Showing posts with label retro1951. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retro1951. Show all posts
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Retro 51 Fahrney's exclusive Cherry Blossom Fountain Pen
Back in April, i decided I wanted this pen. Saw it in the Fahrney's catalog.. I resisted until May, obviously it was a futile effort as obviously it is sitting at home. I've had a very busy 2 months and thus I have just finally opened it (ok well I lie-- i opened it to look at it when it showed up..but didnt bother inking it).
I finally broke down, inked it and then promptly put it away --- now that i've found this post sitting in my drafts box it has prompted me to take the pen out for another test run.
The pen is lovely -- it came packaged in the standard Retro1951 tube. The orange and blue tube opened up into a felted pen carrier in which this lovely pen lay. I like fine point pens, so I went with a F nibbed pen, but I believe you can get the pen at a variety of nibs from Fahrney's. I admit -- I didnt buy this pen because I thought it would write a great line without skipping (it really does do this though), I got the pen for purely aesthetic reasons -- it's pretty! Look at the sakura blossoms, look at how the branch lies...
The cap twists off and posts firmly on the back of the pen -- I dont feel and funny weight issues for me. Without the cap posted, the pen may be a bit light.. but with the cap posted it feels fine.
I did not rinse out the nib/pen, just pulled the pen out of the case, popped the cartridge that was included with the pen into the pen, and off i went. It writes rather well -- lays a wet line. The line is thicker than my Pilot VP but then, what German nib doesnt write thicker than a Japanese nib? The nib is made of 2 toned stainless steel.
Here are some pictures of the nib and the feed (my point and shoot hates to take macro's sorry for the slightly fuzzy photo):
I have not yet attempted to use a converter with this pen, but Fahrney's website does say that it is cartridge fill only.
Where to Purchase?
- Fahrney's Pens $74.00
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