The shape and material of this pen looks beautiful. To me, the material looks like it's made out of resin. I looked up the brand online and there appears to be different Laban models made out of the same material: Tiger Tornado. I could be wrong, though!
Do you mind me asking where it is that you find such amazing deals on fountain pens? Do you have a particular online source (other than la couronne du compte) that regularly offers 50% discounts. Thanks!
@MrLawnerd Finding good deals is being lucky for a good part, I think :-). La Couronne du Comte is an excellent source, the Goulet Pen co. has a nice discount section, but this pen was purchased from P.W. Akkerman in Amsterdam ;-).
Could you tell me what happens when one "springs" a nib? I have a Visconti and I decided to try some shading, as I've seen you perform in your videos. The nib "train tracked" and that was it. I didn't want to put any more pressure on it. Since then, the nib performs as it had prior.
@shrumpkin i think he means bend the tines to a point that they will not return back to their original position. If you don't want your nib to "train track" when you flex it you need to get the ink flow adjusted to a higher level. However it usually isn't good to push the nib that far it could seriously damage, spring, the nib. If you want flex try a cheap noodler's ahab, then if you like go for some vintage pens with flex nibs.
@Maccabee64 Indeed, that's exactly what I meant! Some nibs have a little bit of natural flex to them (like my 14k Visconti Opera Elements, for example), but even those nibs should notbe pushed too much, because they're not meant to be used as full-fledged flex nibs. If flex is what you want, I would indeed recommend getting an Ahab!
Can I purchase it online??
Quite attractive
fb8568 3 weeks ago
@fb8568 I'm not sure whether you can get this specific colour, but you can definitely get the model online, for example from goldspot (.) com.
sbrebrown 3 weeks ago
The shape and material of this pen looks beautiful. To me, the material looks like it's made out of resin. I looked up the brand online and there appears to be different Laban models made out of the same material: Tiger Tornado. I could be wrong, though!
mkglobetrotter 3 weeks ago
@mkglobetrotter Yes, I was amazed by the design of this pen, too!
sbrebrown 3 weeks ago
Thanks!
hermanvancorbach 2 months ago
you can buy a lot of very good very smooth inexpensive fountain pens at hisnibs.com
pachystomiasmicrodon 2 months ago
@pachystomiasmicrodon Hm, looks nice! Thanks for the suggestion!
sbrebrown 2 months ago
Love the pen. Where did you buy it?
hermanvancorbach 2 months ago
@hermanvancorbach P.W. Akkerman in Amsterdam.
sbrebrown 2 months ago
Do you mind me asking where it is that you find such amazing deals on fountain pens? Do you have a particular online source (other than la couronne du compte) that regularly offers 50% discounts. Thanks!
MrLawnerd 2 months ago
@MrLawnerd Finding good deals is being lucky for a good part, I think :-). La Couronne du Comte is an excellent source, the Goulet Pen co. has a nice discount section, but this pen was purchased from P.W. Akkerman in Amsterdam ;-).
sbrebrown 2 months ago
I love the shape and color
Maccabee64 2 months ago
@Maccabee64 So do I: the fluted design is really nice, and the black/orange colours work very well.
sbrebrown 2 months ago
Could you tell me what happens when one "springs" a nib? I have a Visconti and I decided to try some shading, as I've seen you perform in your videos. The nib "train tracked" and that was it. I didn't want to put any more pressure on it. Since then, the nib performs as it had prior.
shrumpkin 2 months ago
@shrumpkin Oh, I should add the the nib is 14k gold. Thank you.
shrumpkin 2 months ago
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Maccabee64 2 months ago
@shrumpkin i think he means bend the tines to a point that they will not return back to their original position. If you don't want your nib to "train track" when you flex it you need to get the ink flow adjusted to a higher level. However it usually isn't good to push the nib that far it could seriously damage, spring, the nib. If you want flex try a cheap noodler's ahab, then if you like go for some vintage pens with flex nibs.
Maccabee64 2 months ago
@Maccabee64 Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. :-)
shrumpkin 2 months ago
@Maccabee64 Indeed, that's exactly what I meant! Some nibs have a little bit of natural flex to them (like my 14k Visconti Opera Elements, for example), but even those nibs should notbe pushed too much, because they're not meant to be used as full-fledged flex nibs. If flex is what you want, I would indeed recommend getting an Ahab!
sbrebrown 2 months ago