Good writing experience, expensive and beautiful.

Update 07/2015: After several months of writing experience, I wanted to change the still fairly wide M-spring a F spring. It takes time until you really find out what is used, the writing instrument. I write a lot for work so, that means calendar entries and meeting notes, and because my writing with the M-spring was a little too heavy lesber. The conversion would be around 200 EUR costs, which of course is beyond good and evil, even and especially in this price range. As I would have expected a bit more common sense and courtesy. For this non-service I have to deduct a star.

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I have been given the Madison Bicolor. Thanks to its slim shape it takes in the calendar space and is always there.

For price you can not say a lot, this speaks for itself. Whether one is worth so much a writer, you have to decide for yourself. Similar writing comfort there is certainly much to less money, but also to make more money is to write not much better than with this beautiful fountain pen.

The Madison comes with converter, which can hold approximately the amount of an ink cartridge, maybe a little more. That's less than the pure piston filler Pelikan, but practical. So you have a choice between barrel and ink cartridges. I currently use only ink barrel and come out long enough with a filling.

The writing experience is very pleasant, even more enjoyable than the slightly larger Leman of Caran d'Ache. Both have with me a M-spring, however, seems to me the spring of Madison even a touch wider front and she glides noticeably lighter than the paper. For occasional notes and short transcripts of Madison is very well suited. I have a medium-sized man's hand and can write well without cap with the Madison. For longer texts, he might be a little too narrow, especially if you have large hands. Then I would rather recommend a more tangible device such as the Leman or the Pelikan M600 / 800/1000 Sovereign filler.

The build quality is flawless. The weight is despite the slim lines thanks to metal parts is not too easy, I find it very enjoyable. I prefer the slightly higher weight compared to the rather slight pelican, but what a better fit here you have to find out for yourself. The gold nib is rhodium-plated in Madison, so completely silver. The minimalist black and silver this filler I like very much, and stands in contrast to the Pelikan fountain pens sovereign with their colorful accents and the bicolor spring.

All in all, full recommendation, but the price is naturally violent.