Graf von Faber Castell Classic Macassar - Unboxing & First Impressions!

[@swisstypo5743]

I bought it today … my first fountain pen and I am so happy

[@ThePixelsony]

Badass fountain pen! I just got mine last week!!

[@chirantanmukherji640]

Cant agree more mate! Got one today..my fav one now in Grenadila wood!

[@frankbruno7122]

Nice work! I don't need another fountain pen but I do want one of these. I actually think I will enjoy that section; that surprises me. We'll see.. Frank in Colorado

[@chirantanmukherji640]

Cant agree more mate! Got one today..my fav one now in Grenadila wood!

[@Davidfromsaskatoon]

Oh that’s soooo nice looking, I love the colour tones!!

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Quality stuff, indeed. You couldn't ask for a flashier ink. Pen writes like a quill tip. So impressive.

[@olegkolbasenko]

Great fountain pen!

[@davidparrishproductions5082]

That’s a nice pen and the box is worthy of keeping on your desktop- nice!

[@CraigRoccanova]

You should go see my “Biggest Regret of 2021” video. It’s a follow up to this pen’s story

[@gristlevonraben]

I bought a Martinello knock off of this pen. It's beautiful, but it is slim as well. But so lovely I may yet ink it up and use it!

[@CraigRoccanova]

The knock off probably writes better than this one did! Congrats on your new pen!

[@gristlevonraben]

@@CraigRoccanova omgosh, I hope not, lol , I will let you know how it writes soon.

[@CraigRoccanova]

@@gristlevonraben if you watch my video “My biggest regret of 2021” you’ll see what I’m talking about 😅

[@flebrax]

Thanks for the video. I am considering one of these right now. Does the pen have a metal barrel underneath the wood and do you know the uncapped weight? Icould find anything online regarding these.. Kind regards

[@四季映姬]

Yep there is metal barrel underneath the wood and it is made of I guess copper.The pen is quite heavy even when uncapped. It weighs about 30g without the cap.

[@rockfitclub]

tnx

[@aladdinkayqubad1645]

DAMN! Amazing review

[@CraigRoccanova]

Thank you!!!

[@МистерЭко-ц6я]

Уважаемые коллеги. В чем разница между названиями Фабер Кастель и Граф фон Фабер Кастель.

[@CraigRoccanova]

Graf Von Faber Castell is the high end brand from Faber Castell

[@financepro8546]

Faber-Castell комплектуются стальными перьями JoWo. Graf von Faber-Castell комплектуются золотыми перьями Bock и дизайн более помпезный, более дорогие материалы корпуса

[@TobIas-or9dj]

Just be careful, the Graf von Faber Castell fountain pens tend to have a singing nib. Sometimes they do get a bit noisy

[@davecharvella4854]

A very handsome pen, but that metal narrow section is a non starter for me. Oh yeah, not to mention it being a "fingerprint magnet", too!

[@CraigRoccanova]

It is hands down, my least favorite pen I own. I should do a follow up after some use but I find that when I uncap it, it will sometimes unscrew the section... not great. I have really small hands so I figured that narrow would be good but I have found that it is far more comfortable using bulkier pens! I just bought a vintage Montblanc Meisterstück 149 and it is stellar! Honestly the finger prints haven't bothered me as much as the rest of the thing has XD

[@mmmssbb23]

This one or Pelikan m800/1000? Which one do you prefer?

[@chirantanmukherji640]

Definitely this one.Cant agree more mate! Got one today..my fav one now in Grenadila wood!

[@adurgh]

can the GVFC Classic be posted, or would that damage the cap?

[@CraigRoccanova]

It can be posted! The inner cap is plastic and it won't scratch it

[@ghatzidakis]

This vs Pilot Custom 845?

[@CraigRoccanova]

I would prefer the 845 personally. This wasn’t the best quality (I later gave it away)

[@adurgh]

ink flow seems very excessive for a F nib

[@CraigRoccanova]

It went from excessive to no flow in a day

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

What news?

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Btw, this is shimmer ink. They tend to have more undissolved stuff in them.

[@gabiaronco]

@@CraigRoccanova Obviously if you're using that ink. The pen writes like a dream with a good non-shimmering ink. I've had mine for a month and it's simply the smoothest EF I have, along with my Lamy 2000.

[@andreas9119]

@@gabiaronco Yes, it depends on the ink. So far I have only used Graf inks or really wet inks in my Fine nib after seeing his follow up video. The regular Faber-Castell Royal Blue is quite wet and no issues. Graf von Faber-Castell Gulf blue is wet, but very non-libricating so it feels drier. It can run J Herbin Eclat de Saphir almost like a firehose for a Fine nib. It's a tradeoff when using a Fine or EF nib on variety of papers. The pen tends to get a bit drier in the last 1/3rd of the ink remaining in the converter with Gulf blue. Haven't tried any shimmering inks in this pen, but even my broad nib Faber-Castell Essentio struggles with something like Pelikan Edelstein Golden Lapis if you don't write right away with it or let it sit a few hours. I use those inks in my Lamy Safaris for this reason.

[@marketg1612]

Such strongly push and write, the nib oops..

[@milchpuder]

Lovely pen, Craig. Did it require much pressure to produce that line variation/flex? It came a cross like you were pushing hard!