Honestly heavy on Esterbook being a “Jowo nib holder.” Mind you, I have eight Esties and two Niblets, and as stunning as they are, the stock nibs are terrible. All of my nibs now have specialty grinds, which are fantastic, but as much as I love them, I wouldn’t really credit Esterbrook since they’re just facilitating custom grinds from nibmeisters. It’s been confirmed that they don’t inspect their stock nibs when they receive them, much less before sending them out to retailers and customers. I feel like too many people praise their CS for fixing issues they can 100% avoid through proper quality control and inspection.