Fountain Pens That Changed My Life in 2023!

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Let's look back at the year that was 2023 in Fountain Pens. We saw a lot of pens on this Channel and opened some new doors.
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@TheIslandExpat 6 ай бұрын

You're cursive writing with the Visconti you don't really use much, is actually pretty impressive. Excellent video, HJ. I really enjoy watching your content.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kindness and encouragement. I am actually using that Visconti right now. I need to do a dedicated video on it. Thanks for being here and here is to the coming year!

@sathishrao7926 6 ай бұрын

Kudos to MagnaCarta, a family owned company from India for their efforts in making Mag 600 which has received such accolades from “who’s who” in the FP community ! Happy new year and all the very best !

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year and all the best to You and yours as well! Yes, I agree; they knocked it out of the park. I am impressed.

@marytesta3003 5 ай бұрын

I'm just messing with sketching and ended up with a bunch of Jinhao 82 extra fine tips and have had great success. Of the many, only a couple of nibs gave me a problem. I have ink that matches the pen colors, so I have a lot of fun. Someday, I'll invest in higher quality, but for now, it's about fun with what I can afford. I got every color from China for 3.00 a piece. The seller sent various nibs, likely anticipated somecwould be funky.

@HemingwayJones 5 ай бұрын

They are great fun and very nice pens. You have made excellent choices.

@johntaylor8817 6 ай бұрын

Hi. I can't wait any longer, bring it on.🎉

@markedwardkerman3849 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this, HJ. I love the Montblanc 149 too. It is an almost mythical pen, in my view. Have a great 2024, HJ!

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for watching and for the kind words! Here’s to you and an amazing 2024!

@dostagirl9551 5 ай бұрын

I got lucky and received a Jinhao with an absolutely smooth writing nib. My one in a hundred, so to speak, as every other Jinhao I'd had has been scratching and unpleasant. My only complaint is that the snap cap lid does very little in terms of keeping the nib wet and unless it's being used frequently throughout the day, it hard starts when I pick it back up.

@HemingwayJones 5 ай бұрын

When they are good, they are very very good!

@BlushnBlue 6 ай бұрын

Great year within the fountain pen community. Looking forward to what will be the new and exciting pens of 2024. My personal favorites are : Kaweco Bronze, New TWSBI ECO colors, and my favorite of course is a Pilot; it is the new to me Pilot Vanishing Point Stripes...Love. Thank you for sharing your fountain pen experiences with us. May both you and your family have a Blessed New Year.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! All the best to you and yours as well. Thanks so much for all of your support!

@user-fw9rv6hl1h 4 ай бұрын

Just discovered your content. I am really enjoying your videos and 'voice' as a content creator. Thank you for your effort!

@Tracywhited2 6 ай бұрын

Looking forward to all the great videos to come.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Hear, hear! Thank you!

@thevahandbook 6 ай бұрын

I'd love to see a video where you explore pens used by famous writers. I know many just used typewriters but I'm sure some of them carried fountain pens as well.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the excellent suggestion. I’ve been working on something like that. I just need some more images of them with the pens. I have a few. I should move this up in the queue. Thanks for the inspiration! Thanks also for being here!

@thevahandbook 6 ай бұрын

@@HemingwayJones you are welcome. I've just got into fountain pens (my Brass Sport arrived today - be still my beating heart! I liked the bronze but preferred the brass overall) and have been binging your videos for 3 days!

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks so much! I am so glad you are enjoying the Channel. Please tell me you watched “the Bronze Age?” It’s one of my favorites and is on the Bronze Sport. You chose a wonderful pen there.

@thevahandbook 6 ай бұрын

@@HemingwayJones I did indeed - great videos. I nearly bought a bronze but when I watched videos and saw images of the bronze and brass side by side and also the patination over time, the brass stole my heart. I've got some Ancient Copper diamine ink winging its way and I can't wait to try it out!

@arguchik 5 ай бұрын

1. The footage that runs behind the end credits is awesome. Very cute. 2. I enjoyed this video. I have a similar history with the Lamy 2K - swore I would never want or own one, didn't like the aesthetic, tried a few at pen club meetings and ended up purchasing one and falling in love with it. 3. I'm a new subscriber, enjoying your channel! You cover interesting topics, and I like the style of your videos. You have a coherent aesthetic. :)

@HemingwayJones 5 ай бұрын

Hello and Welcome! Thank you very much for subscribing! I do appreciate it very much. I am also very glad that you are enjoying the Channel. I am lucky to have you.

@SwayvillDelgarian 6 ай бұрын

Very interesting retrospective, thank you. The Jinhao 82 is in my view better built than previous Jinhaos, but the nib is so dry that I would not recommend it to beginners.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

I had two out of three that were very nice, so they are getting closer. Thanks!

@dutchessdoolittle7477 6 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos. Thank you for an inspiring year.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much and thanks for watching.

@DK-cc1yg 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you and your family from Nova Scotia

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you as well! Thank you!

@RG-yf3uj 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the look back & very much looking forward to the 2024 videos to come. Absolutely love blackout pens. This was one of the ones I really like.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed this. Blackout pens are great. Very mysterious.

@frankmarek9921 6 ай бұрын

Another great video,happy new year to you and yr family,after the first of the new my raven exfine piston will be here from Atlas

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Nice chocks.

@LewisLittle66 6 ай бұрын

What a great video. The highlights of your channel for me have been Dark Academia and "Cool or Not Cool". Have a very Happy New Year, Sir, and I'm looking forward to what you bring in 2024.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Here’s to 2024!

@AndrewWertheimer 6 ай бұрын

Nice year end wrap up. I think this was the year I ‘discovered’ your videos. I agree with you on liking 146 over 149 and just embracing what you like, including vintage. Happy new year

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for being here and Happy New Year!

@deandesrosiers6857 6 ай бұрын

Great video, Mr. Jones! Love your perspective! Jinhao X159 hooked me on fps. My goal is to acquire a Monteblanc 149 soon. One thing your channel did for me was learning about Castor, Piano Bar, cited in your credits. The song, “til death parts us” closing music moved me to tears after your excellent presentation. You back ground music adds to your style. Happy New Year!

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Oh wow, thanks so much. I am so glad you enjoy the music. I do my best with the choices I have. The 149 is an excellent pen. I hope you get it soon. All the best and thanks!

@ichirofakename 6 ай бұрын

1. Jinhao 82 is an excellent choice for a Fude nib that works fine, looks good, and is cheap. 2. AdventureDenali got a Bronze Kaweco which after some months is practically indistinguishable from her Brass. How is your Bronze, given the passage of time?

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Mine is still pretty shiny. It still looks grainy. It hasn’t really changed much.

@queenbuzybee4074 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year HJ! In Germany you wish for someone to „slide well“ into the new year. The saying is „Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr“. So I hope you all slide well into 2024!

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

I love this! Thank you so much and thanks so much for being here.

@hossamnabil6306 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice and interesting video sharinh this year journey in FPs world ... happy new year and looking forward for new videos and reviews

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to you and thanks so much for watching!

@LauraKnotek 6 ай бұрын

What a great video! I love everything about it, including the intro music and graphics. Your upcoming videos, especially "Good Guy Inks", sound like they will be so much fun. I'm also looking forward to your video about vintage pens. "Cool or Not Cool" is awesome, and I'm looking forward to more of those videos. Happy New Year to you and your family! Here's to more great pens, inks, and journals in 2024.

@jolienkrispijn 6 ай бұрын

This is what I was going to say as well. Great video HJ! The visuals were interesting, also with the little video fragments. Really looking forward to 2024 with your content.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it and like these ones specifically. They mean a lot to me. Happy New Year and all the best! Good things are coming.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed them! All the best and thanks for being here.

@Mr.H-YT42 6 ай бұрын

As a writer, I’d love a video about writing novels with fountain pens. Maybe around Prep-tober, just before NaNoWriMo? There’s a shocking lack of good advice for long-form writing with FPs out there. Happy 2024!

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Happy 2024! That’s a brilliant idea. I have something in the queue that touches on this. I’ll come up with some more.

@Mr.H-YT42 6 ай бұрын

@@HemingwayJones Love it! I’m writing a draft in longhand now. I switched to word processing years ago but am returning to longhand because I find it helps with the psychological / creative stuff, and it also adds a level of revisions I wouldn’t otherwise get. Works for me.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

It works for Neil Gaiman as well, so you are in illustrious company. @@Mr.H-YT42

@robertnyc4489 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I was bitten by the vintage bug quite a while ago, looking forward to some more vintage pen videos.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I really need to do that soon. Thanks!

@robertnyc4489 6 ай бұрын

@@HemingwayJones You're very welcome. And thank YOU for all the wonderful content!

@Alliejay-C 6 ай бұрын

I am looking forward to the good guy inks. I am forever cursed with shimmer inks so always looking for something that won’t let me down. Also, I have had some mixed experiences with vintage pens so I am a little skittish about making a purchase. Would be good to hear about your experiences! 😊

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Those are two excellent topics! Thank you. I have been really feeling the pull of Vintage Pens lately. I have a bunch of ink videos coming up and definitely need to film this one soon. Thanks so much!

@judyanderson1329 6 ай бұрын

I love my Pelikan!

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful pens and an excellent choice!

@patwalsh1593 6 ай бұрын

Hi Hemingway, Have you ever considered designing your own fountain pen? Perhaps as a joint collaboration with your wife given her expertise in art and your interests in history and travel. Not suggesting a big commercial enterprise but a fun project for you both. I love your videos and your channel. Your honesty is refreshing in calling things as you see them . Finally, what are your thoughts about the recent rise of the Hongdian brand? Kindest regards always, Patrick.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Hello My Friend, thank you so much for the kind words and for watching. We have spoken about a pen, an ink, and some other things. I hope to get to some of it this year. It would just have to be something new; something that provided value. I am working on some things. Hongdian looks interesting. I am sometimes slow to catch on to things since I work in my own bubble. I just bought my first Majohn that I will be recording with in a few days. I hope to feature many more entry level pens in the coming year. Thank you, Patrick, for the great comment and for your encouragement!

@patwalsh1593 6 ай бұрын

@@HemingwayJones Hi Hemingway, Thank you...looking forward to all of your ideas coming to fruition. Two further suggestions if I may. Given your interest in horology how about a watchs and pens combinations video? Also I feel, for people new to fountain pens, a video illustrating $100,$200 $300 total budgets within which to purchase compatable pen,ink and paper (or a journal with fountain pen friendly paper). Dollar amounts are my suggestions only. Kindest regards, Patrick.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Great suggestions! Thanks I appreciate it.

@herrsteppenwolf 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas (the Holy day is actually 12) and Happy New Year. It's been fun following your channel this year. We both live in historic Massachusetts and I love to see what lovely setting you settle on in your videos. Take your Bauhaus Lamy 2000 to the Gropius House in Lincoln. Now that'll be something seeing you writing on the the steps of the external spiral staircase. Be well.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I love Massachusetts. I mentioned the Gropius House in the Lamy2000 video. I drive by it all the time. A friend of mine worked on Gropius’ typewriter. I believe his daughter brought it in. It had a Vogue typeface on a KMM Royal. Thanks so much for the kind comments and sharing your thoughts with me. Merry Christmas and Happiest of New Years to you.

@judyanderson1329 6 ай бұрын

I have a few Jinhaos and they are not too bad.

@HemingwayJones 5 ай бұрын

When they are good, they are very good indeed!

@ShariArts 6 ай бұрын

Hello from Oregon

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Hello to you! Thanks for watching and for being here! Happy New Year!

@barryday680 6 ай бұрын

I had high hopes for Magna Carta brand , but my experience with the Denima and Elements fountain pens was underwhelming. Despite spending over $300, I encountered issues: the Denima quickly dries out, seemingly due to an ineffective cap seal, and the Elements pen presents filling difficulties. This suggests a lack of quality control, particularly disappointing when even more affordably priced Chinese brands like Asvine and Hongian offer greater reliability. My interest in their flex pen remains, yet my past experiences and concerns about quality control leave me apprehensive. Regrettably, my two Magna Carta have been more ornamental paperweights than functional. This, coupled with negative feedback about their customer service and problem resolution, makes me reluctant to take the plunge on another of their products.

@debbypodgorski4144 6 ай бұрын

Hey everyone

@wheelz8240 6 ай бұрын

Hi from Washington State.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

Hello to you!

@illustratedjournal 6 ай бұрын

I just can't get into the Lamy pens. Sorry, to me they just look ugly, especially the clip. The exception is the Lamy 2000. It looks cool. Love the hidden piston knob.

@jolienkrispijn 6 ай бұрын

There are many people who don't like the Lamy pens in the Safari type model. Luckily there's a lot more to try in the same price category :)

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

The hidden piston knob is a nice touch. Thanks so much for watching.

@judyanderson1329 6 ай бұрын

Hello everyone.

@maximilianschwab9668 6 ай бұрын

Does Jinhao produce something that is not a ripoff?

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

They have the dragon pen and the shark pen. I’m sure they have others.

@maximilianschwab9668 6 ай бұрын

@@HemingwayJones Thanks for the info. I do not really spend money on (especially Chinese) companies that made a modus vivendi out of copying others. Asian companies have very often interesting designs like for example Studyo Agaçkakan or Kilk from Türkey or Delmoonpen from India, they offer raden and eggshell pens for excellent prices, I do not really know why someone would buy knockoffs, maybe for children ... but well .. these are just my thoughts.

@HemingwayJones 6 ай бұрын

I agree about outright knockoffs, but Jinhao usually tweaks things just enough. Many pen designs are derivative of others; even from the greats. I also love the pens of India and elsewhere that have a unique quality. For me, the QC issues are my biggest concerns. I cannot recommend a pen to a new fountain pen user with a 50% hit rate. Thanks!