great review, you always seem to discover some unknown gems out there in the fountain pen world
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
That is part of the fun. Stay tuned more gems are coming.
@EnzoCiccia-jn4uy
3 ай бұрын
I got the red one and it is a heavy pen. My pen has no name (i.e., no JD branding). I bought it on Aliexpress and it was labeled Jinhao X550 but there is no Jinhao branding on the pen. My is a fine nib. Very nice review by the way!
@fountainpentherapy
3 ай бұрын
It has all kinds of names. I also it named Montefiore. Its a fun pen to play around with.
@kevinlandon7578
10 ай бұрын
Interesting pen and review. Do not give up on owning a Pilot Custom Urushi. I own one and did not pay anywhere near $2000. That is a great pen. I also own a Duke 2009, Charlie Chaplin, pen. Mine writes well and I enjoy it despite its weight
@fountainpentherapy
9 ай бұрын
I am looking for a deal every week.
@merxgaming
3 ай бұрын
@@fountainpentherapy look into buying directly from Japan, you may need to pay import tax but pricing will always be higher outside their country
@johnmontalbano5769
10 ай бұрын
Great comparison. Very well done. Thoughtful.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@wkasimer
4 ай бұрын
I bought a bunch of Wing Sung #8 nibs from Aliexpress, and after a suggestion from someone on FB, decided to try to put one on this pen. I had to squeeze the base of the nib to get the right geometry, and the feed is really too short, but it writes very well and I think that it looks a lot better with the larger nib.
@fountainpentherapy
4 ай бұрын
There is a video out showing how to put a No 8 size nib in this pen, but he uses tape around the nib unit etc and it looks sloppy. How did you mange to fit it? let me know I will share it with my viewers.
@wkasimer
4 ай бұрын
It was surprisingly easy. All I did was squeeze the base of the #8 nib enough to fit the geometry of the feed (the Wing Sung #8 nibs are made of fairly thin metal, so it wasn't hard to do), and pushed the nib unit and nib in together.. It actually fits better when I used a better quality feed that I took from a better quality JoWo nib unit that I'd orphaned. The nib obviously sticks out a bit more than the original #6, but the cap is long enough to provide plenty of clearance.@@fountainpentherapy
@fountainpentherapy
4 ай бұрын
Interersting
@McAmeron089III
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for reviewing this pen! I have most of the "usual suspect",popular Chinese pens. Like you, I don't really prefer metal pens as a rule. (But I just purchased a Kaweco Bronze Sport.) You rated this JD Big Pen a zero for "design" and yet bought TWO of them. I love it! I have to think you're not too upset about the homage that JD has paid to a $1,500 pen; and, at the price of a basic TWSBI. Glad to hear you like the nib on your JD. I was incensed (not really) that Jinhao cloned the Sailor ProGear Slim;and,I now have three of the clones. I might get a real ProGear Slim someday; but,in the meantime, I have three Jinhao 82 pens that I can swap nibs in and learn about them, at very little cost to me. I put a Kaweco 1.5mm "calligraphy" nib in one of my Jinhao 82s;it is lovely. I have to say I admire the Chinese pen makers;and look forward to what great pens they will clone in the future. If they didn't copy iconic pens they might just make them all look more like that Hongdian D5. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
I have been using my big JD all week and love it. The Jinaho 82 - I am currently using one with Edison No.5 1.4 stub and I absolutely love it. Its next to my A6 small notebook ready for me to ink ideas as I surf the web.
@kattz753
10 ай бұрын
Shak-MD also reviewed this pen. He thought that it might be a Bock nib. It looked similar to a Bock on one of his Asvine's. He actually has the Custom Urushi in the same colour and he puts them side by side. It's scary how close they look until you take the cap off. He was thinking that one of the Kaigelu Long Knife nibs (Naginata) would work great on this pen.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
Those Naginata nibs are architect type grinds and I have a hard time getting used to them. I am a stub, italic fanatic and I am just beginning to appreciate a fine nib.
@DonFranko68
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. You did a great job.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@eurotraveler6184
4 ай бұрын
I tried Kaigelu nib from a 316 - unscrewed both nibs and switched! Not a big nib, but an option.
@fountainpentherapy
4 ай бұрын
They are great nibs.
@frankvars7925
9 ай бұрын
Hi Vincent! Congratulations and thank you for this spectacular review, excellent comparative analysis. I don't think it's a Bock nib, it would cost about $20 more at least. The leaf symbol was used on some Huashilai Chinese nibs but not the JD acronym. Certainly a very interesting clone of a very different material and value so it can be considered a free inspiration that presents interesting performances.
@fountainpentherapy
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jpg5540
10 ай бұрын
Cool pen ! That green Ranga is gorgeous… I have the same resin on a limited edition Conklin All American … beautiful. About the 0 for design, the Pilot doesn’t come in green; JD was quite innovative there 😂
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
Right on
@Plhmel561
10 ай бұрын
I just bought one of these based on your review, in green, and I own a Pilot Custom 845 Urushi!.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
By the way I just received my red one. The red is a fiery red not the same as the original. I replaced the nib with an Opus 88 1.5 stub to match the huge size of the pen. I am having a lot of fun with it. I am glad I changed the nib. The bock nib on the green one dried up on me after a week. Stay tuned.
@rahulagarwal4085
5 ай бұрын
Pls provide the buying link
@paulmchugh1430
7 ай бұрын
I never heard of this pen. The weight is astounding. Pelikan made similar weighted pens in the 1990s. They were unusable for me. Thanks for the review.
@fountainpentherapy
7 ай бұрын
Its a fun pen but really heavy.
@wkasimer
10 ай бұрын
I did n't care for the nib on mine, and swapped it for a JoWo F. The pen will satisfy me until I can get a Custom Urushi.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
When I get my red one I will swap the nib for a stub.
@morna45
5 ай бұрын
Great review! I have the red one. Can I put number 8 Jinhao nib on this big boy?
@fountainpentherapy
5 ай бұрын
No you cannot
@Sam1jere
7 ай бұрын
In terms of line size, the pen strikes me as a medium. I wholly agree on the Duke pen. Hard starter when not used for a while. The only pluses to me is it's metal construction (durable), but nothing much to write home about thereafter.
@fountainpentherapy
7 ай бұрын
The Duke is not on my favorites list. As to this big pen, I like my stub replacement. The line is >inline> with the size of the pen. Happy Holidays.
@Sam1jere
7 ай бұрын
@@fountainpentherapy And you too brother.
@MrAndrew1953
10 ай бұрын
The good thing is it gives you a chance to get used to the size of an Urushi compared to a Pilot 845 for far less money.
@konradyearwood5845
10 ай бұрын
I would say for practically no money! 😁😁
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
Indeed and I just received the red version which makes the whole experience even better. However, the bock nib dried up on me really quick. My red version now sports a 1.5 Opus 88 nib, big and juicy just like the pen.
@MrAndrew1953
10 ай бұрын
@@fountainpentherapy I didn’t have a problem with the nib on mine. I do have a problem with sellers quoting US dollar prices for a resin pen in Australia. This means we are paying double the price for a $40 resin pen so I probably won’t be buying another.
@stathkon
7 ай бұрын
I changed the nib with a bew jowo. Why almost all jowo nibs are somehow stiff with much feedback and need too much work to be smoothiest?
@fountainpentherapy
7 ай бұрын
I have actually had pretty good success with Jowo nibs. I can not say the same for Bock. Yet there are plenty of people who will tell you the opposite. Lately, I also enjoy Schmidt nibs. But there are so many pen makers that are coming our with their own in house nibs.
@zacheryanderson7363
3 ай бұрын
Isn't the custom 845 a heavy ass brass metal pen as well with their #15 (basically a number 6) 18k nib? This "big green" is giving me the same vibes 😂
@fountainpentherapy
3 ай бұрын
The 845 is a big pen but not nearly as heavy
@zacheryanderson7363
3 ай бұрын
@@fountainpentherapy good to know... Thank you!
@wwbdwwbd
10 ай бұрын
That doesn't look like a Jowo nib. The general contours and overall shape are too different. The feed also isn't Jowo.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
I have been seeing more and more that it is in fact a bock nib.
@sajjadhusain4146
10 ай бұрын
I have two Pilot Custom Urushis, the black and the vermillion. I swear even if I didn’t own either of Pilot’s magnificent flagship pens, I wouldn’t be caught dead with these brazen Chinese clones of the Japanese flagship originals. It makes me nauseous.
@fountainpentherapy
10 ай бұрын
One day I will be able to feel a real one in my hands and I am certain I will feel the same way. Cheers
@sajjadhusain4146
10 ай бұрын
@@fountainpentherapy ..I’m sure you will. Thanks for the review anyway. I love the green color of the pen.
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