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penarbor
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May 31, 2017
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Dear F-C, why did you hide that beautiful #6 nib under the section. I believe that when someone puts a #6 nib on a pen, they want to show it off in all it's glory. There is absolutely no advantage here (other than getting a slightly longer section). They could've just put a #5 nib instead and achieved the same. The overall design is nice but the section just killed it for me.
Seemsea
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May 31, 2017
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penarborIt's a feature borrowed from their 20 Marietta. On that pen, it lets them get away with a slightly shorter cap while keeping the larger nib, and I guess it came along with the rib design element. I agree that it's a bit weird looking, but it does let you grip much closer to the tip of the nib, which gives you a lot of control if you like to write small. (Mine has an extra fine SIG nib, so it comes in handy.) And it gives people a nice conversational hook!
penarbor
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Jun 1, 2017
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SeemseaInteresting thought about more control when writing small. I don't do that, so I don't fully understand the idea.
I'd love to see a sequel with a modified shorter section that shows of the large nib. For everyday writing I prefer a larger nib. F-C, for some strange reason isn't working for me. I really like their designs and use of very subtle and understated materials but things like super large size (model 19), push cap (model 20), absence of clip (not even optional) (model 45) and strange section (model 31) seem like things that would bother me enough to stay away from their pens. To be fair, I have only handled their model 19. Maybe I'll change my mind if I looked at their other offerings in person.
Seemsea
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Jun 3, 2017
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penarborFor sure, YMMV, just like any other maker. I actually have two 19s, and while they are a bit thicker than some of my other pens, I wouldn't call them large at all. (The regular 66, which is a desk pen, is much larger, roughly similar to a Nakaya Decapod, and I carry one of those around in my pocket some times.)
I mostly quite like the F-Cs I have, but thus far the 66 desk pen (which I leave at work) and the two 19s get the most use in rotation (along with some rotation of nibs). I'm not a big fan of clips in general (I can't really use them, so the most they do is stop pens from rolling around and maybe catch on things in my pocket), but those on the F-Cs are fine. The 20 Marietta is really my biggest disappointment—I really only like screw-tops, and the slip top actually does such a good job staying put that it's quite difficult to remove. (It also doesn't have that satisfying *click* you get with some snap cap pens, so it's not as easy to judge when it's on well enough, which I think can encourage you to push it on harder than you need to.)
I mostly quite like the F-Cs I have, but thus far the 66 desk pen (which I leave at work) and the two 19s get the most use in rotation (along with some rotation of nibs). I'm not a big fan of clips in general (I can't really use them, so the most they do is stop pens from rolling around and maybe catch on things in my pocket), but those on the F-Cs are fine. The 20 Marietta is really my biggest disappointment—I really only like screw-tops, and the slip top actually does such a good job staying put that it's quite difficult to remove. (It also doesn't have that satisfying *click* you get with some snap cap pens, so it's not as easy to judge when it's on well enough, which I think can encourage you to push it on harder than you need to.)
Seemsea
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Jun 3, 2017
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SeemseaOh… I should maybe add that I got into fountain pens by way of technical pens. I used a Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph 000 (0.25mm) and later a Staedtler-Mars 00 (0.30mm) technical pen as my daily driver throughout high school and college. Later, I tried a Rotring Art Pen, then one of their funkier and cheaper late-90s fountain pens, and then after I had a job bought a variety of others. I'm not sure I have _a_ favorite, but I've generally tended towards finer nibs until recently, when I've been getting new pens mostly for interesting new nib grinds or for interesting filling mechanisms.
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