GRAIL PEN ALTERNATIVES
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 เม.ย. 2024
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Vincenzo presents GRAIL PEN ALTERNATIVES, WHICH IS PART2 OF A TWO-PART SPECIAL SERIES ON THE GRAIL PEN PHENOMENON.
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Instagram: / 00:00:00 - INTRO VIDEO
00:01:23 - OPENING REMARKS
00:06:25 - MY REFERENCE GRAIL PENS
00:09:14 - FACTORS CONSIDERED
00:11:50 - MONTBLANC 146
00:27:27 - MONTBLANC 149
00:37:55 - PILOT CUSTOM 823
00:43:23 - PARKER DUOFOLD
00:52:37 - PELIKAN M1000
01:02:24 - PILOT CUSTOM URUSHI
01:10:54 - LEONARDO MZG 2.0
01:16:18 - SAILOR KOP
01:23:58 - CONID BULKFILLER
01:31:27 - OTHER ALTERNATIVES
01:35:24 - FINAL REMARKS
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Vincenzo, please stick with the weekly recaps vs live shows. Occasional diversions like the grail pen series are also great. The current format keeps things fresh and has focus. I am not that fond of the live shows. Most of the time it feels like a staff meeting at the end of which you feel like the one-hour meeting should have taken only 10-15 minutes. Your one-hour recap provides a lot of information and has focus. At the end I feel like I got a lot of information and was worth an hour of my time.
Thank you Vincenzo, Fountain Pen Therapy has quickly become my favorite fountain pen related channel! I've been refreshing youtube waiting for this part two!
My favorite pen is my HongDian n9 with a Kanwrite Ultra Flex nib. Sure I had to sand the feed to look better with the slimmer nib, but it's not required. What I love is the new version of HongDian feed keeps up with flex nibs fine. But yeah it looks fine, works fine, and seems more durable than some expensive pens out there.
Very, very interesting video
I'm surprised you didn't mention any Faber-Castell models, but perhaps it is because they don't physically resemble any of your grail pens. I like to mention them whenever a discussion considers top quality steel nibs. They can't be beat, and come in a range of sizes and prices. Their E-Motion model is a near-grail for me in and of itself.
For me, grail pens have no alternatives. It isn’t just the writing experience…I mean, I love the way the lower end Lamy pens write. If writing experience is all it is, there are plenty of great options that won’t cost much. But “grail” ?? It’s the writing plus the joy of using the pen, looking at the pen, feeling the luxury of it in your hands. Knowing that it cost you a lot, and feeling it was worth every penny when you use it.
Another interesting video, with insights on a lot of pens I've never even seen! However, I do feel (deeply) that for most people the term 'grail' is simply synonymous with 'want'. Truly there should be but one grail! That people go from one grail to another grail means that the term has no real meaning to them. In my opinion of course. As far as alternatives go, yes there are many, and there are more than a few that cost a fraction of the price and are actually very good pens in themselves. What the cheaper alternatives lack is the status, cachet, and/or scarcity value - which is often the driver of most 'grail' searches.
I just took delivery of my green and gold Hong Dian D5 and it is a stunner. The fine nib I am using is so smooth and a great pleasure to write with. Easily my best pen so far, even though it cost so much less than some of my other pens. I will be using this pen daily for sure.
First time viewing, very interesting, but my attention kept wandering to the red monstrosity in front of you.🤔👍
In rejecting a BB nib, you have not evolved, you have regressed! LOL love BB nibs, especially MB's pens, love yr video
Vincenzo, this was stupendous, and a Herculean effort I'm sure, to create this extremely informative and tantalizing video on grail pen alternatives!
Hi Vincenzo. Great job! Love how much effort you've put into putting this series together.
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So many ideas, thoughts, expertise and work to realize this second part of your journey. I was able to jump on your bandwagon very often, affirm your comments and will have to watch the video several times to take in as many details as possible. But your comments about the many fountain pens you have purchased over the years made me think about starting another series and publishing videos with 5 to 10 "old" writing instruments each. No in-depth reviews but a few explanatory words and a writing sample. I would also be very interested in that. And thanks for this video. I find the many info you gave again helpful.
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude. By far your channel has been the most helpful and most informative to this stilogrifaca newbie 😊.
As a Chinese person I have mixed feelings towards these Chinese brands…on one hand I feel shameful that even though we have excellent industrial capabilities to manufacture so many knockoff pens, there isn’t a Chinese brand with the aesthetic taste to create an original “grail pen”; on the other hand, I’m surprised that the Chinese brands get so much attention and recognition from the western world-I see Jinhao, Hongdian, etc. more often on TH-cam than on Chinese social media 😂
Nice comparisons. Just goes to show what all's available, in the wide world of pens. May I compliment you on the effort you put into this. Your handwriting is looking very nice.
Amazing choices of pens. Made me realize I do not need the MB149 at all.😊 thanks!
Thank you. Great video. Lots of options for some inexpensive and good pens. I need to find some of those Kaigelu nibs.
When I first started collecting & experimenting with fountain pens, I considered the Pelikan m600 or m800 to be my grail pen. After getting an M200 & then a vintage 400nn I found that even the fine nib was a bit too thick for my preference. That did not, however, stop me from making an offer on a vintage Pelikan Gunther Wagner set with an M600. I was pleasantly surprised to find that both the pen & the ink bottle were stamped W. Germany, indicating that they were produced before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The pen has a medium nib, so I will probably look into replacing the nib, but it's still a nice piece of history. I have & LOVE the Pilot Custom 823 as well as a couple of Platinum 3776 & a Sailor Pro Gear (& did not pay full price for any of them... Lol). I think I still want a Leonardo, but can't decide which one & am hesitant to pay that kind of price, especially once you get into the gold nibs. I've been fortunate to find quite a few vintage pens with gold nibs for far less, so I may just leave that one off of my wish list for now. I love finding high quality alternatives for the more expensive pens because I've been able to use far more pens than if I had used my entire pen budget on one pen. I've also found that there seems to be a sweet spot for price where once you go beyond a certain price point, there is less & less improvement for the cost. For myself, I enjoy having a wide variety of pens to play with, but for someone else, they may be happiest with one high end pen. That's one of the great things about fountain pens, there is something for everyone! ❤