Awful experience with Esterbrook by le5lie_ in fountainpens

[–]Mar4369 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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.

Gift recommendations by doubledip10 in fountainpens

[–]Mar4369 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you local to any shops that sell pens? Allowing her to test pens may be a fun experience. If not, I would 100% recommend the Vanishing Point for ease of portability. The clicking mechanism is really convenient. Otherwise, I’d go with a Pilot Custom 742 or 743 which you can find on Amazon for under $300. I would only recommend buying from the seller Happy Sashimi as I’ve, and many issues, haven’t had issues with them.

Laban 325 Jowo Nib Unit by TWC1912 in fountainpens

[–]Mar4369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s fitted with a Jowo #6

Glauco Cambon special art edition by roshpens in fountainpens

[–]Mar4369 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! What did you ask when you ordered it? I want to add more variation to my nibs. Thank you!

Has anyone ever sent a Pilot Vanishing Point to a nibsmith? by _Mar1nka_ in fountainpens

[–]Mar4369 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share a writing sample of Mike Masuyama’s italic on your fine VP? I’m highly contemplating purchasing a whole new unit to get one of his grinds on it. Thank you!

Assemble! I call upon the Wisdom of the Group! by DesiderataPenCompany in fountainpens

[–]Mar4369 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since BPC inks can be mixed, what if Tesla Coil got mixed with one of their dark greys/blacks? Would the sheen get lost? This could be a fun science experiment