One of my favorite things about fountain pens is that they’re such a matter of personal preference and style. There isn’t the perfect pen for everyone, just the perfect one for you, and so much depends on your grip, handwriting, hand size, paper choice, and what you’re writing or drawing, etc.
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The weight of a Monte Blanc in one's hand is like no other. Sure, it is an extravagance to spend hundreds of dollars on one, but in the age of screens, manual writing is a dying art. It seems unrelated until you realize that screens are making us less attached to real things, like holding a pen.
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Very well said, Thorn. Could not agree more.
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It is the search for the "perfect" fountain pen that keeps me purchasing the next one, and the next one, and the next . . .
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I prefer thin pens. The style of pens bpens. awkwardly fat. It was like writing with a fat magic marker & I hated it. It is actually hard to find good thin oens.
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i've found that i'm a little meh on fountain pens (it's possible i just hadn't found the right one for me) and pretty roller ball or ball point pens. however lamy safari (roller ball) are easily some of my favorites! they just feel really good in my hand.
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It’s like having guitars with different pickup configurations, body shapes, or wood combinations, and making different choices depending on the song or the genre. Subtle, finicky, idiosyncratic, deeply personal, often imperceptible to onlookers, and really fun for someone who enjoys detail.
