ystudio brassing - Fountain Pen Review

This video is part of a review which is to be found on wp.me/p7302D-Eo.
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[@andrewtongue7084]

A neat, tidy (altho' I imagine, heavy) pen. The 'eye' on the cap is obviously a nod back to the days when a number of (smaller) fountain pens, manufactured in the thirties & forties, sported an eye loop for a chain or cord, & whilst I like the organic touches with the wooden case & cylindrical pen holder, it is rather cumbersome. Without doubt, a very interesting ethos to stand behind the pen, itself. I do like the whole concept that is offered, but for rapid note-taking, you'd spend longer opening the tube than you would writing.... Delightful presentation, Michael - I certainly think my wife would like it :)

[@Scrivelynotes]

Then maybe you found your wife a Christmas present :-)

[@andrewtongue7084]

Well, quite, Michael :)

[@wayneclarkson375]

Scrively nice to have you back Sir, i agree that is one very interesting pen indeed. But i would prefer a clip on the cap rather than the hole for a cord. I was wondering would a Kaweco Al Sport clip fit on the pen. As always thank you for another excellent review.

[@Scrivelynotes]

Thanks for your comment! Yeah, I am also more of a clip guy. But I am sure that they went for this peculiar design as part of the overall design strategy for this pen. A Kaweco clip will not fit, as the Y Studio is quite a bit slimmer.

[@mjhsieh]

物外 - the company name ystudio registered in Taiwan, meaning "something beyond this world" (?) which is a little ironic for a studio making things :-)

[@mjhsieh]

Since that phrase was initially from Buddhist's literature, I am sure it was initially used to describe something non-material wonderfulness, but I agree that this can be a playful interpretation that the studio intended to make awesome products.

[@Scrivelynotes]

Very interesting thought on material and non-material binaries. Thanks for sharing this! In some theories of Material Culture Studies - and in some cultures - , things can indeed have sort of a soul. So not that far off track.

[@rabelsi4691]

Hey, ?If they bought me that pen without ink, what ink would you recommend to make it better for that pen

[@Scrivelynotes]

Iroshizuku (Pilot) inks are generally very good. Also Waterman inks. Pick any color you like :-)

[@hughmungus1572]

I like those Ystudios. Are you also into chinese fountain pens? I recently got my first one and it's really cool. A Wing Sung 698 demonstrator piston filler with an interchangeable Pilot nib and a screw cap. For less than 20€... And it doesn't even feel that cheap.

[@keithwhitney7491]

Hugh Mungus: I love the Wing Sung 698. It is one of my most frequent every-day-carry pens. I have used it for over 6 months and with different inks. The pen is clearly as good or better than many $100 or higher price pens I own. For the price, you cannot go wrong. By the way, I have never adjusted the nib. I got a Koweco Art Sport for around $100, and I had to adjust the nib and flow before it wrote acceptably.

[@hughmungus1572]

Thank you for sharing your experience with the pen. Yeah, the fine nib on mine is super nice too, but I might still buy a cheap Pilot with a broad nib, since i usually only use broads.

[@Scrivelynotes]

No, not really, to be honest. I used to buy some, but more in a reviewer interest of forming an opinion about them. I am personally more of a pen user than a collector, and I would never pick a Wing Sung or Jinhao over my Pelikan M400 or Lamy 2k. Therefore I simply have no use for these Chinese pens. But I understand their inexpensive appeal. And they are often quite good pens.

[@hughmungus1572]

Well if I had an M400 and a L2K, I also doubt that I would use my other pens ^^. Thanks for replying

[@humanfirst11]

@@Scrivelynotes so you only like expensive pens? Or u dislike Chinese made pens?

[@Jifflan]

Any hardstart?:)

[@Scrivelynotes]

No

[@Jifflan]

@@Scrivelynotes just got myself one and i love it!

[@Scrivelynotes]

@@Jifflan Happy to hear! Same finish as in the review?

[@Jifflan]

@@Scrivelynotes blue one 😊

[@Scrivelynotes]

@@Jifflan cool!

[@eg-g]

The are a lot of much better fountain pens for that price out there. Pilot makes the better ones. This is pure gimmick.