
Previously, I wrote of my disappointment with
Levenger's Decathlon Fountain Pen, which I returned because it did not live up to the "firm handshake" metaphor in the catalogue description. However, I read so many favorable reviews of the
Levenger True Writer series, that I wanted to give them another try - and besides I have been very pleased with most other
Levenger items. Correspondingly, I was becoming very intrigued by the idea of demonstrators and nearly bought a
Pelikan or Sailor demonstrator but both were too pricey.
Levenger put their
colorful demonstrators with matching bottles of ink on sale, as if they read my mind and wanted to clinch my decision. It worked. I recently
received a
Lamy Vista demonstrator with a 1.1 Italic nib, which is filled with Waterman brown ink and so apart from the modern look and feel of the fountain pen, the result is something wonderfully antique in appearance. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed using so much ink and having that much color present while you write. I am usually just a black and white thinker and writer. The experience with the
Lamy demonstrator compelled me to buy the red bold nib demonstrator from
Levenger and I could not be more pleased. At a fourth of the price, the Fireball is much more satisfying than the Decathlon and the intensity of the red ink is as bold as the nib. Since the Lev
enger nibs are
interchangeable, I am ordering a green and blue demonstrator from
Levenger with a fine and medium nib to complete the set and add more colors and nib combinations. By the way the broad nib True Writer writes amazingly smoothly. That was such a success that I sent in one of my
Pelikan 215 fine point nibs to
ChartPak to be exchanged for a broad nib.
Pelikans also simply unscrew and are interchangeable with one another. Plus
ChartPak will exchange them for free!
1 comment:
Though I keep a watchful, maternal eye on my fountain pens, my demonstrator, also Fireball Red, went hiding. Seeing a picture of yours excited in me anxiety to find the wayward child and bring it safely back into the fountain pen fold. Naturally, upon finding it I had to scribble out a few lines and once again thought to myself, "What a great writer." The True Writer is indeed true to its name and an excellent value. I congratulate you on a complete set.
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