Editing The Pen Addict 472/transcript (section)

== Nib Customization Discussion ==


'''Brad:''' Mm-hmm. It's just a Jovo nib. It's just a Jovo nib.

'''Myke:''' You know, you say that though, right? What you just said there was the next part that I was going to get to. I think one of the things that has stopped me from buying a Memento Zero is what you just said. It's just a Jovo nib.

'''Brad:''' Mm-hmm.

'''Myke:''' I have a hang up with it because outside of the primary manipulation, all of the designs, I like, I like them. Mm-hmm. Right? I don't like love them. Right? Right. How I might say a Canalea, right? Canalea use Jovo nibs. Yeah. But the designs of the materials, for whatever reason, just really gets me. You know, I like swirls and stuff. And I think Leonardo, their resins have these block colors. They remind me of like boiled sweets, like hard candy. Mm-hmm. A lot of their pens. Because the color is mostly in these like chunks, right? Yes. And like stripes that run down the style of the pen, which I appreciate. But I think my style is a little bit more like, I like wild resins, right?

'''Brad:''' Someone will have to go find it because I'm not going to do it and you're not going to do it. But when I talked about the blue Hawaii, you definitively did not like the material because it is not contiguous from the top of the pen to the bottom. Yeah, I really don't like that one. It's sectioned out. And this one's the mangoes the same way. Yeah. Like all of their pens are the same way. Yeah. When they have this kind of stripey design.

'''Myke:''' And it doesn't match up. Like I'm looking at it now. Right. But there are some colors like the orange one. I like it. Like I think it works on that. It just, I was actually, as we were talking, I was looking through some color options, right? I'm just like poking around. And I saw the blue Hawaii one. And for whatever reason, I really just, I just don't like that color way. I think it, I think it shows maybe most the stuff I don't like in the design. Yeah. I think it was, it's very clear.

'''Brad:''' So the other models you're talking about with like gold nibs and the primary manipulation, you're getting into a completely different category of pen, which are equally as great, but like they're built in piston fillers. This is a cartridge converter filler, right?

'''Myke:''' But still, so like, I think the thing that I'm circling around is in this category. So say around the $200 mark, and I know things have changed, but just, you know, if we think about how it's been in recent years, I have this hang up about them not having their own nib. Sure. Yeah. Right. And maybe this is like pretentious of me, but that's where it gets me. Where if, because, because I'm not completely blown away by their standard design aesthetic, the fact that the writing experience is not defined by their work, it gives me, it has given me pause up until now on buying one.

'''Brad:''' You see, I think that's completely fair and I don't want to get what I'm saying, like misconstrued. I'm not saying everyone should own this pen, right? I'm obviously not saying that. I'm saying if you meet like X criteria, like, okay, do you like the aesthetic? Like, are you cool with a steel nib? Like, you're not going to find anything better. You're just not. But you may not like the style or the shape or the fact that they use, you know, a Yovo steel nib and don't make their own kind of stuff. And then that eliminates. And that's like totally cool. It's like a perfectly legitimate stance to have. I'm just saying like for this check, so many boxes for people who are asking questions that I can't help to bring it to the top. Most of the time when I'm discussing pens with other people. And I agree with all of that stuff, right?

'''Myke:''' Like, I completely believe you, right? When you say that at this price point, there just isn't anything else.

'''Brad:''' Mm-hmm. But that doesn't mean you should just go out and buy it because I say that, right? It's you're still an individual that has individual tastes and aesthetics and fits and feels and things like that, how things work for you, right? So, yeah. It's cool. Could I tempt you? Could I tempt you, though, with a special edition? Another special Leonardo Memento Zero special edition. They're just like, so what I've seen from them from the past, I want to say three or four years. I should have looked this up. They have escalated appropriately. Like, they've grown. They've gotten bigger. They've gotten more efficient. And I don't think they're like overdoing it yet. You know, I guess some companies can, you know, drink their own Kool-Aid, but they still seem metered, but they still seem ready to work. With cool people in the community, just like when the Vesuvius and the Stromboli primary manipulation pins came out, right? And you notice that it's weird. I don't use that. I have that pin. I have the Stromboli one. I don't use that near as much as my Memento Zeros. And I can't explain to you why. I wish I could explain that to you. It's a little bit bigger pin. And we'll save that for another day. But our friend David, Mr. Fig Boot, has his own collaboration with Carolina Pin Company Material and Leonardo to make a Memento Zero. Kind of the perfect... If I was making a pin, Myke, we're not too far off from this. Yeah. It is one of the coolest Memento Zeros. And it's made by like cool people in collaboration with Leonardo. What do you think about this? Even if it's not for you, just in general. Oh, it's beautiful. I'm not talking about this for you.

'''Myke:''' It's really... It's a great... It's a stunner. Like it's a stunner. And I'm happy that they're doing it. You know, people seem to really like these pens. I think that they should be doing a bit of this. Like why not, right? Make the different models. Make the different materials. Work with people in the community. And create these limited edition stuff. Like I think it's a great thing to have.

'''Brad:''' Yeah. Yeah. It came out really great. It's kind of this... I don't know the name of this. There's probably a name of this material. But it looks kind of like ocean floor-y type material. I don't know. It's like a very topographical ocean floor map type of thing. Which I love. I love that blue color. And the dark swirls. The brown swirls. Things like that. So if y'all are interested in that. David's got some links. There's going for sale in a few days. What's that? July 31st. July 31st. Yeah. So if y'all are interested in that. You should go check it out. We'll have the links in the show notes. Go check out the video that David did on YouTube. And if you're interested in Leonardo. And want something that's not necessarily off the shelf. Like my Mango is, you know, a stock pen, right? Like it comes... It goes out to all the retailers. It's one of the mainline pens. But you can get like this special edition. It's only like $35 more. You know? And it's just... It's kind of got that unique feel and flair. And like I'm purposefully not buying it, right? Because if I was interested in that, I would just keep the blue Hawaii. I don't need other things. And plus, I've been buying. I've been on a buying spree recently, Myke. I thought I was going to stop with this in Nakaya. But it didn't. So we should talk about our friends at Pen Chalet. So I can go buy some more pens. Which I did the last time they advertised on the show. So it's just one big racket to get in my wallet. Myke, let's talk about PenChalet.com. I love them.