Comments on: What’s your Favorite Pen?

By: Bradley A Harris

Bradley A Harris — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:53:15 +0000

I use a variety of vintage fountains pens.I consider them all my favorites.

By: Eugene Liedel

Eugene Liedel — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:35:47 +0000

The current pens I’m carrying in my pocket and use most are my Lamy Vista with Private reserve velvet black ink. A Brown Pilot Petit 1 I got from jet pens and am giving a try, and a Trusty Black Fischer bullet space pen that has been in my back pocket since oct 2005. all work well with the moleskine I’m carrying.

By: Bro. Pete

Bro. Pete — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:15:39 +0000

I have an Esterbrook J with a 9556 nib. The wear pattern and my hand work beautifully. I’ve tried switching this nib to another estie and it doesn’t write the same. I’ve learned not to mess with a good thing.

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:22:42 +0000

After a lot of experimenting, my rotation batch is very small:

Sailor Sapporo (M)
Pelikan M205 (F)
Waterman Hemisphere (F)
LAMY Vista (F)
Rotring Core (XS)
Pilot 78G (M)

Basically these have been my consistent go-to pens. I have a few I like to pull out every so often, but these get the most use.

The Rotring is not to my taste style wise, but that nib is amazing. Fortunately it’s a more conservative black color.

I’m slowing down my collecting a lot. I’d love a Pilot Custom Demonstrator, but other than that I am pretty much done with acquiring pens. I’m happy with the ones I have.

By: hlmyers

hlmyers — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:39:07 +0000

I’ve just started writing in Rhodia pads/notebooks, but I’m impressed with the fact they seem to be the only paper I have that can hold up to the Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens. My real fountain pens are in need of replacement cartridges, so, needing a fountain pen fix, in desperation I turned to the only working one I had: the Varsity. Very heavy ink flow that spiders on everything but the Rhodia vellum paper. One day I will honour the Rhodia pad with a proper awesome pen!

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By: zeusiswatching

zeusiswatching — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:31:19 +0000

I agree with B Irwin about the Carene. It is a beautiful pen and I am the proud owner of one with a fine nib, but it is still tricky for me because I am not used to holding the pen as I really should with this particular type of nib.

By: zeusiswatching

zeusiswatching — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:29:24 +0000

All name my top three since I use them somewhat differently, with some overlap.

Waterman Charleston with a fine nib

Waterman Phileas with a fine nib

Waterman Phileas with a medium nib

The medium nib is my daily go with me about town workhorse, but I greatly prefer the fine nibs for journals, letters, post cards, even taking phone messages on post-it notes.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:09:54 +0000

A PITT pen with extra super fine nib (.1mm) is always in my bag; I draw most of my mandalas and doodles with it. I also like the Rapidograph with .35 nib for drawing mandalas.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:10:36 +0000

I’m a lefty, (underwriter) which is important since I’m pushing the nib more than pulling. I like Chinese pens best, they write best for me, which is great for my wallet too. Hero 100 is my favorite, yep.

By: B Irwin

B Irwin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:09:27 +0000

5 Visconti Ripples, 2 Romanicas – silver and vermeil, 4 Montegrappa Extra 1930s, and a Montblanc Dumas Writers Edition would be my first grab in an emergency snatch for my pens. Nib sizes range from B, BB, and 1.3 stub.

For the person curious about a Waterman Edson, I’d try the Waterman Carene inlaid nib to see how you like it. Inlaids write differently to traditional nibs. If you think the Carenes are yummy, then go for it! I’ve got 7 Carenes, so I love them, but they’re not for everyone.

By: MperiodPress

MperiodPress — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:50:30 +0000

Such a juicy question… I am thinking about the pen/pencil case in my bag right now and what all is in there. I have favorites in categories. Ballpoint, got to go with the Staedtler stick fine point blue. Rollerball, blue Pilot V5. Gel, Pilot HiTec C .03 in a lovely royal blue. Fountain, I have a Spalding mini of which I am quite fond because it is small and easily pocketable–and a lime green Pelikan that writes as well as the color is cool.

By: ccorrada

ccorrada — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:34:53 +0000

For daily, average use, Uni-ball Signo 207 Micro, Lamy Safari and Parker 51.

By: Creep

Creep — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:23:21 +0000

For me, my Lamy Al-Star is my pen of choice. It has an extra fine nib and filled with Noodlers Bulletproof Black. I also have a Lamy Vista in my daily planner, also with an extra fine nib but filled with Noodler’s El Lawrence. Though I prefer the transparency of the Vista, I feel safer carrying the aluminum bodied Al-Star on a day to day basis. I have found a love for hand writing everything since picking up these fountain pens. I suspect that these may become family heirlooms.

By: rachel j. k. grace

rachel j. k. grace — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:04:52 +0000

My favorite for many years has been the Pilot G2, but I think I’m over it now. Looking forward to checking out some of these other faves!

By: Kate Marshall

Kate Marshall — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:07:55 +0000

In terms of “pen I always gravitate towards,” it goes back and forth between my Pelikans, Sailors, and Auroras. Right now, it’s my Pelikans.

By: Tom Hall

Tom Hall — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:55:14 +0000

Toss up.
Parker Duofold Centennial “Big Red” w/medium italic nib and Pelikan M750 Jubilee.

Anyone use a Waterman Edson? Is it worth the price?

By: GrannyKass

GrannyKass — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:20:01 +0000

Five different Pelikans are filled with various inks, a MonteBlanc Noblese with Racing Green, a Sailor 1911 J. Herbin Vert Empire, and a 1948 Parker 51 J. Herbin Bleue Nuit, but the one I’ve been reaching for the most for the past week or two is a vintage lever filler Conway Stewart 85 with a sweet stub nib filled with Diamine Prussian Blue. And of course the paper is always Rhodia or ClaireFontaine!

By: David M.

David M. — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:47:32 +0000

In my small collection, I have two favorites. One is my Varuna Rajan, a handmade (in India) ebonite ED pen. It has a medium steel JoWo nib that is very smooth. This pen has been filled for some time now with J. Herbin Perle Noire, which it plays very nicely with.

The second is my one-and-only Parker 51, a teal aerometric model that was given to me by my father when I was a kid. I’ve had the pen for over 40 years but it sat neglected until last year, when I got interested in fountain pens and sent it off for restoration. It has a fine nib and writes great, with just a little bit of tooth. It wasn’t even really my Dad’s pen; it’s got sumgai’s name in it. But it has a bit of sentimental value nevertheless.

By: Lisa Pinehill

Lisa Pinehill — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:54:35 +0000

I prefer Pilot PRELA to Lamy Safari. Both pens are cute and inexpensive.