What was wrong with it? I could never get on with my Lamy. It never wrote consistently. I now use a Parker that is faultless.So I did send my Lamy 2000 in for repair.
Finally got to pick it up again today, repaired under warranty (+10 year old pen !).
Cheers to Lamy, I say
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Impressive repair policy.So I did send my Lamy 2000 in for repair.
Finally got to pick it up again today, repaired under warranty (+10 year old pen !).
Cheers to Lamy, I say
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What paper did you end up buying?It will be my daily writer for sure - even more so since my Lamy 2000 is leaking (probably send it to Lamy for repair).
Now onto looking for the best paper/notebook match. Life can be hard, can't it
While cleaning the pen (pulling in / pushing out water with the piston), I noticed bits of water coming out of the joint between the barrel and the section. Since the pen didn't leak any ink during normal use, I thought the problem was mostly due to the extra pressure when pushing out water. Either way, I was afraid that it wouldn't be too long before ink would actually find its way as well.
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I sometimes used a fountain pen for homework when I was in high school. I don't remember why I started--I had the pen, and maybe thought using it might make the busywork the teachers gave out by the dump truck load more bearable? But I did notice that my handwriting seemed to improve when I was using a fountain pen. But it didn't magically make my handwriting remotely good. And this was in comparison to pencil (standard wood pencils) and cheap ballpoints. I might not have noticed as much of a difference if I'd had access to a better ball point or roller ball back then.
What a gorgeous (and thoughtful) gift.
It’s my everyday pen at work, with joy
It's nice that the Lamy got repaired under warranty!
Not to diminish this repair or take away anyone's happiness with Lamy... But I've heard some people who've had bad experiences, although it may be on cheaper pens. And it may not be Lamy in Germany but a subsidiary supplying support in the country in question.
One such story (2015, so it's not current--but not that many years ago):
The Lamy Pen lifetime warranty would appear to be anything but
I have a Lamy Safari fountain pen that I’ve been using without incident for about seventeen years. Yesterday the Phillips-head screw-top but...
I have to admit this has dampened a lot of enthusiasm I had for Lamy. (And I was seriously tempted a few months ago to get a Safari. And the 2000 is intriguing, although I can't see buying a pen in that range at the moment--particularly since there is no way of trying it before buying.
Probably very practical. But one loses the fun of being a pretentious fountain pen user with arcane ceremonies to carefully unscrew a cap from the pen! LOL
If they are comfortable in your hand, if your wrist feel that the pen flows and writes easily when holdng one, writing with one, then, by all means treat yourself to a Mont Blanc, (and treat yourself to the Mont Blanc pen that feesl right for you).
My favorite fountain pen, hampered only by using the fairly low capacity Lamy Safari converter, is the Dialog3, which I own in black. I especially like the nib retraction, and the cigar shape is just so aesthetically pleasing for a fountain pen. I just wish it had better ink capacity (but, of course, Lamy would prefer you to buy cartridges).
I know I've read comments online from people who like fountain pens because they have computer dominated jobs, and a fountain pen gives them an after hours escape from technology.
Mine are the Montblanc 144 and 145, but then, my hands are small.
Sorry to hear about your poor experience with Lamy US, and I understand you being soured by it.
