I haven't been in the fountain pen hobby for long, but I can proudly say I could name 4/5 correctly right as I saw them. I mistook the vac mini for a diamond 580.
I have 4 out of the 5 in your collection, all great writers. I do have to admit that after I bought my Pilot Custom 823 I don’t see the need to buy another pen.
I too have an 823 and love it, I only hate that I grabbed the shadow darker one instead of the amber, I really need to hold it up to a bright light to see how much ink is left, I know at some point I'm probably going to grab the amber too hehe
Hi, Stephen! I landed on your channel almost a year ago, I'd say! I'm from NB and I was immediately curious as to where you get a lot of your stationery from. I asked in a comment, and you told me about Bookmark in Charlettown! I'm not in PEI very often, but I came into town yesterday to play a show at Baba's Lounge and had the chance to visit the shop. I was floored!! I treated myself to some Apica notebooks and a few pens. Amazing store! Thank you so much for the recommendation.
Nice selection, and good to see some of last year's pens stayed, especially the E95S. Not sure if you're interested, but recently when researching the old pocket pens from Pilot, Platinum, and Sailor, I figured out the meaning behind the name on the E95S. Some information came from the Goulet Pencast, some other info from various sites. 1) My understanding for the E instead of Elite, was something to do with potential trademark issues in North America. 2) The numbering in Pilot pen names like the Custom 74 etc is the number is the number of since the founding of Pilot that the pen was released, so the Custom 74 was released 74 years after that date, in 1992. Since the E95S was released in 1973, that is 95 years after Pilot was founded. 3) Now for the S, the Elite pocket pen was actually released as the Elite S meaning Short, to distinguish it from an already existing Elite model that is longer. So, the S in E95S stands for short. Just some trivia.
Yay for Diplomat! I have 2 Traveller's and just received an Excellence, which is one of my most expensive pens. I have a modern Pelikan 205 and have a 605 on my Wish List as a "Grail" pen--maybe as a reward when I retire? That will give me time to save up!
My Pilot Vanishing Point is a work of engineering art. Yeah, there's a knock-off of it now. I'm upset that it's been copied. However, the engineers who created it back in the 60s came up with the ultimate fountain pen.
I've owned two of them now and both I just have the hardest time ever finding a good consistent writing angle, nearly every time I take it to work with me, by morning I don't even wish to look at it hehe
I’ve been buying fountain pens long enough that it is embarrassing that I do not yet own a Lamy 2000. My Pilot vanishing point frequently rotates in along with a Twisbi Eco, but I recently bought a Delta celluloid in Lapis Blue that is my favorite writer. It is my first Italian pen and I’m so happy with it.
Love the video, have some of those models, I just received the Lamy Dialog CC in Fine this weekend and I am absolutely in love with it, it's solid and writes smoothly, the engineering is crazy impressive like the L2k... I suggest a Dialog for your collection, it may make your 2024 list hehe, you could get the 3 if you need a pocket clip, I don't so I went CC.
E95S is a pen which often gets featured in both “Most underrated pens” and “favorite pens in my collection” videos ! How lucky am I to be owning vintage Pilot Elite and its vintage equivalents from Platinum and Sailor ?
Nice, all are nice pens, I too have a vintage Pilot, Platinum, and Sailor, pocket pen. My Platinum is pre-1968 based on the globe logo on the nib. Of my three, I don't use the Sailor much because it seems to dry out easily. I think I have to take it apart because it is very hard to force water through the feed.
@@sathishrao7926 mine the Platinum is the oldest, however it probably depends on how it's stored. My Sailor was likely stored with ink in it for a while. The Sailor I have is at the least a second generation as it doesn't have the metal loop clip from the first generation. My Pilot is a 1970s model judging by the fact it has an enclosed feed, which apparently was introduced in the 70s.
But 2023 is not over yet. Is this the semi-annual report? I have 3 of the pens, and 2 that I have wanted, but might have to give up on the E95S because it's a bit too small. I have the Lamy 2000 but in steel. The Pelikan M400 in Tortoiseshell White , and the Custom 74 . All of them write fantastically well. I recently inked up the Custom 74 after a 2 year hiatus. Great, great nib, but I do wish I got the nib on a larger pen like the 743 now. Pelikans are probably my second favorite pen. If you do get the M200, you can swap nibs with the M400. I think I would put my 2000 in my Top 10. The others are too small for me, and I have the larger counterparts that would be in my Top 5.
I will probably do a year end video where I talk about pens and ink that I bought this year. I probably won't get any new pens until later in the year so a top 5 seemed like a fun idea. It helps me think about what I might save up for next.
The L2k’s medium nib is fantastic. Though I’m among very many users who will tell you that it writes like a fat medium (almost a broad according to some)- or like a Pelikan’s M nib. I love the 2k’s broad nib best. I even have double broad. 🙂
I love my L2k in medium, but honestly I wish I had gone Fine, if I could go back in time I would have grabbed Fine honestly. I do love how it writes just the same and like the other person said to you it really is more like broad which is very wet for the work I do at a hospital. I did just pick up the Lamy Dialog CC and I made sure to grab Fine this time and I'm super happy. If you're on the fence between fine and medium... you likely should go fine like I did honestly, unless your on the fence because you want something very wet, thick and bold hehe, for a daily work pen it is too much for me, but I still bring it sometimes just because I love the design and features.
What about Sailors, and some Italian pens??? I personally don't get multiple pens of the same model. Only 1 pen that is same model with a different nib, and I'll gladly get more if I can. Does the East coast get many forest fires? Usually I hear about the ones in the west. Northern Ontario gets a couple every summer, but this is the first I have ever heard of a wild fire in east and that too in May. Hope you feel better.
I have a Sailor but the nib is an extra fine and it's too fine for me. If I get another Sailor I'd like to try a medium nib. I tried a friend's and it was great. I don't have any modern Italian pens, and am unsure about them. Visconti needs to improve quality control. Forest fires are very rare, but hurricane Fiona destroyed millions of trees on PEI. Whole forests are flattened across PEI, Nova Scotia and parts of New Brunswick. It will take years to clean up. The winter and spring were very dry, and we had very hot days with high wind and Nova Scotia had out of control wildfires. It's raining this week, but it's going to be a very stressful summer.
@@PEIPenGuy I have a medium on the Pro Gear. It's definitely on the finer side for me, but on more absorbent paper it's more acceptable. I think Visconti's troubles should be behind them now that they have stopped using the palladium nib. Not sure if you're looking for a gold or steel nib, but there are plenty of Italian options from Visconti, Leonardo, Delta, Maiora, Stipula. All produce both steel and gold options. Oh and Pineider too. Take a look at Blesket pens. They are another store now in the Greater Toronto area. I heard the area hasn't recovered from Fiona yet. So could that be why the wildfires started?
@cerealnana I was told that the nib from the m200 will fit the m400 pen, I hsve a Pelikan golden beryl m200 and I plan on switching the nib. So thank you for the info. that it is a bouncier nib. I like a bounce to my nib. My 2nd favourite after my Grail pen is the Pilot E95S in burgundy with a Champagne gold cap. I just wish that it could use a convertor that holds enough ink. I ise a cartridge and fill it with a syringe. Its kind of a pain, and I find if the pen has been sitting for a few days I must turn it upside down and squeeze the cartridge s bit to prime the feed and get it going. But as for the smooth bounce that I adooore, it is nicer than my Pilot Custom 823. Who knows,? Maybe my nib on the 823 needs some tuning. I like a very wet writer.
@@mariatriesart8389 I also love my e95s. I wish I had spent a little more and got the one you have, but I ended up going with black. I'm okay with it because I can fill with any colour ink.
I have the Pelican M400 in Brown Tortoise with the transparent lines which I won in a giveaway; with a special Gold italic broad nib ground by a special nibmeister known by SBRE Brown!! What an amazing blessing!! I want to buy a Gold Medium nib for it. My favourite pen writing smoother than my Pilot Custom 823, Pelikan and Pilot Vanishing Point is: The Limited Edition of 40 The Tibaldi Bononia "Divine" with an 18kt. gold nib, stamped with Jesus Christ crucified on the cross right on the nib itself. It cost me over $700 CAD after customs , duties and taxes! It writes mooth like glass but with a fairy's touch of feedback so I am in control of it! I adore it,! It is a cream colour with darkest brown stripes and swirls. I HAVE my grail pen. I would be shocked if I found a pen from another maker that wrote better than this Italian pen. The Leonardo's don't compare and I have two. I am thinking of Maiora as I keep hearing the name but I haven't researched yet about it
@@basta.dotto_ I didn't know he ground nibs! I recall him mentioning a nibmeister's name who ground the nib but I cannot remember the name. Unless I am wrong. I meant to send thank you notes, but couldn't. I am disabled, in a reclining position, as I have severe degenerative spinal disease. My health had deteriorated greatly during the time I received the pen. I cannot sit upright on any chair. I live all day on a plush recliner with all I need surrounding me so I dont have to get up. I am on a pain patch giving me pain relief, 24 hrs. a day 7 days a week and yet I am still in chronic pain. I refuse more narcotics. On Feb. 12th my 1st husband, my first love and high school sweetheart and the father of our three children, commited suicide using a shotgun. The loss was huge, especially for my children, he was only 58. This has been a huge storm in our lives. I plan to write to Stephen and the kind, generous man who donated the pen. I will ask Stephen about who ground that special nib.
Congrat on the win. It not only is a beautiful pen but is a special edition because that M400 is not being produced anymore. Pelikan does make an italic broad nib, so I don't think it was ground by anyone. I went back to the video, and he didn't mention it being ground by anyone, and the nib has 'IB' stamped on it. It is a very nice nib indeed. The Tibaldi is indeed very smooth. I bought the Bononia Vintage edition in Pomegranate with an oblique broad, and it is so smoooooth. The nib is a 2 tone with an eagle on it. My most beautiful nib. I could stare at it all day. As to the Maiora. They will write just like a Leonardo. If you are getting a steel nib, both companies use Jowo nibs, so you won't find any difference in the writing. If you are getting a gold nib, you might because Leonardo has switched back to Bock for making their gold nibs, while Maiora will use Jowo for their gold as well. Both Maiora and Leonardo stem from the same 'family' line. Maiora was started by one of the founders of Delta. Leonardo was started by the son of the other founder of Delta.
@@ironmic9244Thank you!😊 I went back to the video too and was going to post a comment me tiomomg that the nib is indeed by Pelikan. They made it. So nice to meet someone who has a Ti baldi with a stamped smooth nib. I contacted Tibaldi asking them where I could buy a piston tool to open up the pen and clean it. They told me not to do it, that I should simply put the nib and feed under running water. I feel like the pen is probably stained inside because of this. I have mot even dared to touch the nib. To see if it can come out or off for cleaning from that end with a few q tips and a flashlight. LOL. I would love to see your pen. I was wondering which other companies make such a smooth writer or better? Does Tibaldi make these special editions regularly? I want a different pen, my birthday is coming up 1st week of August and I will buy myself a pen, I am hoping. I have never been to a pen show. I wish I had a pen club nearby. I buy my pricy pens bssed on TH-cam reviews. For me, a pen I love, is one that: a) Looks good, for example I would love a glittering Jonathan Brooks pen. In colour combinations that are to my taste of course. b) The pen must feel good in the hand. It must be smooth and warm to the touch and enough weight so It feels as ghough it is a specisl pen. c) The writing should be very smooooooth, very wet, but with one pinch of feedback to it. I don't like a pen that runs awatly on me. I dont have many super expensive pens. I would love to see pens start having patterns, on their caps and bodies. I have seen an older, not vintage in ANY WAY Leonardo pwn shere the resin colours stopped another colour resin began and a resulting abstract feature was on the pen. I would love to see something different. All I see is Resin. I would love an old fashioned looking pen that was lacquered like the Sheaffer Targa was. 15 coats I think? Mine is from the mid 80's but it needs its nib smoothed out. It was my first fountain pen as a 16 year old. It still work perfectly. I'd love to see a pic of your Tibaldi. And what do you think of them telling me not to disassemble the piston? Can you help with my cleaning my grail pen (so far) issue?
@@mariatriesart8389 You can see the Tibaldi I bought on Goulet Pens. It's both a beautiful body and nib. I generally don't open a pen unless I know it can be disassembled properly. I am too afraid of breaking something. I think they tell you not to disassemble the pen because it will void and warranties. I can't imagine why the pen is stained? What ink was used? Fill the pen with water, let it sit over night, and see if that helps. Perhaps a pen flush might help. If none of those things work and it's still under warranty, then see if you can send it back and they can clean it out. That is what I would do, because unless the nib unit unscrews or the piston unscrews, I don't touch anything. If the warranty has expired than yeah, I would see if I could open it - May be 🤨 Tibaldi makes regular editions, but they are with steel nibs. Kind of boring, but the limited editions they put are spectacular, though I have only seen 2. LOL I don't know how regularly they put out a special or limited edition. I do know they were revived by the same family that owns Montegrappa. A point of trivia; a Tibaldi is the most expensive pen right now which sold at auction for $8 million. We have similar desires in pens. For me comfort is paramount. I generally won't buy a pen now if it is less than 10 mm in the section width - I like a thicker pen- and no smaller than a #6 size nib. Looks won't cut it anymore. I want a pen I will love writing with. then I can consider how unique it is and looks, and if it has a 2-tone, highly decorated nib all the better. At first I wanted a Brooks resin, but now, I see so many of them, that I kind of been turned off. At first I saw them coming out every month, I said I can get the next one, because I knew there would be a next one. As it went on, I just lost interest. You can even get them at the Carolina Pen Co. (Brooks' company) and other indies as well. As for a smoother writing experience, I love a smoooooooooth pen. Even with ballpoints. A lot of nibs are smooth, but the smoothest I have found have been Pelikan, SCRIBO and by far away the winner, OMAS. I love OMAS more than any other pen, and it's not even close. And they had such beautiful and unique materials and pen bodies as well. Too bad they don't produce pens anymore, and those that are out there are so expensive. I am sure you know of ebonite, celluloid and urushi. Those are all different materials that have a unique feel and touch to them, and so different than resin. Now a lot of pens are run-of-the-mill, and those unique ones, cost a boat load. What part of Canada are you in? Toronto has a pen show that is usually in October or November, and monthly pen meet ups. Have you registered for the Pelikan Hub? That is a quite an interesting even to go to. Here is a pen that I would love to get, but I don't know if I will yet. It sort of fits a lot of what you like, especially the cap being different, but it is expensive, but it never hurts to look: Delta Alessandro Manzoni Fountain Pen. Might be your next birthday pen if you're okay with the price since you mentioned you don't have many super expensive pens.
I agree, I had the vacuum filler and it was always getting stuck trying to plunge it and I'm awful with my pens, I leave them inked and don't write with them for months, so steel nibs are a no go for me because they all corrode on me hehe
@Cortesevasive what are you talking about? LoL do you understand what solid 14k and 18k gold nibs are lmfao, I'm not taking about cheap gold plated crap you're looking up. And yes all steel corrodes when left wet even stainless, I'm also a knife collector and have some idea of metallurgy. No idea what your comment means, but you're absolutely clueless. My pilot custom 823 has a solid 14k 58.5% fine solid gold nib my Visconti Homo Sapien has a solid 18k 75% solid gold nib not plated 🤣😂🤣 what the hell are you talking about cheap pens you've found on Amazon? Smh. My steel nibbed pelikan did rust because I left it inked, my twisby did rust because I left it inked months with no use. I have no clue what you're thinking or where you extrapolate your misinformation from 🤣😂🤣
@Cortesevasive some gold nibs on expensive pens are plated with rhodium, not chrome, so you realize rhodium is in the platinum metal group and one of the most expensive metals on earth and non corrosive?
It's always interesting to get people's opinions on why they feel one pen is preferable to another.
Thanks!
I haven't been in the fountain pen hobby for long, but I can proudly say I could name 4/5 correctly right as I saw them. I mistook the vac mini for a diamond 580.
That's pretty good!
I have 4 out of the 5 in your collection, all great writers. I do have to admit that after I bought my Pilot Custom 823 I don’t see the need to buy another pen.
I too have an 823 and love it, I only hate that I grabbed the shadow darker one instead of the amber, I really need to hold it up to a bright light to see how much ink is left, I know at some point I'm probably going to grab the amber too hehe
That is awesome!
Hi, Stephen!
I landed on your channel almost a year ago, I'd say! I'm from NB and I was immediately curious as to where you get a lot of your stationery from. I asked in a comment, and you told me about Bookmark in Charlettown! I'm not in PEI very often, but I came into town yesterday to play a show at Baba's Lounge and had the chance to visit the shop. I was floored!! I treated myself to some Apica notebooks and a few pens. Amazing store! Thank you so much for the recommendation.
I'm glad you checked it out. We are lucky to have it. They also have a store in Halifax.
Nice selection, and good to see some of last year's pens stayed, especially the E95S.
Not sure if you're interested, but recently when researching the old pocket pens from Pilot, Platinum, and Sailor, I figured out the meaning behind the name on the E95S. Some information came from the Goulet Pencast, some other info from various sites.
1) My understanding for the E instead of Elite, was something to do with potential trademark issues in North America.
2) The numbering in Pilot pen names like the Custom 74 etc is the number is the number of since the founding of Pilot that the pen was released, so the Custom 74 was released 74 years after that date, in 1992. Since the E95S was released in 1973, that is 95 years after Pilot was founded.
3) Now for the S, the Elite pocket pen was actually released as the Elite S meaning Short, to distinguish it from an already existing Elite model that is longer. So, the S in E95S stands for short.
Just some trivia.
Thanks for the information!
This is really interesting information. Thank you for sharing!
Yay for Diplomat! I have 2 Traveller's and just received an Excellence, which is one of my most expensive pens. I have a modern Pelikan 205 and have a 605 on my Wish List as a "Grail" pen--maybe as a reward when I retire? That will give me time to save up!
A nice list!
Go for the 800 instead the 600…
My Pilot Vanishing Point is a work of engineering art. Yeah, there's a knock-off of it now. I'm upset that it's been copied. However, the engineers who created it back in the 60s came up with the ultimate fountain pen.
It is a great design, and I love mine too.
I've owned two of them now and both I just have the hardest time ever finding a good consistent writing angle, nearly every time I take it to work with me, by morning I don't even wish to look at it hehe
I’ve been buying fountain pens long enough that it is embarrassing that I do not yet own a Lamy 2000. My Pilot vanishing point frequently rotates in along with a Twisbi Eco, but I recently bought a Delta celluloid in Lapis Blue that is my favorite writer. It is my first Italian pen and I’m so happy with it.
Sounds like a nice collection.
Love the video, have some of those models, I just received the Lamy Dialog CC in Fine this weekend and I am absolutely in love with it, it's solid and writes smoothly, the engineering is crazy impressive like the L2k... I suggest a Dialog for your collection, it may make your 2024 list hehe, you could get the 3 if you need a pocket clip, I don't so I went CC.
Maybe one day I'll get a Dialog. Very expensive in Canada.
I bought an Eco a little over a year ago and it's been stellar!
They are good work horse pens.
E95S is a pen which often gets featured in both “Most underrated pens” and “favorite pens in my collection” videos !
How lucky am I to be owning vintage Pilot Elite and its vintage equivalents from Platinum and Sailor ?
Nice, all are nice pens, I too have a vintage Pilot, Platinum, and Sailor, pocket pen. My Platinum is pre-1968 based on the globe logo on the nib. Of my three, I don't use the Sailor much because it seems to dry out easily. I think I have to take it apart because it is very hard to force water through the feed.
@@themisterchristie In my case, it’s the platinum that dries out (perhaps it’s the oldest of the 3).. Pilot and Sailor perform well..
@@sathishrao7926 mine the Platinum is the oldest, however it probably depends on how it's stored. My Sailor was likely stored with ink in it for a while. The Sailor I have is at the least a second generation as it doesn't have the metal loop clip from the first generation. My Pilot is a 1970s model judging by the fact it has an enclosed feed, which apparently was introduced in the 70s.
The E95S is an underrated pen and one of my favorites. I'd like to get some vintage versions.
Pilot is my favourite company for sure!
Agree! I love my Pilots.
Saving up for a pelikan m800 :)
It is tempting!
But 2023 is not over yet. Is this the semi-annual report? I have 3 of the pens, and 2 that I have wanted, but might have to give up on the E95S because it's a bit too small.
I have the Lamy 2000 but in steel. The Pelikan M400 in Tortoiseshell White , and the Custom 74 . All of them write fantastically well. I recently inked up the Custom 74 after a 2 year hiatus. Great, great nib, but I do wish I got the nib on a larger pen like the 743 now. Pelikans are probably my second favorite pen. If you do get the M200, you can swap nibs with the M400. I think I would put my 2000 in my Top 10. The others are too small for me, and I have the larger counterparts that would be in my Top 5.
I will probably do a year end video where I talk about pens and ink that I bought this year. I probably won't get any new pens until later in the year so a top 5 seemed like a fun idea. It helps me think about what I might save up for next.
I’m debating whether to get the Lamy 2000 in Fine or Medium. I’ve tried the Fine and it would would work but I suspect the medium would be more fun.
The L2k’s medium nib is fantastic. Though I’m among very many users who will tell you that it writes like a fat medium (almost a broad according to some)- or like a Pelikan’s M nib.
I love the 2k’s broad nib best. I even have double broad. 🙂
I love my L2k in medium, but honestly I wish I had gone Fine, if I could go back in time I would have grabbed Fine honestly. I do love how it writes just the same and like the other person said to you it really is more like broad which is very wet for the work I do at a hospital. I did just pick up the Lamy Dialog CC and I made sure to grab Fine this time and I'm super happy. If you're on the fence between fine and medium... you likely should go fine like I did honestly, unless your on the fence because you want something very wet, thick and bold hehe, for a daily work pen it is too much for me, but I still bring it sometimes just because I love the design and features.
The fine is smooth and a nice writer. Medium does put down a lot of ink.
I like my fine nib, the medium puts down a nice wet line and is fun.
You've gotta try out diamine chichen itza if you like grey!!!
I'll have to try it someday.
Those TWSBI's are workhorses, aren't they? Not what many would consider grail pens, even though the functionality is quite nice.
They are workhorses! I love their designs, and some of them are really nice looking pens.
What about Sailors, and some Italian pens??? I personally don't get multiple pens of the same model. Only 1 pen that is same model with a different nib, and I'll gladly get more if I can. Does the East coast get many forest fires? Usually I hear about the ones in the west. Northern Ontario gets a couple every summer, but this is the first I have ever heard of a wild fire in east and that too in May. Hope you feel better.
I have a Sailor but the nib is an extra fine and it's too fine for me. If I get another Sailor I'd like to try a medium nib. I tried a friend's and it was great. I don't have any modern Italian pens, and am unsure about them. Visconti needs to improve quality control.
Forest fires are very rare, but hurricane Fiona destroyed millions of trees on PEI. Whole forests are flattened across PEI, Nova Scotia and parts of New Brunswick. It will take years to clean up. The winter and spring were very dry, and we had very hot days with high wind and Nova Scotia had out of control wildfires. It's raining this week, but it's going to be a very stressful summer.
@@PEIPenGuy I have a medium on the Pro Gear. It's definitely on the finer side for me, but on more absorbent paper it's more acceptable. I think Visconti's troubles should be behind them now that they have stopped using the palladium nib. Not sure if you're looking for a gold or steel nib, but there are plenty of Italian options from Visconti, Leonardo, Delta, Maiora, Stipula. All produce both steel and gold options. Oh and Pineider too. Take a look at Blesket pens. They are another store now in the Greater Toronto area.
I heard the area hasn't recovered from Fiona yet. So could that be why the wildfires started?
I actually like my steel nib m200 more than my gold nib m405. The nib seems bouncier.
@cerealnana I was told that the nib from the m200 will fit the m400 pen, I hsve a Pelikan golden beryl m200 and I plan on switching the nib. So thank you for the info. that it is a bouncier nib. I like a bounce to my nib. My 2nd favourite after my Grail pen is the Pilot E95S in burgundy with a Champagne gold cap. I just wish that it could use a convertor that holds enough ink. I ise a cartridge and fill it with a syringe. Its kind of a pain, and I find if the pen has been sitting for a few days I must turn it upside down and squeeze the cartridge s bit to prime the feed and get it going. But as for the smooth bounce that I adooore, it is nicer than my Pilot Custom 823. Who knows,? Maybe my nib on the 823 needs some tuning. I like a very wet writer.
@@mariatriesart8389 I also love my e95s. I wish I had spent a little more and got the one you have, but I ended up going with black. I'm okay with it because I can fill with any colour ink.
Thanks for letting me know. I'm very tempted by the m200 series just to find out how the nibs compare.
I love the E95S. A beautiful pen that is in some ways under rated.
I love black pens! They go with everything.
Pilot E95s has the best quality /price in this range in my opinion (I have all of them)
I agree. It's a great beauty and a good price.
it's plated in Rhodiium
Thanks!
I have the Pelican M400 in Brown Tortoise with the transparent lines which I won in a giveaway; with a special Gold italic broad nib ground by a special nibmeister known by SBRE Brown!!
What an amazing blessing!!
I want to buy a Gold Medium nib for it.
My favourite pen writing smoother than my Pilot Custom 823, Pelikan and Pilot Vanishing Point is: The Limited Edition of 40 The Tibaldi Bononia "Divine" with an 18kt. gold nib, stamped with Jesus Christ crucified on the cross right on the nib itself.
It cost me over $700 CAD after customs , duties and taxes! It writes mooth like glass but with a fairy's touch of feedback so I am in control of it!
I adore it,! It is a cream colour with darkest brown stripes and swirls. I HAVE my grail pen.
I would be shocked if I found a pen from another maker that wrote better than this Italian pen. The Leonardo's don't compare and I have two. I am thinking of Maiora as I keep hearing the name but I haven't researched yet about it
As far as I know, SBREBrown does not do special grinds on pens. Are you sure Stephen worked on the nib?
@@basta.dotto_ I didn't know he ground nibs!
I recall him mentioning a nibmeister's name who ground the nib but I cannot remember the name. Unless I am wrong. I meant to send thank you notes, but couldn't. I am disabled, in a reclining position, as I have severe degenerative spinal disease. My health had deteriorated greatly during the time I received the pen. I cannot sit upright on any chair. I live all day on a plush recliner with all I need surrounding me so I dont have to get up. I am on a pain patch giving me pain relief, 24 hrs. a day 7 days a week and yet I am still in chronic pain. I refuse more narcotics.
On Feb. 12th my 1st husband, my first love and high school sweetheart and the father of our three children, commited suicide using a shotgun. The loss was huge, especially for my children, he was only 58. This has been a huge storm in our lives.
I plan to write to Stephen and the kind, generous man who donated the pen.
I will ask Stephen about who ground that special nib.
Congrat on the win. It not only is a beautiful pen but is a special edition because that M400 is not being produced anymore. Pelikan does make an italic broad nib, so I don't think it was ground by anyone. I went back to the video, and he didn't mention it being ground by anyone, and the nib has 'IB' stamped on it. It is a very nice nib indeed.
The Tibaldi is indeed very smooth. I bought the Bononia Vintage edition in Pomegranate with an oblique broad, and it is so smoooooth. The nib is a 2 tone with an eagle on it. My most beautiful nib. I could stare at it all day.
As to the Maiora. They will write just like a Leonardo. If you are getting a steel nib, both companies use Jowo nibs, so you won't find any difference in the writing. If you are getting a gold nib, you might because Leonardo has switched back to Bock for making their gold nibs, while Maiora will use Jowo for their gold as well.
Both Maiora and Leonardo stem from the same 'family' line. Maiora was started by one of the founders of Delta. Leonardo was started by the son of the other founder of Delta.
@@ironmic9244Thank you!😊 I went back to the video too and was going to post a comment me tiomomg that the nib is indeed by Pelikan. They made it. So nice to meet someone who has a Ti baldi with a stamped smooth nib. I contacted Tibaldi asking them where I could buy a piston tool to open up the pen and clean it. They told me not to do it, that I should simply put the nib and feed under running water. I feel like the pen is probably stained inside because of this. I have mot even dared to touch the nib. To see if it can come out or off for cleaning from that end with a few q tips and a flashlight. LOL. I would love to see your pen. I was wondering which other companies make such a smooth writer or better? Does Tibaldi make these special editions regularly? I want a different pen, my birthday is coming up 1st week of August and I will buy myself a pen, I am hoping. I have never been to a pen show. I wish I had a pen club nearby. I buy my pricy pens bssed on TH-cam reviews. For me, a pen I love, is one that:
a) Looks good, for example I would love a glittering Jonathan Brooks pen. In colour combinations that are to my taste of course.
b) The pen must feel good in the hand. It must be smooth and warm to the touch and enough weight so It feels as ghough it is a specisl pen.
c) The writing should be very smooooooth, very wet, but with one pinch of feedback to it. I don't like a pen that runs awatly on me. I dont have many super expensive pens. I would love to see pens start having patterns, on their caps and bodies. I have seen an older, not vintage in ANY WAY Leonardo pwn shere the resin colours stopped another colour resin began and a resulting abstract feature was on the pen. I would love to see something different. All I see is Resin. I would love an old fashioned looking pen that was lacquered like the Sheaffer Targa was. 15 coats I think? Mine is from the mid 80's but it needs its nib smoothed out. It was my first fountain pen as a 16 year old. It still work perfectly. I'd love to see a pic of your Tibaldi. And what do you think of them telling me not to disassemble the piston? Can you help with my cleaning my grail pen (so far) issue?
@@mariatriesart8389 You can see the Tibaldi I bought on Goulet Pens. It's both a beautiful body and nib.
I generally don't open a pen unless I know it can be disassembled properly. I am too afraid of breaking something. I think they tell you not to disassemble the pen because it will void and warranties. I can't imagine why the pen is stained? What ink was used? Fill the pen with water, let it sit over night, and see if that helps. Perhaps a pen flush might help. If none of those things work and it's still under warranty, then see if you can send it back and they can clean it out. That is what I would do, because unless the nib unit unscrews or the piston unscrews, I don't touch anything. If the warranty has expired than yeah, I would see if I could open it - May be 🤨
Tibaldi makes regular editions, but they are with steel nibs. Kind of boring, but the limited editions they put are spectacular, though I have only seen 2. LOL I don't know how regularly they put out a special or limited edition. I do know they were revived by the same family that owns Montegrappa. A point of trivia; a Tibaldi is the most expensive pen right now which sold at auction for $8 million.
We have similar desires in pens. For me comfort is paramount. I generally won't buy a pen now if it is less than 10 mm in the section width - I like a thicker pen- and no smaller than a #6 size nib. Looks won't cut it anymore. I want a pen I will love writing with. then I can consider how unique it is and looks, and if it has a 2-tone, highly decorated nib all the better. At first I wanted a Brooks resin, but now, I see so many of them, that I kind of been turned off. At first I saw them coming out every month, I said I can get the next one, because I knew there would be a next one. As it went on, I just lost interest. You can even get them at the Carolina Pen Co. (Brooks' company) and other indies as well.
As for a smoother writing experience, I love a smoooooooooth pen. Even with ballpoints. A lot of nibs are smooth, but the smoothest I have found have been Pelikan, SCRIBO and by far away the winner, OMAS. I love OMAS more than any other pen, and it's not even close. And they had such beautiful and unique materials and pen bodies as well. Too bad they don't produce pens anymore, and those that are out there are so expensive.
I am sure you know of ebonite, celluloid and urushi. Those are all different materials that have a unique feel and touch to them, and so different than resin. Now a lot of pens are run-of-the-mill, and those unique ones, cost a boat load.
What part of Canada are you in? Toronto has a pen show that is usually in October or November, and monthly pen meet ups. Have you registered for the Pelikan Hub? That is a quite an interesting even to go to.
Here is a pen that I would love to get, but I don't know if I will yet. It sort of fits a lot of what you like, especially the cap being different, but it is expensive, but it never hurts to look: Delta Alessandro Manzoni Fountain Pen. Might be your next birthday pen if you're okay with the price since you mentioned you don't have many super expensive pens.
TWSBI is cracking trash ,just throw it away
I agree, I had the vacuum filler and it was always getting stuck trying to plunge it and I'm awful with my pens, I leave them inked and don't write with them for months, so steel nibs are a no go for me because they all corrode on me hehe
@Cortesevasive what are you talking about? LoL do you understand what solid 14k and 18k gold nibs are lmfao, I'm not taking about cheap gold plated crap you're looking up. And yes all steel corrodes when left wet even stainless, I'm also a knife collector and have some idea of metallurgy. No idea what your comment means, but you're absolutely clueless. My pilot custom 823 has a solid 14k 58.5% fine solid gold nib my Visconti Homo Sapien has a solid 18k 75% solid gold nib not plated 🤣😂🤣 what the hell are you talking about cheap pens you've found on Amazon? Smh. My steel nibbed pelikan did rust because I left it inked, my twisby did rust because I left it inked months with no use. I have no clue what you're thinking or where you extrapolate your misinformation from 🤣😂🤣
@Cortesevasive some gold nibs on expensive pens are plated with rhodium, not chrome, so you realize rhodium is in the platinum metal group and one of the most expensive metals on earth and non corrosive?
I've not had problems with mine, and I use them all the time.