Comments on: Review: Pens, Need We Say More?

By: Stevie Wehner

Stevie Wehner — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:07:17 +0000

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By: fraser

fraser — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:04:04 +0000

And a question about practice-cds. Wade Media cds only to to 130. But where can one get speed-building cds that go up to – say – a speed of 160?

By: fraser

fraser — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:00:36 +0000

Type of pen is, of course, critical in good and fast short-hand writing.

But less attention seems to be given to the question of quality of the paper on which the short-hand is written. I myself write on the hard, glossy paper we find in the standard “reporter’s notebooks”.

But by chance (that is, by doodling on old newspapers while watching tv) I have found that newsprint is MUCH EASIER to write neat short-hand on than the hard, glossy paper of the standard “reporter’s notebooks”.

Does expert opinion sustain that impression? And where can I get notebooks in which the paper-quality is similar to newsprint?

By: editor

editor — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:44:42 +0000

There’s a good thread on the excellent Fountain pen network about this (Senator pen mentioned at the bottom):

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/47916-shorthand-pens-or-nibs/

Basically, it appears Senator was a brand name used by Merz & Krell for its specialist shorthand pen (not the same Senator company you might conjure in Google search).

A few alternatives are also mentioned.

By: Deborah Evison

Deborah Evison — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:14:11 +0000

Me, too. I had a Senator professional (with a gold nib!) which I had taken years to wear in beautifully. It needed a clean so I left in soak in a washbasin in the staff toilets at work. I forgot about it and a few days later I asked the cleaner what had happended to it and she said she had thrown it away because it was leaking!!

I have been trying ever since to find another one. So HELP anyone.

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By: qwinzle

qwinzle — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:56:13 +0000

I have a really lovely shorthand pen years ago when I first learned shorthand, then I dropped it, and I’ve never been able to find a good one since. It was a Senator. Anyone know of a source?

qwinzle