Goulet Q&A Episode 135: Pilot Custom 912, Top Underrated Pens, and Pen Loops

In this episode, I talk about whatever happened to "Ink Nouveau", why people post their pens, and where I see Goulet Pens in 25 years!

New/Upcoming Products: - (1:12)

Daiso pens
Noodler's Ebonite Neponsets with Civil War themes
fairly slow, for now
Mixergy interview, check it out
New stuff next week:
Two new Filofax Malden colors, Fuchsia and Kingfisher Blue
Delta Journals
Pelikan m205 Aquamarines very very soon (with ink!)
TONS of new stuff for Sept
Nemosine!- explain
Pilot Kakuno pens coming soon
Pilot VP LE (guilloche)
Aurora Optimas
Lamy 2000 LE
Lamy Lx
Edison fall Premiere

Pens/Writing - (13:25)

1) Gamaliel D.- Facebook - (13:28)
Could you do a more extensive review about the Pilot Custom 912 in stub nib?

2) John Lee-YouTube - (19:12)
Brian, can you talk a little about why people post their pens and what you figure is the percentage of people that do? I just don't get it. Even though its just a little while I have to hear in all pen reviews how well or not a pen posts, when most of the time their either back-weighted, cumbersome, ridiculous, unbalanced, bothersome, or just outright do not fit when posted. So clearly pens are designed to be written unposted, with few exceptions. So why are fountain pen enthusiast, a crowd who go through great lengths and expense to achieve the best writing experience, using their pens in a manner unintended? When in the end, that practice could scratch your pen and laying it out in front of you is much easier than posting. Is it a fear of losing your cap that overrides all the rest?

3) j1448- Instagram - (28:01)
Hi Brian, I have a friend who loves their Pilot Plumix- but when I saw her using it for the first time, I had no idea what it was. Turns out, it's a pretty good pen but everyone seems overlook it (I think it's because the Metropolitan is so popular.) In your opinion, what are the 5 most underrated fountain pens?

4) Curtis F.- Facebook - (38:29)
I really like the look of some of Noodler's Ebonite pens, especially the new civil war ones. However, I am not that interested in a flex pen, at least I think. Is there a "standard" nib/nib unit that can be changed if I would get sick of the flex pen part?

Business - (43:53)

5) La Lynne- Facebook - (43:55)
Hey Brian, on your YouTube videos (older ones!) you often say 'Goulet pens & ink nouveau' - what was the difference, when did you stop using ink nouveau, were there any benefits of having more than one site, do you still use that name for anything, and did you have any other sites before you settled on the Gouletpens one?

6) fountainpen.ink- Instagram - (58:24)
Where do you see the company in 25 years? Do you have plans to grow into a massive fountain pen empire?

Troubleshooting - (01:09:33)

7) ben_nim- Instagram - (01:09:36))
I like the Leuchtturm notebooks, especially with the matching Pen Loop. But sadly they are a little tight and won't fit my Vista, Safaris, AL-Stars and TWSBIs. I have a Lamy Logo that fits, but the pen is too narrow for my taste. So what is your recommendation for Pen-Loop-friendly fountain pens? (Or should i just give up and buy a Pilot MR/Metropolitan?)

QOTW: Do you post your pens or not? Why? - (01:16:41)

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