one of the ladies has a collection and knows what the changes are since its inception.

I have one too!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

The nib on the pen is awesome! I really enjoy writing with it. Many people are concerned about the clip; I was too. It really depends on your grip. The clip is actually not perfectly lined up with the nib. It's rotated slightly. So with my grib, the clip falls between my finger and thumb while the nib is perfectly aligned on the paper.

I got mine from Bromfield Pen Shop downtown. You should drop by so you can check out the feel in your grip (and see if you like the F or M nib better.)

I tried it at Bob Slate in Harvard Square and it wrote beautifully. The clip was not exactly in the way for me; it was more that I didn't like it there, if you know what I mean. Still, the pen is excellent in preformance.

 

[B. F. Socaspi]

I tried it at Bob Slate in Harvard Square and it wrote beautifully. The clip was not exactly in the way for me; it was more that I didn't like it there, if you know what I mean. Still, the pen is excellent in preformance.

That's where I got my pen! We happened on it by accident, while looking for Vegan Planet.

 

[Subvet642]

The nib on the pen is awesome! I really enjoy writing with it. Many people are concerned about the clip; I was too. It really depends on your grip. The clip is actually not perfectly lined up with the nib. It's rotated slightly. So with my grib, the clip falls between my finger and thumb while the nib is perfectly aligned on the paper.

I got mine from Bromfield Pen Shop downtown. You should drop by so you can check out the feel in your grip (and see if you like the F or M nib better.)

Most times that I've been in Bromfield Pen Shop, I've gotten the impression that they don't really like pens. With the exception of one lovely young woman, I don't really like their attitude, and because they've alienated me, they've lost lots of business. I brought a friend in to look at a Pelikan M400. He asked the clerk (it could have been the owner, I'm not sure) what the advantages of a piston filler were. His response was a short, gruff "It's all personal preference", and left it at that. My friend was ready to drop about $300 bucks on a pen, but was rather miffed at his response, so we left. I don’t go there unless I have to; there are a lot of great pen dealers on line who I'd rather deal with. Oddly enough, I have gotten wonderful service from the Montblanc boutique at The Mall at Chestnut Hill. Every time I've been there, I've been treated with respect, and they really seem to love their products, and so do I! On another note, I love my VP, I have the Blue Carbonesque, and the clip doesn't bother me at all. I find that it's a good reference for how the nib is oriented. What I would recommend however, is get yourself a piston converter for it; it's easier to deal with, holds more ink and is more robust than the aerometric style filler.

 

[univibe88]

What I would recommend however, is get yourself a piston converter for it; it's easier to deal with, holds more ink and is more robust than the aerometric style filler.

I usually do shop online, but sometimes I just want some instant gratification. I agree they are gruff, but when I do in knowing what I'm looking for it doesn't get to me.

Luckily my VP came with a piston converter.

 

[DeaconKC]

Today was an early start 3:45 am. Carried a Javelin and ATX today as I expected a headache, thankfully it was an uneventful day, with the exception of backing up over a skunk! But that is a story for another time and place......

 

[John in Covina]

Pelikan 200 Amber Transparent Broad nib filled with Noodler's Legal Lapis a bulletproof blue.

 

[univibe88]

Pelikan 200 Amber Transparent Broad nib filled with Noodler's Legal Lapis a bulletproof blue.

Nice! I just bought a Pelikan 215. It's in the mail right now. I can't wait.

 

[John in Covina]

I have an early 215 the blue body with the silver longitudinal stripes. Fine writing instrument much like the M400 but with a steel nib instead of gold.

 

[univibe88]

I got a blue one

 

[John in Covina]

Actually, I believe all of the M215's are blue but there are different patters of the silver on the body.

 

[univibe88]

They have blue and black models.

 

[DeaconKC]

Today saw me carrying a Cross ATX and a no name chinese beast that writes beautifully with anything.

 

[dogrocketp]

For me, it's a Bexley Simplicity in tortoise with a medium nib, and a Bexley continental with a fine nib. The simplicity is loades with Private Reserve velvet Black, and the Continental with purple noodler's ink. They're the last that are American made, and the pens are very high quality in every price category they make them in.

 

[DeaconKC]

A restored Esterbrook Blue SJ loaded with Parker's Quink went to Church this AM.