Re: Phoneme winnowing continues

On Friday, June 6, 2003, at 10:10  AM, Stone Gordonssen wrote:

>> Only a few companies now really pay careful attention to the
>> functional
>> aspects of a fountain pen (Pelikan, Pilot, Namiki, maybe Parker),
>> while
>> companies which once made outstanding pens now turn out expensive crap
>> (most notably Montblanc; I don't know anything about Cross, though I
>> suspect them to be posers).
>
> Good to know. Thanks. I've friends who are writers, to whom I've
> considered
> giving Montblanc pens as gifts (I'd never buy them for myself - too
> expensive).
If you find an older Montblanc (pre 1958 or so) that would be a very
nice gift. You can *never* go wrong with a Pelikan of any vintage. I
check the catalogue at http://www.vintagepens.com/ occasionally to see
what's out there (one of these days I might actually get together the
money to buy something :-); the people running the site have a good
reputation and a decent inventory.

Dirk
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Dirk Elzinga
Dirk_Elzinga@byu.edu

"I believe that phonology is superior to music. It is more variable and
its pecuniary possibilities are far greater." - Erik Satie