How does it compare to the Hongdian N7?

What a beautiful Pen Vincenzo I hope to have a Scrub one day thanks for the video!

Wow. What a beautiful collection. These Gioia pens are gorgeous.

Wow. That is a gorgeous pen!

Vincent please, we need a nib comparison video: Scribo vs vintage Omas vs modern Omas, you can do it! This would be great because Scribo nibs are the heir of vintage Omas (made by the same machine). Also you mentioned some other pens, as far as Pilot goes a closer comparison would be 743 (FA) or 912 (FA), not the 823 (FA nib not a standard option). 743 and 823 are basically the same pen but filling systems are different (converter vs vac). Also that Scribo ink looks lovely!

Hi Vincenzo! Your La Dotta is certainly a beautiful pen! That resin is amazing! My favorite design of the Scribo pens is the Piuma. I just like the looks of that one a little better, and it is slightly less expensive than the larger ones. Will be interesting to see your report on all the grail pens at the end of the year. Thanks for sharing the amazing Scribo!

Thank you Vincenzo so much for the nib comparisons and detailed explanation around the Feel the Flex fine nib. Such a helpful video for the fountain pen lovers and what graceful handwriting! What a joy to watch you making those strokes with these amazing pens.

Vincenzo, first of all, congratulations on acquiring this Scribo model. Your video did the Scribo justice. Although my upper price limit is definitely 350 euros, this Scribo made my principle waver for a moment. Not many FP's can present their beauty and value in a video or photo. The La Dotta al Zigant can, which certainly has something to do with your great presentation.

That is a truly gorgeous pen. The resin somewhat resembles the resin in a special edition Esterbrook/Ferris Wheel Press collaboration pen; the Nebulous Plume; that was inspired by President John Kennedy's speech about " we will go to the moon, and do the other things, not because it is easy but because it is hard." Diamondcast resin is a creation of McKenzie Penworks and has been patented by him.

My scribo 14k ef flex writes too broad.. Similar to your fine flex if not broader.. Consistency may be an issue. Thanks for the video.

There is no question that Scribo is the best fountain pen experience for the money!

Thank you for your review and demonstration of this pen and nib. It is clear that I would not be a user of the Ultra Flex from FPR. I would say that my preference would be for a soft nib, one that provides character to my writing. The Pilot Soft nibs, the Jowo Elastic nibs and the Pelikan Souveran nibs, especially the M1000 would be for me. The Scribo nib would fit in the Soft nib category. As for price, the Pilot and Leonardo Momento Zero Grande is in my price range.

How would you compare it to a Pineider Quill nib? I have an Arco Firefox and love it.

I received my scribo travertino today. I am really impressed by the way it writes. I wish they get their pricing to a more competitive state so they can go more mainstream. A wonderful pen. Have fun with yours.

I fully agree with your comments, and probably one of the best nib to switch instantly from a normal writing to a true full flex. Feel the Flex and thank you for this review 😀!

❤ It's stunning Vincenzo! I adore it! I think I would go for the sistern resin. I love the combination, but it would be a tough decision! Thank you very much! Lisa ❤

Been thinking about getting a Scribo for a long long time now. Still haven't pulled the trigger on it. I dislike that their pens don't post, but I have an ASC that doesn't post either and i can I guess get around that fact. Awesome video my friend.

For 600-700 you can find a Pilot Custom Urushi. If you like the softness of this Scribo but able to write everyday, the custom Urushi is the best by far.

I love your FPT content! Thank you for sharing all the knowledge and cool trips. But, the music has to go, please dude, spare us the dramatic tunes and background droning sounds are, to this viewer, stressing. . You have a fine speaking voice, that’s enough. The opening could be 75% shorter as well. Pretty cheeky I know considering it’s free but I want to continue watching your show. Auf wiedersehen, ciao, bye for now!

Wow that’s a gorgeous pen. Thanks for sharing. I’m just getting into fountain pens but want to try a flex nib someday. Will add this one to my wishlist. Have a good one.

Hongdian's homage to the Namiki Emporer leaves me speechless! ---- and with a lot more money left in my account. 😅

Thank you sir, gorgeous pen!

Can you arrange eye dropper with ink capacity

Vincenzo, I'm pretty sure that what you called the "Ottantotto classic" is really the Aurora Style E17 and not the 88 at all. It's part of Aurora's "Young" range. The actual smaller sized modern 88 has a completely different grip section and the cap has an ogival shape. The 88P is completely discontinued. It is not made or sold anymore. They had some that they assembled from leftover parts, but yours does not look anything like those. Yours appears to be to original version. The 88 you have with the screw cap is a modern 88. All the 88 with the open nib like that are the modern model. The piston version has a screw cap. The modern 88 piston version and Optima share most parts except the cap top and barrel end. The Magellano is a modern Aurora pen. It appears to be still available. The engraving on the Optima pens "Fabbrica Italiana Penne a Serbatoio Aurora" does not refer to the piston mechanism at all. It was in fact the original name of Aurora when it was founded. The name even appears on vintage Auroras that are eyedropper filled. I collect vintage and modern Auroras, so I can often identify them easily, but I refer to my reference materials to make sure I have the right identification. You should see if you can get a meeting with them sometime when you go to Italy again. They are one of my favorite makers in Italy

Thank you very much for the recap. I do look forward to it every week. I just want to let your viewers know that while Santini makes beautiful pens and I love the first one that I bought from them, you can only get them from their site in Italy. They are not being sold through retailers in US or anywhere. If you have problems with your pen, it's very difficult to make customer support understand what's wrong. My second purchase from Santini unfortunately did not go well. While they did respond to my emails, but because of the communication problems, they didn't understand what's the wrong with the pen. Very frustrating. For a $400 pen, it's pretty much useless now. Buyer beware.

Happy you made time despite your don’s visit. Have a good end of the summer.

Contact opus, they will definitely make it right for you.

Delta, Maiora, Nettuno 1911..steel JoWo...the best. The Deltas from the past that I own are all with gold nibs so I cannot comment about the old Delta steel nibs. But definitely can comment about current--see first sentence. :)

Your Delta Pens.....If they were mine and I experienced the same as you, I would expel the ink, flush thoroughly with cool water, or before that, soak ink and feeder a few hours in a solution of water and one drop of clear, liquid soap and then flush w/ water, dry, and load pens with Waterman..black or blue, or blue-black. That should resolve the problem. If not, try Aurora blue or black. If the aforementioned does not work, then before I would conclude the issue is the nib and/or feeder, I would be certain that my paper used is absolutely fountain pen friendly.

Thank you for taking,ing the time and effort. I love it

New lamy 2000,and pen case that holds 48 pens

Thank you *SOO MUCH* for your recap! Also...I'm am *THANKFUL* you told how you remedied the problem with your Leonardo! And of course - giving us all a warning to clean your pens! Cheers!

I have the mini Opus 88 and I inadvertently pulled the sealing rod all the way back and pulled off the gasket that seals the ink in the barrel from the feed. My fault 😢. I do have the Demonstrator pen that I use a lot and am contemplating getting the Harmony model which is very attractive. Sorry to see yours fell apart. I had a similar experience with the Narwhal Nautilus. I was attempting to fill the barrel and twisted the end cap and the socket that has the threads to close the end cap came out of the barrel. It is over 2 years old so not under warranty. I don't know if it can be repaired. As far as new pens, I did pick up the Faber-Castell Hexo and was very surprised how smooth their steel nib wrote. The price is very reasonable. If you do not have one, you should consider it. It is very light (anodized aluminum cap and barrel).

making my week a little more fun !! thanks for posting !!

Opus88 has great customer service. I dropped my Bela fountain pen on carpet and the cap cracked. Once I contacted them, I had a new pen in less than one week.

Can't wait for the flex off Vincenzo!

Definitely see if Opus will do something about your mini. I've got 4 of them, various designs and various nibs, and I think they're just fantastic. I haven't had any troubles with the pen or the knob, other than sometimes running out of ink because I forgot to open it up. They don't seem all that fragile to me, so maybe yours was a rare dud.

…about PSP, I know what you mean - I snoozed and I loosed too. But they always updating their stock and they are a nice company. 👍

I have 2 jin hao 10 fountain pens with fine nibs. Clearly better and cheaper than the majohns which I also own, one of each retractable model. Jin hao's version is a cut above in every way. Always appreciate your videos.

Count me among the "not smart" ones (collectors WITHOUT a budget)....just bought a Namiki Emperor. Grail itch scratched. As always, love your recaps and reviews!

Love Ranga! I just ordered a Little Abhimanyu on a group buy. Looks like a nifty little pen. Going to try a Ranga nib with ebonite feed(with India Post free shipping). Probably get it in late December - lol!

I would have switched 1 and 2. Nice video!

Hi Vincenzo! Thanks for this interesting presentation and I fully agree with your considerations. In any case, a fountain pen of interesting conception! The ink you used is very beautiful, I did not know this green from Montblanc.

Thank you for the review, Vincenzo. I do not own an Aurora and perhaps would not purchase one as it may not provide the experience I would expect from the nib. However, I had the opportunity to test the Pelikan M1000 and it is an experience I will not forget. I was using one with an EF nib and was blown away by the softness of the nib.. Excellent presentation.

I love the long vids. So many amazing pens that I'll never get to use so I love seeing them write n hearing about them

Nice review Vincenzo. I have an Aurora Ambienti Tundra which also has a scratchy nib in one direction. A stunningly beautiful pen but very disappointing writer especially for such an expensive pen. I more recently bought an Aurora Volterra from Stilograph Corsani and Stefano kindly tested the nib for me before despatching the pen. It's a beautiful pen and a beautiful writer.

Sir , Does the colour fade away with time ?? As many golden coloured pens fade away with time 😅

Thank you for this review, I can only write one thing :-): Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole N'aria serena dopo na tempesta Pe' ll'aria fresca pare già na festa Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole

Hi Mr.v! Thanks for showing us your new Aurora! I'm sure when you get the nib tuned you will love it even more! The size is surprising. Do you think it is smaller than the new Delta DV Original Mid-Size? Thanks again for sharing!

So they copied Mountblanc Heminway or the other way round?