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4 November 2009, 06:48 AM | #1 |
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With a fountain pen. Many, many years ago I switched from a roller-ball to a fountain pen. I forces me to 'think before I do'. It gives me rest, so to speak. I'm one of the few at my workplace who uses a fountain pen and when I'm out for business or on a training I usually get comments. I like to compare the fountain pen to another anachronism: the mechanical watch. Both are surpassed by feats of modern engineering (yes, gel pens write like a dream and high-end quartz watches are unbeatable in accuracy) but this old coot likes to stick with them both.
I own the Meisterstueck 147 and use a Sheaffer as my daily 'beater'. The Montblanc (I bought it in 1986) has a broken plunger and must be repaired. Perhaps it will become a giveaway on this forum. This is the pen I will buy if I have some spare change again, the Conway Stewart Churchill:
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4 November 2009, 07:00 AM | #3 |
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For now my wallet is empty, I just bought the new 21.5" iMac, it will be delivered tomorrow
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Very nice, Frans. Great to see more and more PIS' members.
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The Montblanc and an original Fisher Space Pen:
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4 November 2009, 03:25 PM | #7 |
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Gulp, very nice! Can those pens be refurbished? Or are they usually in good condition enough to be still used as a daily writer?
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I think that Churchill comes boxed with a cigar and a book of Churchill quotes.
I think they cost around Euro400+
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With mine it just needed a new ink sack and a good clean of the nib and feed. The material used to make the pen is interesting, it is called Casein and is a milk protein. This one should not be soaked in any liquid or it would litterally melt! I love the nibs on Conway Stewarts, this one is stub with a slight flex and is original to the pen. |
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Well there you go, thank Richard.
I thought the cigar tube might be a pen case but I now realise it is most likely containing a real cigar Frans, Shandy is right, there are some great people out there, especially in the USA that will fix your pens at a very low cost, and I mean under $100. We should have some stickies with these resources listed. Just 2 of the most famous that comes highly recommended to me are: John Mottishaw - www.nibs.com Richard Binder - www.richardspens.com These guys have excellent reputations. Probably a bit cliche but a good old Mont Blanc is like a vintage Rolex, it's got history, charm and character that you don't get when you buy a brand new Rolex. Keep your Mont Blanc is is a gem, get it fixed and you will never look back.
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