Pen update

Blambot · Post by **Blambot** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:10 -0700

After searching high and low online and all over my state (every art supply, craft store and stationary shop) I found one brand of flexible tip fountain pen that was both affordable and had a variety of nibs to chose from.

Stan, if you ever find yourself in need of a replacement for the Koh-I-Noors, check out Lamy. It's a brand out of Germany. I bought two of them this weekend and am really happy with them. Very affordable as well. They were about $30 each, with another $4.50 for the ink converters. Very comfortable in the hand and glide nicely on bristol board. Nice springy nibs that deliver a consistant thin/thick/thin line with pressure.

http://www.lamy.de/

If I remember to take them to San Diego this year I'll bring them by.

~N

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:05 -0700

I like their look. Which model did you get?

Blambot · Post by **Blambot** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:30 -0700

I bought two different ones.

I bought the LAMY Joy Calligraphy Pen (1.1 nib) for $30 and the AL-STAR Fountain Pen (B nib) for $35. The B nib actually isn't all that broad considering it's the beefiest of the 4 tips offered.

Here's a scan:

Red trim = calligraphy. Silver = B tip.

I'm debating on filing the calligraphy tip just slightly to give a an even smoother glide on the page. The B nib slides just fine.

~N