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Italix Parson's Essential Fountain Pen
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Italix Parson's Essential Fountain Pen
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Made in Asia and hand-finished in England, the Parson’s Essential fountain pen is highly resistant to scratching, thanks to the piano-lacquer finish applied to its barrel. It’s lined with brass for added weight and durability, and fitted with a screw-on cap that can be posted snugly without affecting the pen’s balance Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downvondauster
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Apr 18, 2018
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An extraordinarily well finished pen at this price point. Size and balance work best for larger hands with the pen posted. The section is comfort for long periods of writing, the nib well tuned, smooth with good flow. Only nit is the very tight clip, it grips well but is a little hard to fit over some fabrics. Great pen overall.
oncoendo
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Jul 13, 2018
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This is my third purchase of an Italix pen, two were via Massdrop and one from the UK website directly. For all 3 pens I ordered a cursive (stub) nib and just can't get over how smooth the stubs write, no other stub pens I own (about 5 or 6 other brand stubbed nibs are in my collection) work as well. Well done to Italix!
RetWaveProf
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Jun 21, 2018
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I purchased the Italix Parson's Essential Fountain pen (with the optional 18K gold nib, a bargain at the upgrade price) a few weeks ago. It was well-packaged, including the Mr. Pen (the U.K. company commissioning and tuning these pens) display box. After a routine pen flushing (for new pens), I inked the pen with a nice blue Iroshuzuki (Pilot) ink, and I love the way it writes. I have only one concern, but I have only used one ink so far. I also have not tried a converter with an agitator; however, I do have to manually advance ink to the nib, as the capillary action from this converter (or air exchange) does not keep ink flowing well. The only other negative is the incredible stiffness of the clip. Nevertheless, I consider this an exceptional fountain pen for the price, and I highly recommend it. The nib itself was well turned right out of the box, and I think a converter with an agitator or (perhaps) a better fill without an air bubble will solve the problem. GREAT PRICE FOR A VERY GOOD PEN AND 18K GOLD NIB!
DC52
6
Sep 15, 2018
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This was my first Italix Pen. I was so impressed that I have purchased 6 additional pens from Mr. Pen. They are outstanding in quality and value. The price for the pens is amazing given their quality and how well they perform. In my opinion they are much higher quality and write better than pens costing twice as much.
kimwook
53
Nov 30, 2018
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I bought 4 of these, with different nibs and colors from the last drop. All recieved in perfect conditions. Smooth writing, a little bit heavier but prettier than I expected,
2Pints
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Nov 30, 2018
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Gold nib. This is now my favourite pen. A great weight, and it feels lovely in the hand. Better than injection-molded bodies. Even the converter feels better than most. Coupled with Pelikan ink, it's hard to remember a better writing experience. Doesn't help with spelling though. So there's that.
Popgeordie
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Nov 30, 2018
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Gwhfishing
3
Nov 30, 2018
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italic nib. It puts down a fairly wet line. I am enjoying it.
F00lw0lf
60
Sep 17, 2018
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I have to base the 1 star solely on the fact that my nib was unusable. I bought with the fine italic nib, after having a discussion with the guys at Italix online who said that it would be a smooth pen. For an italic.
The pen came, and it dug like a razor blade into the paper. I couldn't write in almost any angle without it digging deep into the paper. I lowered the tip of the pen, to have a more forgiving angle, adjusted the tines ever so slightly and then, as nothing worked, I did some micro mesh - and it still writes like having a razor-blade dipped in ink.
I have other stubs and italic nibs at home, and while some others are a bit scratchy - this one is by far the worst, making the dip pen nibs I have feel smooth and nice in comparison. :(
There was no help to be gotten, and a spare nib costs as much as the pen - and basically - while the pen is an ok sturdy metal body with plastic grip section in a rather classic cigar-shape, you can get a a handful of Jinhao's for the same price, and a few real nibs and build better pens with. . To take contact with Italix directly, I guess I would have had the pen been more expansive to be worth the extra charge of sending it to them for a tune up. This pen is a waste of money or holder for a 'standard' nib unit size 5. Though, you might get better pens for that prize.
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F00lw0lf
60
May 7, 2019
Thanks for the tips. Many good tips and tricks that I will look into. For me I think stubs might be the solution. Right now I have a beautiful Jowo 1.1 nib that I like. I wanted an italic to test, but this was really bad even for an italic pen. At least in my opinion.
djringjr
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Jun 13, 2020
F00lw0lfF00lw0lf, I've been writing with Italics for 50 years, I always expected there'd be a learning curve, the positioning of the nib in the hand has to be within a very small tolerance of "perfect" but what you get in return is delicious wide descenders, hairline horizontals, and a gorgeous look that will get your handwriting noticed. I had horrible writing thaI myself could not even read, it was due to a physical deformity, but I reasoned that if the monks in the middle ages could write Italic script all day, I could at least make mine readable. it worked - the Italic nib forces to you to write in a certain way, only that way otherwise, you'll tear the paper. See https://handwritingsuccess.com/why-italic/
diabolena
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Jun 22, 2018
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I bought this pen in green with an oblique nib. I wasn't super excited when I first opened it. I thought the gold accents looked cheesy and I didn't like how "Italix Parson's Essential" was stamped on the side (its stuble, but why does it need to be there...). I thought about reselling it but I figured I should give it a go first. After cleaning, I inked it up and I haven't looked back since. It writes like butter and the oblique is just perfect for how I write. The pen is flashier than I like to use at work (I'm planning to pick up a Deacon's Doodle with an italic nib for that purpose) but I try to use it any chance I get other than work. I'm a little tempted to get one in another color.
djringjr
22
Jun 13, 2020
diabolenaIt needs to be there, jujst like other pens have marks. (Except for Parker - they only needed an ARROW clip - Italix is a small one man shop, he makes the best nibs in the world, and sadly, he, Peter Ford is retiring this year. Sad.
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