Murrays Moments 13 - Santini Libra and Conid Bulkfiller

[@InkquiringMinds]

Errata: The Conid is the Slimline not the Minimalistica.

[@wanyman]

Thanks for helping me live vicariously through you and Murray. Lovely pens that I will probably never touch. Great video! Love the music.

[@InkquiringMinds]

Glad you like them!

[@bentaylor-cv4ox]

I plan on buying a Conid Bulkfiller as a 2 year anniversary gift to myself this year.

[@InkquiringMinds]

You'd better order it now! There's a three year wait-list!

[@ibpopp]

Beautiful ebonite in the Santini. It's my all-time favourite pen material. Thanks for yet another post.😎

[@InkquiringMinds]

I agree, ebonite is wonderful.

[@kd5byb]

Lovely pens! Thank you Murray and Doug!

[@InkquiringMinds]

I’m glad you enjoyed them!

[@aag24]

Lovely pens sir! I would love one of those! You've stopped singing, sir, haven't you? I miss you singing!

[@InkquiringMinds]

I sing in the shower. :)

[@creato938]

What beautiful pens Murray has, that Conid Bulkfiller looks awesome and also wishing a happy retirement for Murray,

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thanks for the kind words about Murray!

[@wesdenham282]

Love my Santini!

[@SidF-l8j]

One very important thing to note about the Santini pens is that the company offers a VERY WIDE RANGE OF NIBS including flex (more semiflex - imo), obliques, italic, stubs as well at the regular sizes and all 18K! As you noted, the build quality is excellent and the fulfillment is quick (for most pens) for pens coming from Europe/Italy. I have purchased several pens over the last few years and the Santini people and buying experience have been VERY positive. Oh yes, and, to me, for what you are receiving, the price is quite reasonable. Great mini reviews Doug. Thank you.

[@InkquiringMinds]

That is good to know! Thank you.

[@bradwavemb]

I don't own one, but I've seen some unboxings and the care they put in the package alone is quite astonishing.

[@deandesrosiers6857]

Super cool to see these pens. Thanks for sharing them with us, Murray. And thank you, Doug. I enjoyed this quick format with two pens.

[@InkquiringMinds]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Gorgeous pens!

[@InkquiringMinds]

They are!

[@MrAndrew1953]

The demonstrator /top of the barrel reminds me of of the Diplomat Nexus demonstrator limited edition fountain pen. That's an eyedropper but it has a clever valve shut off system that engages when you screw the cap back on.

[@InkquiringMinds]

I have to see that one!

[@MrAndrew1953]

@ Worth a look - you won't be disappointed.

[@NameLikeNobodyElse]

Thanks to Murray, a "connoisseur of writing", for sharing these. I could barely spell it and have nothing that rare, so I don't think I'm there yet. I'm probably still in the gawker stage, just looking at the fancy pretty pens.

[@InkquiringMinds]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@EnzoCiccia-jn4uy]

Wishing happy retirement to Murray and thanking him for having lent his pens to Doug for these amazing reviews! You don't find a lot of information on Santini Italia, but I read somewhere that Giovanni Santini (owner of Santini Italia) made nibs for Ancora (or may have owned Ancora at some point). Ancora was known for their amazing nibs and people that have both pens swear that the Santini nib is as close as you can get to a Ancora vintage nib. The Santini pens are all handmade by Giovanni (and his employees) including the cranking piston his pens use.

[@InkquiringMinds]

That is really interesting about the nibs!

[@paulmchugh1430]

Amazing pens. This is the first time I remember seeing the Santini pen. I have seen a Konid pen but it had a larger nib? In any case the Santini is a gorgeous pen. Pity it is not available, though I think it would be out of my price range. Thank you Murray for seeing these pens.

[@InkquiringMinds]

This Conid is the slimline. The standard size has a #6 nib. The Santini was around 350 Euro.

[@varadharajannadarajah]

Awesome 👌🏻👍🏻

[@archivist17]

Wishing Murray a happy retirement!

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thank you, @archivist17!

[@tayterlik]

I need to order some Santini pen one day, they have something special about them and the nibs are spectacular. With a bit of luck, I will combine it with a trip to Italy to order it in person. You made me realize there's a generation which may not have seen a milk in a bottle. This Conid model is not "minimalistica", it is a "slimline".

[@InkquiringMinds]

You should! And thanks for the correction.

[@andykellens7237]

Thanks for the double bill! I love my Conid (ok maybe some Belgian chauvinism there), it is a great pen. Only downside is that I have to clean out the cap quite regularly as the ink drops in there bother the hell out of me 😂

[@InkquiringMinds]

Fair enough!

[@harisivakumar207]

Those two pens from Murray are indeed wonderful! - While CONID still produces pens, albeit in very small quantities, there’s the Fifty4T Titan (also available in Ultem and Forged Carbon Fibre) Acrylic and the Kyuseido Kosumi and the Kakari Titanium that uses the same filling mechanism. (You might not have heard of these two brands at all, but these pens-like the CONID-are very expensive). - Perhaps I will buy myself a PenBBS 355 and experiment with this unique filling system because it’s very intriguing in how it works.

[@InkquiringMinds]

The improved 355 works very well, Hari. An interesting pen.

[@JuanDeAustria-i3w]

Hello Doug! How about a test of Hongdian CA35 soon? Greetings from Poland!

[@InkquiringMinds]

Great suggestion!

[@soxandbears]

thanks, now i want a conid even more lol

[@Sago18]

Conid appears to be Regular or Slimline and not Minimalistica. Later comes with a #6 nib.

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thank you for the correction.

[@ichirofakename]

Conid is a very nice pen, but I don't understand its ultra-premium price. Are people that desperate for its slightly different filling system? [yes] Thanks for the show.

[@InkquiringMinds]

It is probably because they have a very high demand and a very small supply. I hear the waitlist is now three years.

[@wwbdwwbd]

Santini is vastly underrated. Comparably few have heard of the company, but it's highly probably the very best Italian fountain pen maker today. Santini produces its own nibs and has vigorous quality control. In other words, it is the very antithesis of Visconti.

[@InkquiringMinds]

That's a great take on Santini!

[@tayterlik]

Oh yes, this is how I see them too; what attracts me in Santini are the same qualities which keep me away from purchasing a Visconti pen.