I watched your channel when I was into fountain pens 5 years ago and you are still making reviews, and they are still hearty. A legend.

I really admire Pierre’s fountain pen artistry. I’ve come to admire them more than pens 2-3 times the cost.

The Blue/Cream ("Sodalite") Dumka will be released in June. The Hot Pink and Lavender ("Lepidolite") Dumka will be released later.

Beautiful AND handcrafted...gorgeous pen!

Very beautiful pens.

Nice review as usual Doc… unusual names quite the conversation starter. Price… the man is making these individually and limited. You have to pay for that and what is precious to one isn’t to another. A friend of mine just paid £6000 for a very nice used shot gun, I told him he’s insane…he said, and your paying how much for your transceiver ??? ( radio ham ) touché… so you don’t mind the price. It’s a lovely pen well out of being ordinary. Thanks again Doc, your A C E. 😉 💙

Thanks for the comprehensive review. Definitely a pen I would purchase when I have the money available. Also, it sounds to me that it has a custom ground AND individually tuned nib!

"Mój sokole chmurnooki Pytaj o mnie gór wysokich Pytaj o mnie lasów mądrych I uwolnij mnie."

What you think of the Magnum gvfc?

"Dumka" is a type of ballad from Ukraine, usually a long, multiversed story about emotions of missing some person or home. I hope your pens are not being missed by someone else... :) You could have put in the background "Dumka for voice and piano" by F. Chopin.

The pen you reviewed is beautiful, the only problem for me is the piston filler. I just don’t like that filling system. Takes too long to clean. Thanks, I love your reviews

I regard the Desideratas (Desideraty?) to be some of the best pens on the market, bar none. I hope to score one of these Dumky if they remain in production.

I noticed the pen doesn’t have a window to see the ink level. Surprised you didn’t comment on it. Ranga makes equally good pens at much affordable prices. While I appreciate the pens being made in the USA, I don’t see how you can justify paying $300+ for this pen.

Sorry, I may have missed it, but is the nib size 5?

My nibs are getting scratchy, I’m afraid I’ve been too heavy handed in my penmanship. That aside, what’s the best triage for smooth nib restoration, and how does one make dry delivery…a bit wetter? Thanks for entertaining this totally off topic inquiry.

Thanks for this review Dr. Brown. I wouldn't change my Edison pens for une of those.

The Duma pen, Dune pen what what? Regards, Chris

Did you know that dumka/dumki (думка/думки) means thought/thoughts or opinion/opinions in ukrainian language?

Wasn't all that impressed with my Desiderata, ended up chucking it out. And that was before the prices were jacked up. What I see now is no different than what companies like Ranga can produce at a fraction of the cost. YMMV of course.

I don't comprehend. I know only Duma Key

$325 for a fountain pen, that must be luxuriuos

Many things done right. 50$ more that Opera Elements at launch. About 100$ more that a Peerless 125 on sale at LCDC. Secondary market, your 14k options start at about 10-15$. At least get some god damn ebonite feeds. 😮‍💨