Parker Sonnet


First up will be the Parker Sonnet. I really wanted to like this pen. Simple and somewhat understated. But as the pictures will show, the feed was in atrocious condition (I have no idea if this was at the time of sale or not) and that may have contributed to the poor performance of the pen. On the other hand, when I replaced the feed and reinked the pen the results didn't improve. So maybe I need to work on the nib? Maybe it is just crap? I have nicer pens. I don't care anymore. phhhhbt!
Parker Sonnet

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