My first fountain pen...

CD Fleischer

CD Fleischer

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Got it last night. A Waterman Phileas (wanted blue but they only had black -- oh well) Very nice.

Have to hold my hand slightly differently when I write with it than I am used to. Is that common?

Do most of you fountain pen folks use ink cartridges?

In my naivete I thought it would have an italic/calligraphy style nib. Anyone have a good suggestion for such a pen?

Thanks in advance!

Clay
 
I don't do calligraphy but my buddy is a whiz at it. He always recommends starting with a felt tip chisel point pen (disposable) before attempting free ink. Something about learning how to turn the pen before using a metal nibbed pen.

I got some of those pens for my mother a couple of years ago from a local hobby shop. As I remember there were many different sizes, and they ran a buck fifty or so a piece.

I also looked into calligraphy sets that had a handle, and a variety of nibs to go with them. Those sets had an inkwell and you dipped.

Brandon
 
CD:

I also just bought my new first fountain pen. Should be getting it in a couple of days. You might want to take a look at inksampler.com They've got a lot of information on all the various inks and different colors out there.

They also have a lot of good links to answer any questions you might have. I purchased my pen through nib.com It looks like they are one of the few places which actually alters nibs and can do repair work on a fountain pen.
 
Sniper308 -- I saw your earlier thread and examined that site. Really awesome. I noticed they had some calligraphy nibbed pens. Maybe I should see what they have, though I don't have much of a budget.

Snow -- Thanks. I saw the reviews of cheaper fountain pens and all were help to the benchmark of the Waterman Phileas. Sounded like the best choice. May see about getting a blue one if they get them in stock.

Elvis -- Happy Birthday. I had one of those Calligraphy sets as a kid and loved it. THought it was silly later on when you could just downlaod a cool computer font. But the handwritten word has a new thrall over me (hence why I carry my PDA and a Moleskine notebook) and I want to get back into it. Should try those things you mentioned (the felt markers) and maybe a complete set first before I delve into a calligraphy fountain pen...

Thanks, guys...
 
Rotring makes some very inexpensive but good calligraphy fountain pens.

You should not invest a lot of money in a "special" nib pen, as you might find that you cannot use it properly. An inexpensive model will do for trying out your hand in calligraphy.
 
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