Hi All, Just realized I had not seen mention here of Joon's Grand Opening. There's a new main store just a block from the original, at 795 Lexington Avenue, in NYC. Celebration is April 1st and 2nd, from 10:00am-5:00pm Congrats to Mr. Joon and staff...this new showroom is...

http://tinypic.com/2ikyfk Only 170 + 8 UPS . This is an unbeatable price for the wonderful Platinuim Music Please check out the Stylophiles article by Dyan Anna Lawson extolling this superb pen and 3 tined hand crafterd gold nib (nib alone is worth 150+)

I just put up an article and some quick take reviews on some of the cheap fountain pens that you can still find in the stores and online. Check it out at www.fountainpenforum.com Ed

Maybe somebody should give some better fountain pen ink and Clairefontaine paper to Trent Reznor, the leader of Nine Inch Nails: His next album called With Teeth had a working title called Bleedtrough. -- Juhapekka "naula" Tolvanen * * http colon slash slash iki dot fi slash...

Does any one have any ideas about pen storage for quick access when working at a desk? I am not looking for display storage for collectors' items. I use fountain pens all the time, with fine nibs in different colours for editing and annotations, medium italic for everyday writing and broad italic...

.. . . who draws technical drawings of pens free hand? I've seen his work in some pen publication, such as Pen World, but I don't have any back copies, and they don't seem to post any drawings on their web site. He can draw classic pens, modern pens - they are very well done. I'd like to find any...

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Why these fountain pens haven't been discussed here or anywhere else?: Parker Jotter: Entry-level model of Parker. Very tiny, but heavy enough, if bought as stainless steel version. Works well for me. Yes, I really mean there is fountain pen in Jotter-series Pelikan Steno: I haven't bought this,...

If Elvis was alive (and who knows?) he would have loved to have this flashy retro "Jaguar" pen. Dazzle your friends with this collectable! It's in its original excellent condition case, this pen is unused. Flawless cosmetically! the fine point rollerball cartridge inside ink is fairly dry but does...

I am considering this pen, it looks like it's in good shape - does anyone know the true value? - see the link below. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsoftwaredeveloper99 Thanks Jim

The next Fountain Pen Network pen quiz will be tomorrow, March 26 at NOON Eastern USA time. Win a Sheaffer Intrigue Ballpoint pen for guessing the quiz subject correctly! Here's what the prize pen looks like: http://www.PenHero.com/PenSale/SheafferStore/Pics/SheafferIntrigueBrightMetalBP.jpg

FPN's server is down this am - *IF* it's back up at noon today, the quiz will take place. Today's theme is "Five Lifetimes" The Fountain Pen Network pen quiz will be TODAY, March 26 at NOON Eastern USA time. Win a Sheaffer Intrigue Ballpoint pen for guessing the quiz subject correctly!

Hi all ! I have put some vintage writing instruments and other stuff on eBay. LOOK here for an index to my current auctions !! They will end in ONE WEEK (or less.....). http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=robby (Do NOT expect to find fountain pens here... not my...

Hello - I was looking through penspiration.com, and the website has some nice pics of the Pelikan line of pens. However, I'd like to know the length of the pens in an effort to determine which would fit best. Does anyone have the sizes available, or would you know of a sie which does? Thanks...

According to this article it seems Private Preserve has at least two inks, that could be replacements for Parker Penman Sapphire and without clogging risks, of course: http://fountainpenforum.com/e107/content.php?article.7 They are American Blue and Lake Placid Blue. I guess that if they are too...

The Great South Easterner otherwise known as Atlanta Pen Show is on next week. Does anyone attending want to share a room with this rather easygoing pen friendly chap from the M.E. thus save on accom, leaving mon for the more important things in life like pens et al. Backchannel me at ...

Jumbo Pencil 14" http://rkdm.com/giantpencil/ The greatest feature of this 14" long Giant Pencil is that it's a real pencil. And in that capacity, it functions in all the great ways that a real pencil does. The lead writes, the eraser erases and it's perfect for making your desk look tiny or for...

I'm new to fountain pens. I recently received a Lamy AL-Star with a Broad nib. This pen skips quite a bit ... and not only when I first start to write. Any suggestions for fixing this? Is this considered to be a defect, so the pen should be...

Maybe you have heard about Wikipedia. http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/ Here is a page about fountain pens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_pen If you find some errors or can add some relevant information, feel free

I received a Parker 51 "Special" pen in 1962. I used it very infrequently at that time. Unfortunately it once to a nose dive to the floor and wrote very scratchy after that. I stored it since the early 1960's and came upon it recently. I would like to know if this pen is worth repairing so that I...