Editing The Pen Addict 302/transcript (section)

== Jovo Nibs ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, Tony's informing me in the chat room they switched over from Bach to Jovo, which I think just, it made a world of difference to me. I think Jovo is a better nib anyway. And then what they did with this nib, it's just fantastic. So, hopefully this is a step in the right direction for Montegrappa as a brand. But, so this pen has a lot of weight to it. It's a piston filler. It's a steel nib.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, piston filler. It's not cheap.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's nice.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I wouldn't have expected that. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' But, I mean, it's like 400 bucks. But, you know, I don't know why I wouldn't have expected it. I think they're less than that. I think they're like $350. Okay. $350 or less. But still, it's expensive for a steel nib pen. But that's the selling point. So, the nibs are new. And it has a piston filler. So, I opened up this pen on Instagram Live yesterday. And I'd never inked it up. And I knew it was a piston filler. And I was spinning the piston. And it was not rising out of the back of the barrel like you would normally see. Like, when you spin the piston down, usually the end cap raises up. And you see, you know, like a little piston. This one has a ratchet mechanism in it, Myke. So, you just spin it. And it ratchets the piston down. You can't see any of this. And then it finally hits a stopping point. And then you ratchet it back the other direction. So, the actual piston mechanism does not move up and down on the end of the pen, if you will. So, that confused me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That is a really nice... That's nice. It's kind of classy, in a way. That, like, you don't have to see a little rod sticking out. Like, it's kind of like a classiness to that that I quite like.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. So, I would spin it for you. You can hear the ratchet, except I've inked this pen up. Don't. I will shoot ink everywhere. Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Don't do that. I will not do that. I will say. So, I really like that. Like that. I really like kind of the colors and stuff. But this pen suffers from something that I can't put my finger on. That I have felt of basically every Montegrappa pen that I've ever seen. The design just doesn't do it for me. And I don't know why.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' They're all built around the same general shape. And I think I just don't like the shape. In this level of pen. Yeah. So, they're a rounded in the middle barrel. Right? So, they taper towards both ends of the pen. So, yeah. I implore you to try this one when I bring it to the show. I think this one might change your mind.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Because I think you're right, right? Like I like the idea of that system. I think that's really smart. And if the nib's really good, then it might swing me. But there's just little parts of it that I don't like. Like I don't like the clip. I don't. I can't really see from pictures what's going on around the bottom of the cap. But it looks kind of strange. Like they just. They don't. They've never really blown me away. They. There's kind of like a. Maybe like a generic feeling. I can't work out what it is. But there does seem to be some stuff in this one that. I don't know. It sounds pretty cool.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, the shape's a little bit different. I've always been thrown off by the caps. Even though I'm not really a cap person. I don't post. But like. It's part of it though. The mule, the blue blazer, and the wood pins. The heartwood pins. They all have the same cap design. And so, the barrel. You know. Has a tapered shape. So does the cap. The cap is rounded. And then tapers toward the top. And I always thought they were a little bit large. So. I don't know. We'll see. I'm really happy with this pin. I'm going to end up. Finding. Finding out. You know. How to get one of these. I think. So. I'm going to play with it a little bit more. This is the first time. But every time I've picked it up. In the last couple of shows. I've seen carry out. I've. I've always enjoyed it. And I've. I've wanted to try one out. And now that I have one in hand. I'm. It's as. It's as good as I thought it might be.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. I'm keen to try this one out. Because. You know. I've never really picked one up. Because I kind of look at them. And they don't. They don't. Speak to me. And I can't work out. Exactly what it is. Same here.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We're on the same page. And this one's different.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I don't like the Montegrappa. Stamped in the side of it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh. I love that. That's one of my favorite things. Oh.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Let me see that in person. Because I don't like it from looking at the pictures.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's a very old school classic. That's. That's a highlight for me. The cat band. I could do with or without. That's not my favorite part. The stamping on the barrel. Love it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm looking forward to the signature. Brad Dowdy. Brad Dowdy edition of something.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We'll work on that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Coming soon from Brad Dowdy. It's Brad Dowdy.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No. Now. Great. Now I'm going to hear about this. For the rest of my life. It's coming.