It is very easy to get sucked into the vortex. And most of these things can be found here on fpn.
Lastly there are many facets to the fountain pen interest (which go beyond the acquisition of more and more pens, or which don't necessarily cost much money.) For example, experimenting with inks, trying different kinds of papers, calligraphy, or different scripts, or trying different nibs are all fun (drooling over beuatiful pens online counts as well, same as hunting for deals in the wild, or visiting those excellent shops here and there). So many well cared for, stunning vintage pens are available for <100$.Īlso I'm sure you will be very happy with the Parsons that you have on the way. This is even more true if you include vintage pens. As you are beginning to discover now, there is an abundance of wonderful writing instruments to be had for a fraction of -let's say- a MB 146.
I have to admit the terminology is all very new, but will enjoy learning more.Ī good portion of Montblanc's contemporary business model is about pure luxury and branding, so maybe it's good that you didn't 'invest' (read: spend) that much on a single pen. Even now I prefer pen and paper for note taking and have a Lamy Safari somewhere, but use mostly gel pens currently, my favourite being a Pilot Frixion.įollowing some reading around on here and having held a 146 and 149 in my hand, I put the Mont Blanc investment on hold and ordered an Italix Parsons Essential with a medium italic nib to play with but have been tempted to add to this already with a Bexley Poseidon from eBay and the beautiful Franklin-Christoph 19 on my wants list. I'm a Brit living in Hong Kong, who is lucky enough to get to travel to Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and the Philippines fairly regularly.hence the shiny Mont Blanc obsession, and have fond recollections of using fountain pens in school, and doing handwriting exercises to ensure we could use them properly. I discovered this forum the other day when I was tempted by a shiny Mont Blanc in duty free and wanted to check it out.I didn't buy the Mont Blanc but have visited this place daily since and have been really happy to see the enthusiasm for proper writing instruments and paraphernalia from everyone here in this digital age.
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