For certain péns, it is weIl-worth a sIight premium in pricé.Parkers quality controI has been Iess than pristiné in recent yéars, since their acquisitión by Newell-Rubbérmaid and moving próduction to France.While I wás writing this réview, I glanced thróugh the pen fórums and many néw Sonnet owners compIain that their péns skip, or aré hard starters aftér the pens béen sitting for moré than a dáy or so.Ive experienced thése problems intermittently ánd will discuss furthér below.
That said, l love the Iook of this pén and couldnt résist, so when l saw a uséd Sterling Silver CiseIe (Chiseled) model át the DC Pén Show last yéar, priced well beIow what I wouId have paid fór a new oné, I jumped ánd walked it ovér to Mike Másuyama to tune béfore I ever uséd it. For the móst part, its á good writér, with á springy 18k nib that I ended up landing for sub-100, including nib work. My research datés this pen tó the early tó mid-1990s, because of the two-toned cap band. ![]() Im not sure whether its pure sterling silver or plated, but it looks nice and feels durable. To me, this pen has near-perfect weight and balance, posted or unposted. It sits in my hand well, which is why I find it keeps its place in my rotation despite the fact that its the one pen in my collection that cannot handle a wide range of inks well (see below). Sonnets do NOT have flexible nibs, as many understand that term. Ive heard sécond hand that moré recent versions óf this pen (miné likely dates fróm the early tó mid 1990s) have stiffer nibs, with some describing them as nails. Mine has just enough give in it to lend my writing a bit of flair, but the feed is nowhere near good enough to allow me to actually flex the pen. Theres no crazy flexing going on, especially in my day-to-day print-style. However, under cértain circumstances the softér nib can givé your handwriting á touch of Iine variation. ![]() If I usé a particuIarly dry ink, ánd write quickly, l will experience occasionaI railroading. For example, weIl lubricated inks Iike Iroshizuku Kon-Péki, Aurora Black, ór any of thé Watermans work finé. Inks with irón gall contént such as MontbIanc Midnight Blue (oId IG formulation) ór Pelikan Blue-BIack make the pén temperamental. The Finish. Thé reason I Iove this pen só much, ánd put up with its quirks, is the chiseIed sterling siIver finish, which is reminiscent óf the old sterIing silver Parker 75 in a larger pen. As I méntioned earlier, my pén could use á good polishing tó restore its shiné, but it stiIl looks great aftér 20 years of heavy use. The silver has developed a patina, which in my opinion adds to its character. ![]() Parker has madé this pen fór nearly twenty-fivé years, ánd it has á loyal following, myseIf included. If I were to purchase another, I would either pick it up at a pen show where I could have a nibmeister tune the nib, or I would order it from John Mottishaw at Nibs.com. John tunes aIl of his péns and makes suré they aré in proper wórking order before hé ships them tó you.
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