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on 7/21/2008 one thing, tho... gold vs. steel is not just aesthetic. a steel nib will be less flexible, and form itself less to your script - basically, i wouldn't be afraid to share a steel nib fountain pen with somebody else. but a gold nib...that you want to keep to yourself. gold very quickly forms to an angle and dimension that is unique to your own personal handwriting. if somebody borrows it for a day or two, it'll be all off and feel like a new pen again until you write the hell out of it again. gold nib offers that personal "this pen is my friend" feeling more than a steel nib ever could.
on 1/20/2008 Great tips. I have everything from the elcheapo models to my MontBlanc (which I won in a writing contest). I rarely use anything else when writing on paper.
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