Brian, the content you put on TH-cam is the way I found Goulet and is the reason I am a loyal customer. The products are the same no matter where you buy them, but I only buy from Goulet because of the personal connection that you built with your customers. I look forward to every video you put up and it always makes my day better. Thank you for all that you do!
QOTW: As it turns out, I'm a ham radio nerd. My radio shack is largely powered by batteries that are charged from a solar panel. When the power goes out, I can usually be found chatting with folks all over the world with a telegraph key using Morse code :) Also, since power outages are frequently the result of weather, I will use a VHF radio to listen to other (local) radio nerds chatting about the bad weather.
I've discovered that Lamy customer service is truly excellent, so if your nib is damaged then get in touch with Lamy and get them to sort it out. I had a knackered Lamy 2000 and Lamy didn't just fix it, but serviced it for free. I'm now a MASSIVE Lamy fan.
Yeah I have UPS's on my media server and all my network equipment that will last about 2 hours. The living room TV will run for about an hour on it's backup for watching storm coverage. There is always Lego and connects with the kid or naps are nice. Then I can always fire up the backup generator if needed.
QOTW - I was in Buffalo for the “October Storm” of 2006. An early blizzard hit the city, and since the trees hadn’t shed their leaves yet, the weight of all the snow made a lot of them fall apart and collapse - I think like 30% of all the trees in the city were destroyed. Anyway, we lost power for a week, so me and some buddies got together will all the liquor we could find for a grown-up living-room camp-out. We also made the discovery that if you turn a vinyl record with your hand and let the needle glide along it, you can actually hear the music just from the friction! It’s super quiet, but so all week we just huddled by the record player, and listened to all our LPs while the liquor warmed us up :D
PS I really hope everybody there makes it through the hurricane unscathed, and I’m wishing y’all well. If you can, get some good whiskey and find a friend who collects vinyl!
Thanks for answering my question about pens writing under only their own weight. I went back and experimented and found the elevation angle mattered a lot. My platinum music wanted a very high angle, for example, while my sailor music wanted a very low one.
I'm a 2nd generation Floridian so lots of storms and power outages. Bbq, good books, board games but after the storm passes it's clean up time. Always a mess but lots of stories to tell later. Good luck, be safe, you're in our thoughts. Best wishes to all the team.
I guess I’ll need to buy another Lamy 2000 to get a medium or broad nib. I love this pen! Hope everyone is staying safe. I’m in SC and Hurricane Florence should be here in the next few hours.
It's cool to know that I can swap the nib units between my Montegrappa Elmo and my Edison Collier, but since they are both perfect pens and excellent writers it's a moot point. I don't do social media, but I live on TH-cam. This is how I discovered GPC, which really opened the world of fountain pens to me. I believe these videos have been not only a fantastic source of knowledge for individuals, but also a massive boon to the hobby and entire industry. This is an accomplishment you should be extremely proud of.
QotW - The thing my kids anticipate the most is roasting marshmallows over the candles. "I hope the power goes out so we can roast marshmallows!" was actually part of our family meeting for what to do over the summer. Pop some bamboo skewers into a cup of water to soak in preparation, get some tea lights ready, and of course keep it a closely supervised activity.
Barring major ice storms generally when we lose power I first make sure that all of the important things which could be fried by a surge when the power comes back on are unplugged, then I sit down and play some music on one of my instruments (flute or guitar), or knit something mindless and easy that I don't need to see well to execute well, or read a book by candlelight.
I picked up the Noodler's Boston Safety Pen in demonstrator finish from Nathan at the Commonwealth Pen Show on Sunday. This is the fourth year I've gone, and I pick up some interesting information from Nathan each time I see him.
HIYA Michael... so you got a Boston Safety Demonstrator you lucky so an so did they all go quickly and was there a good turn out to Nathans table...how did the British do can you say... Lez
Lez Cartwright Hi--I try to be in line for the show when the door opens at 9. After paying admission, I first put my name on Richard Binder 's list for nib work, then go straight to Nathan's table for whatever I'm trying to get that year. It was a short line when I got to Noodler's table. I think I got one of the first safety pens, but heard people getting them right after me. I did hear someone else mention to Nathan about trying to beat the British, so I'm guessing others were thinking about that as well. I left the show before noon, so I didn't find out the final result. I didn't stop at the British table this year, as last year I got several of the British only inks from them, and I wasn't buying any ink this year. I did notice that the line at Nathan's table was quite long within 15-20 minutes after I was there. Were you at the show and try to get the safety pen?
No Michael I live in Lancashire UK and we don't have many shows...this year the nearest one was in Chester last April but I can imagine it being very quiet and not well attended or appointed that's how I feel. The British are a cold bunch quite the opposite to the American people who are usually very emotive about their interests whereas we are extremely reserved. Horrible really when you consider the spirit of the Fountain Pen Community. Maybe I'm being a little hard, but there are few who would be enthusiastic as such, that's my feels and opinion of the fountain pen community in the UK. Im awaiting my Boston Safety Pen from Pure Pens... I think there are great piece of pen engineering. Best wishes. LeZc @@
QOTW: Check that everything is turned off, put on a jumper and then light a couple of candles on the kitchen table and then we sit down for a long chat and just enjoy each other's company.
I was glad to hear the Goulets were not too inconvenienced by Florence. (Not yet, anyway!) I hope your friends/family in the affected area made out ok. QOTW: I use a power outage as an excuse to do nothing but read a book and write in my journal. I'm in central NC and we lost power for a couple of hours today. Honestly, I was a tiny bit disappointed when the power came back on!
Take care and Be safe. QOTW: pretty mild weather around where I live. when I was a child the Jetstream pinned down a big snowstorm over my town. We ended up getting more than three feet of snow from the one storm
I've got a question which I hope will make into the next Q&A: How do you tell when your non-demonstrator pens are running out of ink? I'm afraid to use non-demonstrators as I worry that I may be caught inkless in the midst of something. On that note, how do you get over that fear?
Brian goes into that in this Q&A slice: th-cam.com/video/wla2jwghAEs/w-d-xo.html . Anything with a cartridge/converter it's easy to check in on as your write, and you can keep cartridges handy should dryness strike. - Colin
Thank you! I was thinking of buying a Conid Bulkfiller, so I kind of asked with that in mind. I usually use piston-fill pens, so what would you recommend for that?
Well if your writing starts to appear dry, weak strokes, ink color lightens, or flow starts to break/hard start those are all good indicators. With pistons, turning the piston until you see ink come out of the nib is a good option. If it takes a couple twists that means the barrel is mostly air and probably needs a refill. If the nib/feed have ink after one twist, you're probably fine. - Colin
Oh man, I shudder to think of losing power after this past winter. I live in Michigan and lost power for 4 days when it was in the 20s. I have never been so miserable in my life! The second and third evening after work my husband and I hung out at Panera because it was so cold and piled blankets on at night. I went to my parents’ on the fourth night because it was only 40 degrees in the house by then, but my husband was stubborn and stayed home. It was no surprise when he ended up getting horribly sick!
Fingers crossed that you guys didn’t lose power at all! I heard North Carolina got hit really badly by rain. I haven’t heard much about Virginia, though.
That's an interesting pen to try to match inks with! Some sheening ink like Monteverde California Teal or Diamine Majestic Blue makes a lot of sense to match the motif. - Colin
When we lose power we play board, word games ...ect. basically any fun game that I tend to play with kids I teach and read stories aloud. Voices and sounds effects are a must or it doesn't count.
GoodDay Sir Brian! I'm just wondering, Is there any way to tighten my loose Lamy Al Star cap? It really waggles when it's posted which can be really annoying. Hope to hear from you soon, Thanks :)
I have a possibly interesting tangent to the business question at the end of this video, here towards the end of 2020. Do you measure how much of your turnover comes from word of mouth, with one customer mentioning the brand to other (existing or potential) customers, versus direct campaigns, mailshots and promotions? Do you find the brand loyalty of your existing customers contributes significantly, and do you foresee this word of mouth or community conversations increasing as time passes?
I have two metropolitans. One is fine and the other one is medium. The fine nib writes perfectly with pilot black ink. I tried waterman florida blue with the medium nib, it writes dry and skips. Can you please suggest some ink that would work fine with the nib?
Anirban Kundu, I also have a Pilot Metropolitan with a medium nib. I use DeAtramentis Archive ink in black. It has been a good match-up since I first got the pen. As long as you use the pen regularly, this is a good ink and doesn't seem to dry up. I use mine almost daily for sketching.
For QOTW - Break out the BBQ, make something tasty then sit by the pool and enjoy (we're in Florida, so storms + power outages can happen quite a lot).
Thanks so much for taking my question! BTW, my name is pronounced with a soft "G," like the "g" in "gin and tonic." ;-) It's the Scottish version of the name "Julie."
Generally, it's just training with other Nibmeisters. A lot of that happens at pen shows, like Richard Binder. Beyond that, practice with the right machining would be a good place to start. - Colin
QOTW: Burn Yankee candles, if advance warning I make sure my Kindle is charged so I can read, board games, and if it's a winter storm we all snuggle by the fireplace on an air mattress. Thanks for another interesting Q&A.🌻
G R E A T Thank you... I've just ordered my second Boston Safety Pen from Pure Pens.co.uk who are the Noodlers UK Importers for some of Noodlers products, I've always followed Nathan since getting back into fountain pens about 10 yrs ago now and I've followed Goulet Pens for a l o n g l o n g time ...I was really impressed when you took the Boston Safety Pen apart, that was really something I feel, because the Safety Pen is really a tinkers pen as you say and anyone fancying one of these needs to watch Nathan's videos on them...especially episode two, the follow up about a guy called 'Paul Bunnion ?' Don't lend your Boston Safety pen at all.... I see yours has the green ebonite in it which Nathan said was in the original first batch...My first one has this which I bought from Pen Chalet as soon as they were announced... You can really put some goo in these pens... whatever you want to 'Write...Paint...Draw... and your basic cleaning method is really good advice...Could I add that if it's being put away after the your project, to clean it as you said but leave it full of clean water which will help on the next ink / stuff load up. Your comments about nibs being made for retailers brought to mind a couple of videos...Franklin Christoph SIG grind video and Brian Grey's Edison Pen Company nib adjustments on their signature range. GREAT Q&A Brian really enjoyed this thanks. I'm envious of our American cousins who are so well provided for by producers and retailers and of course the pen shows... If I had gone to Boston my credit card would have had a massive dent in it just buying Noodler's products... whoever got the Boston Safety Pen Demonstrator whaow !!! I REALLY wanted one of those... so perhaps it's a good thing I'm stuck in the UK. Storms here are no where as violent as the US and I think there are only power outages in the remoter areas in Wales and Scotland where it can be pretty wild and is quite isolated in some parts...great, I'd love to live somewhere like that...just give me a big box of Rhodiarama dot grids for my journals, my pens and inks... a cow for milk and a chukkie hen, oh and PG tips....that would do hahah lol... Thank You... Best wishes to all pen people. Sincerely LeZc @@ @@
QOTW: I don't recall the last time we lost electricity. I think I was sleeping because it happened during the night and I was awakened by the flashing of my clock radio's display. My kids get more upset when we lose Internet. But, when that happens, I go read.
last time the power went out , i put a head lamp on and kept drawing..the kids..well they just start going through withdrawal from not having access to their electronics...
ncv -_- we’ve thought about it, but haven’t found the desire or business justification for it in our local area. We could probably make it work, but we have other priorities. -brian
"Goulet Q&A 225: How Pens Should Write, Modded Flex". My initial thought was: "Oh, interesting.. I guess... I can learn something about nibs here", but the "clip" is 1h7m long. No, I can't put all my spare time to watch that long clip. Thinking about unsubscribing just because the clips are far to long. Please make short(er) informative clips. It is possible if you ask me. Add a "directors (non) cut version" if people want to view the long version. Your job IS pens, I get that. My job is not pens, I have other stuff to do. My 2 cents. I would watch more clips if they were shorter, these lengths are not my cup of tee. I'm sorry about that (for both of us).
Try their "Write Now" series. Short and informative. Other than that, you do realize that you can pause, rewind, and fast forward in TH-cam land right? Those are great time management tools...
Q&A is intended to be long-form. Hour long episodes aren't going anywhere. That said, in the description of every episode are timestamps to specific questions that might be of interest to you. The answers to each questions are between 3-10 minutes usually so that would be much more digestible. Beyond Q&A, we have 2 weekly episodes of Write Now that cover certain products in a more free-flowing conversation in usually 10-15 minutes. Any other new content on this channel ranges from 1 minute to 10 minutes. - Colin
Brian, the content you put on TH-cam is the way I found Goulet and is the reason I am a loyal customer. The products are the same no matter where you buy them, but I only buy from Goulet because of the personal connection that you built with your customers. I look forward to every video you put up and it always makes my day better. Thank you for all that you do!
Austin E that’s so cool to hear. Thanks so much for your loyalty, it means the world to me and my team!! -brian
Just want to say thank you for always posting the timestamps for the questions, It certainly doesn't go unnoticed!!! :)
Dan Ross awesome! Yeh we do that bc I definitely go long, so folks can skip around -brian
QOTW: As it turns out, I'm a ham radio nerd. My radio shack is largely powered by batteries that are charged from a solar panel. When the power goes out, I can usually be found chatting with folks all over the world with a telegraph key using Morse code :) Also, since power outages are frequently the result of weather, I will use a VHF radio to listen to other (local) radio nerds chatting about the bad weather.
I've discovered that Lamy customer service is truly excellent, so if your nib is damaged then get in touch with Lamy and get them to sort it out. I had a knackered Lamy 2000 and Lamy didn't just fix it, but serviced it for free.
I'm now a MASSIVE Lamy fan.
Yeah I have UPS's on my media server and all my network equipment that will last about 2 hours. The living room TV will run for about an hour on it's backup for watching storm coverage. There is always Lego and connects with the kid or naps are nice. Then I can always fire up the backup generator if needed.
QOTW - I was in Buffalo for the “October Storm” of 2006. An early blizzard hit the city, and since the trees hadn’t shed their leaves yet, the weight of all the snow made a lot of them fall apart and collapse - I think like 30% of all the trees in the city were destroyed.
Anyway, we lost power for a week, so me and some buddies got together will all the liquor we could find for a grown-up living-room camp-out.
We also made the discovery that if you turn a vinyl record with your hand and let the needle glide along it, you can actually hear the music just from the friction! It’s super quiet, but so all week we just huddled by the record player, and listened to all our LPs while the liquor warmed us up :D
PS I really hope everybody there makes it through the hurricane unscathed, and I’m wishing y’all well. If you can, get some good whiskey and find a friend who collects vinyl!
Hey, man, that's a nice story! :)
Liquor doesn't actually warm anything up, unless you set it on fire. th-cam.com/video/qBlERzJGdrs/w-d-xo.html
I honestly love Goulet Pens. They have a spectacular establishment.
ATH Gaming thank you!!! That’s really kind of you -brian
Thanks for answering my question about pens writing under only their own weight. I went back and experimented and found the elevation angle mattered a lot. My platinum music wanted a very high angle, for example, while my sailor music wanted a very low one.
digitalArtform you’re welcome! That’s not at all uncommon for Japanese pens, they tend to tune their nibs for be optimal at higher angles -brian
I'm a 2nd generation Floridian so lots of storms and power outages. Bbq, good books, board games but after the storm passes it's clean up time. Always a mess but lots of stories to tell later.
Good luck, be safe, you're in our thoughts. Best wishes to all the team.
I guess I’ll need to buy another Lamy 2000 to get a medium or broad nib. I love this pen! Hope everyone is staying safe. I’m in SC and Hurricane Florence should be here in the next few hours.
It's cool to know that I can swap the nib units between my Montegrappa Elmo and my Edison Collier, but since they are both perfect pens and excellent writers it's a moot point.
I don't do social media, but I live on TH-cam. This is how I discovered GPC, which really opened the world of fountain pens to me. I believe these videos have been not only a fantastic source of knowledge for individuals, but also a massive boon to the hobby and entire industry. This is an accomplishment you should be extremely proud of.
QotW - The thing my kids anticipate the most is roasting marshmallows over the candles. "I hope the power goes out so we can roast marshmallows!" was actually part of our family meeting for what to do over the summer. Pop some bamboo skewers into a cup of water to soak in preparation, get some tea lights ready, and of course keep it a closely supervised activity.
Barring major ice storms generally when we lose power I first make sure that all of the important things which could be fried by a surge when the power comes back on are unplugged, then I sit down and play some music on one of my instruments (flute or guitar), or knit something mindless and easy that I don't need to see well to execute well, or read a book by candlelight.
Having mastered the art of sight and sound, what is the official Goulet scent? I'm guessing coffee.
I picked up the Noodler's Boston Safety Pen in demonstrator finish from Nathan at the Commonwealth Pen Show on Sunday. This is the fourth year I've gone, and I pick up some interesting information from Nathan each time I see him.
HIYA Michael... so you got a Boston Safety Demonstrator you lucky so an so did they all go quickly and was there a good turn out to Nathans table...how did the British do can you say...
Lez
Lez Cartwright Hi--I try to be in line for the show when the door opens at 9. After paying admission, I first put my name on Richard Binder 's list for nib work, then go straight to Nathan's table for whatever I'm trying to get that year. It was a short line when I got to Noodler's table. I think I got one of the first safety pens, but heard people getting them right after me. I did hear someone else mention to Nathan about trying to beat the British, so I'm guessing others were thinking about that as well. I left the show before noon, so I didn't find out the final result. I didn't stop at the British table this year, as last year I got several of the British only inks from them, and I wasn't buying any ink this year. I did notice that the line at Nathan's table was quite long within 15-20 minutes after I was there. Were you at the show and try to get the safety pen?
No Michael I live in Lancashire UK and we don't have many shows...this year the nearest one was in Chester last April but I can imagine it being very quiet and not well attended or appointed that's how I feel. The British are a cold bunch quite the opposite to the American people who are usually very emotive about their interests whereas we are extremely reserved. Horrible really when you consider the spirit of the Fountain Pen Community. Maybe I'm being a little hard, but there are few who would be enthusiastic as such, that's my feels and opinion of the fountain pen community in the UK.
Im awaiting my Boston Safety Pen from Pure Pens... I think there are great piece of pen engineering.
Best wishes.
LeZc
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IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE VIDEO, AND ITS NOW HERE!!
Within a minute of seeing that dinosaur pen, I had it ordered. Thank you for showing me that pen!! :-) Awesome Q&A! Thank you so much!
London Fog! That's what you were thinking of.
QOTW: Check that everything is turned off, put on a jumper and then light a couple of candles on the kitchen table and then we sit down for a long chat and just enjoy each other's company.
I was glad to hear the Goulets were not too inconvenienced by Florence. (Not yet, anyway!) I hope your friends/family in the affected area made out ok. QOTW: I use a power outage as an excuse to do nothing but read a book and write in my journal. I'm in central NC and we lost power for a couple of hours today. Honestly, I was a tiny bit disappointed when the power came back on!
Take care and Be safe.
QOTW: pretty mild weather around where I live. when I was a child the Jetstream pinned down a big snowstorm over my town. We ended up getting more than three feet of snow from the one storm
I've got a question which I hope will make into the next Q&A: How do you tell when your non-demonstrator pens are running out of ink? I'm afraid to use non-demonstrators as I worry that I may be caught inkless in the midst of something. On that note, how do you get over that fear?
Brian goes into that in this Q&A slice: th-cam.com/video/wla2jwghAEs/w-d-xo.html . Anything with a cartridge/converter it's easy to check in on as your write, and you can keep cartridges handy should dryness strike. - Colin
Thank you! I was thinking of buying a Conid Bulkfiller, so I kind of asked with that in mind. I usually use piston-fill pens, so what would you recommend for that?
Well if your writing starts to appear dry, weak strokes, ink color lightens, or flow starts to break/hard start those are all good indicators. With pistons, turning the piston until you see ink come out of the nib is a good option. If it takes a couple twists that means the barrel is mostly air and probably needs a refill. If the nib/feed have ink after one twist, you're probably fine. - Colin
Awesime I've been looking for the boston safety pen cleaning! I guess i was looking for more of the assurance that it WAS the only way 😂
Oh man, I shudder to think of losing power after this past winter. I live in Michigan and lost power for 4 days when it was in the 20s. I have never been so miserable in my life! The second and third evening after work my husband and I hung out at Panera because it was so cold and piled blankets on at night. I went to my parents’ on the fourth night because it was only 40 degrees in the house by then, but my husband was stubborn and stayed home. It was no surprise when he ended up getting horribly sick!
Anne Strasko oh gosh! Thankfully if we did lose power this time of year, cold is not a concern -brian
Fingers crossed that you guys didn’t lose power at all! I heard North Carolina got hit really badly by rain. I haven’t heard much about Virginia, though.
Great .. Love the nib swapping ... And yes I take the responsibility for the pen ...😇 😎
Do y'all have any idea when the lamy al-star Pacific is coming out?
Thomas Wills I don’t have an exact date, but it should be in the next couple of weeks -brian
@@Gouletpens excellent! Thank you. And love the look of my new northern lights. Having trouble deciding what ink to put in it though. Any suggestion?
That's an interesting pen to try to match inks with! Some sheening ink like Monteverde California Teal or Diamine Majestic Blue makes a lot of sense to match the motif. - Colin
When we lose power we play board, word games ...ect. basically any fun game that I tend to play with kids I teach and read stories aloud. Voices and sounds effects are a must or it doesn't count.
GoodDay Sir Brian! I'm just wondering, Is there any way to tighten my loose Lamy Al Star cap? It really waggles when it's posted which can be really annoying. Hope to hear from you soon, Thanks :)
Thank you, Brian. I hope all are well there.
Hey I'm from Virginia too! Also praying for the carolinas
charles curry hello fellow Virginian! Born and raised here. Thankfully the storm will mostly miss us here -brian
I have a possibly interesting tangent to the business question at the end of this video, here towards the end of 2020. Do you measure how much of your turnover comes from word of mouth, with one customer mentioning the brand to other (existing or potential) customers, versus direct campaigns, mailshots and promotions? Do you find the brand loyalty of your existing customers contributes significantly, and do you foresee this word of mouth or community conversations increasing as time passes?
Brian what about a fact video about fulgor nocturnus?
A. K. A the most costly pen in the world manufactured by Tibaldi
I have two metropolitans. One is fine and the other one is medium. The fine nib writes perfectly with pilot black ink. I tried waterman florida blue with the medium nib, it writes dry and skips. Can you please suggest some ink that would work fine with the nib?
Anirban Kundu, I also have a Pilot Metropolitan with a medium nib. I use DeAtramentis Archive ink in black. It has been a good match-up since I first got the pen. As long as you use the pen regularly, this is a good ink and doesn't seem to dry up. I use mine almost daily for sketching.
What's the best flex pen to buy (best bang for the buck)?
ATH Gaming totally debatable. My personal fav is the Noodler’s Ahab. -brian
For QOTW - Break out the BBQ, make something tasty then sit by the pool and enjoy (we're in Florida, so storms + power outages can happen quite a lot).
Pete Azouz sounds like a good time! -brian
Thanks so much for taking my question! BTW, my name is pronounced with a soft "G," like the "g" in "gin and tonic." ;-) It's the Scottish version of the name "Julie."
Gillian Barr thank you! I’m sorry I botched you name :P ;) -brian
I hope some can see this and answer...how would one become a Nibsmith?
Generally, it's just training with other Nibmeisters. A lot of that happens at pen shows, like Richard Binder. Beyond that, practice with the right machining would be a good place to start. - Colin
@@Gouletpens thank you SO much. I think the closest pen show is in Texas.
QOTW: Burn Yankee candles, if advance warning I make sure my Kindle is charged so I can read, board games, and if it's a winter storm we all snuggle by the fireplace on an air mattress. Thanks for another interesting Q&A.🌻
G R E A T Thank you... I've just ordered my second Boston Safety Pen from Pure Pens.co.uk who are the Noodlers UK Importers for some of Noodlers products, I've always followed Nathan since getting back into fountain pens about 10 yrs ago now and I've followed Goulet Pens for a
l o n g l o n g time ...I was really impressed when you took the Boston Safety Pen apart, that was really something I feel, because the Safety Pen is really a tinkers pen as you say and anyone fancying one of these needs to watch Nathan's videos on them...especially episode two, the follow up about a guy called 'Paul Bunnion ?' Don't lend your Boston Safety pen at all....
I see yours has the green ebonite in it which Nathan said was in the original first batch...My first one has this which I bought from Pen Chalet as soon as they were announced... You can really put some goo in these pens... whatever you want to 'Write...Paint...Draw... and your basic cleaning method is really good advice...Could I add that if it's being put away after the your project, to clean it as you said but leave it full of clean water which will help on the next ink / stuff load up.
Your comments about nibs being made for retailers brought to mind a couple of videos...Franklin Christoph SIG grind video and Brian Grey's Edison Pen Company nib adjustments on their signature range. GREAT Q&A Brian really enjoyed this thanks.
I'm envious of our American cousins who are so well provided for by producers and retailers and of course the pen shows... If I had gone to Boston my credit card would have had a massive dent in it just buying Noodler's products... whoever got the Boston Safety Pen Demonstrator whaow !!! I REALLY wanted one of those... so perhaps it's a good thing I'm stuck in the UK.
Storms here are no where as violent as the US and I think there are only power outages in the remoter areas in Wales and Scotland where it can be pretty wild and is quite isolated in some parts...great, I'd love to live somewhere like that...just give me a big box of Rhodiarama dot grids for my journals, my pens and inks... a cow for milk and a chukkie hen, oh and PG tips....that would do hahah lol...
Thank You...
Best wishes to all pen people.
Sincerely
LeZc
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QOTW: I read or journal under candle light!
Doesn't Retro make Fountain Pens?
Yes they do! I believe they're changing a bit right now so when the new version is released this fall, we will carry them as well! - Colin
QOTW:
Honestly, I read. For entertainment and by lamp light.
One third of the way through Q&A and he's just finishing up the first question. 😅
kohakuaiko by ep225 you pretty much know what to expect ;) -brian
QOTW: I don't recall the last time we lost electricity. I think I was sleeping because it happened during the night and I was awakened by the flashing of my clock radio's display. My kids get more upset when we lose Internet. But, when that happens, I go read.
The Boston safety pen should be called the Boston high risk high reward safety pen O_o
I believe Lamy will perform the exchange themselves, but maybe at a price.
Lukas Hei that depends on where you are. I don’t know if Lamy in Germany does it, it may be up to the local distributor -brian
QOTW read by candlelight then go to bed early
last time the power went out , i put a head lamp on and kept drawing..the kids..well they just start going through withdrawal from not having access to their electronics...
Mario Chavez so fun! My kids love when the power goes out! -brian
hey goulet! have you guys ever thought about opening a walk-in pen store?
ncv -_- we’ve thought about it, but haven’t found the desire or business justification for it in our local area. We could probably make it work, but we have other priorities. -brian
"Goulet Q&A 225: How Pens Should Write, Modded Flex". My initial thought was: "Oh, interesting.. I guess... I can learn something about nibs here", but the "clip" is 1h7m long. No, I can't put all my spare time to watch that long clip. Thinking about unsubscribing just because the clips are far to long. Please make short(er) informative clips. It is possible if you ask me. Add a "directors (non) cut version" if people want to view the long version.
Your job IS pens, I get that. My job is not pens, I have other stuff to do. My 2 cents.
I would watch more clips if they were shorter, these lengths are not my cup of tee. I'm sorry about that (for both of us).
Try their "Write Now" series. Short and informative. Other than that, you do realize that you can pause, rewind, and fast forward in TH-cam land right? Those are great time management tools...
Q&A is intended to be long-form. Hour long episodes aren't going anywhere. That said, in the description of every episode are timestamps to specific questions that might be of interest to you. The answers to each questions are between 3-10 minutes usually so that would be much more digestible. Beyond Q&A, we have 2 weekly episodes of Write Now that cover certain products in a more free-flowing conversation in usually 10-15 minutes. Any other new content on this channel ranges from 1 minute to 10 minutes. - Colin