Editing The Pen Addict 490/transcript (section)

== Ink Reviews ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' This was impossible to pick which color it should be. I don't know. There's no wrong decision on the colors of these. I like the green one. I think they're all great. Yeah. Green is great. They also updated their logo. The Y-Studio font is just kind of a little bit different. This is their 10th anniversary pen. So, what's interesting about this pen is the price point. It comes in cheaper than the Brassing, even though it's a little bit bigger pen, a little bit bigger nib, aesthetically. Like, it was hard to figure out the size of this nib. Like, I don't know who makes this nib. I think Schmidt made the previous nibs. Then maybe these are still Schmidt. But if I could say anything, it's like a five and a half size nib, right? Like, it falls in between, like, the Kaweco number five nib and the Yovo number six nib. It's in between those two. So, I don't know what the official sizing in this is. It's a steel nib, and this is a fine nib in here. This is the finest, sharpest steel fine nib I've used that I can recall, right? It reminds me of, like, a TWSBI extra fine nib, if not finer than that. And that's a fine line. I already think that TWSBI's are fine nibs to begin with. So, I don't know. I'll probably have to ask some questions about this nib, right? That's on my list to figure out, is who makes this nib and why is it so fine? Because I love it, right? I want, that's what I want. Like, the nib is perfect for me, but it is really fine. Like, I would put an extra fine on this, if not even finer than that. It's sharp.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' The converter, again.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This shipped with a converter. It shipped with an exceedingly nice converter. A Y-Studio, it's basically a Y-Studio brassing converter, right? So, like, the metal parts I was talking about before, on this converter, they have the brass Y-Studio parts. It's great. It didn't fit on the post and the pen. Like, I went to place the converter, you know, into the grip section, right, into the back of the pen, and it wouldn't go on. Like, it would not. What? It would not connect. And I'm like, do I shove this on here? How aggressive do I need to be? So, I emailed Kenro, who is the distributor of this, of Y-Studio in the U.S. They didn't send me this pen. I ordered this pen from a site sponsor, Pen Chalet. And they're like, yeah, we've made Y-Studio aware that the fitting is too tight. So, you can get... I eventually became overly aggressive, and it snapped on there. Like, it made a snapping sound. A standard international converter will fit if you're not comfortable doing that. Yeah. Also, Y-Studio is working on fixing that measurement so it doesn't require that anymore. Okay. It doesn't require people to be, like, overly aggressive in putting this on because it has been a problem for them. And they're going to have to make a change to the product because of that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's a weird thing. It's a weird thing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' To help them. So, like, they ship it with the converter. That's one of the coolest converters you'll ever see. And it did not attach.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And I finally did. I finally just worked at it slowly. Like, I wasn't just going to go in there and start, like, really being... Pushing it. But I eventually got it on there. So, yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, yeah. They have not had the best luck with their converters. The Y-Studio resin, which is one of my favorite... Another favorite of mine. It didn't fit the barrel diameter. Like, the... It was similar to the Fabric Castell that I talked about, right? Certain converters didn't fit inside the barrel. I was like, you're making these things and shipping them. Make sure that they all fit. So, anyway. So, there'll be a comment on that. So, this is how my notes go. I inked it up with Birmingham Pen Company Shortleaf Pine. It's a green... Kind of like a mossy green ink. And I think this would be better... Not knowing how fine this nib was going to be. This would be better and more like a medium-sized nib. And I thought this fine nib would be plenty broad enough. But it's a little bit lighter green. I will enjoy writing with this while it's in it. And I think the ink independently is good. I just think certain inks deserve certain nibs. And this is one that would deserve a broader nib. Because it's not a bright green. It's more of a, like I say, a mossy green. It's got a little bit of gray in it, if you will. And I think it's fantastic. But I think you just want to... You want to show it off a little bit more and put it in a broader ink. Excuse me. A broader nib. So...

'''Myke Hurley:''' I have a question for you with the Y Studio. Yep. Is it like the... I know it kind of comes pre-brassed, if you'd call it that, where you can see the brass through the paint job. Does it rub off or do they include one of the little sandpapery things?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' They include sandpaper with it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So you can continue to adjust it? Yes, yes. Oh, that's made this a much higher on my list now.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So I tend to not. My last... So the very first Y Studio I got was a rollerball. I don't want to adjust it myself. I want the world to do it. Yes. So the first pen I got was a rollerball. And I used the sandpaper. Because that's what I was reviewing it, right? I wanted to see, hey, what does this do? And I was like, oh, that's cool. But then my brassing fountain pen, I've just let it be natural. And I'll pretty much just let the natural world happen with these pens. Especially like my brassing fountain pen. Like that's essentially a pocket pen for me. So it gets beat pretty good. I like it. I like it that way.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Or you can put it on the lanyard, you know. True.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, exactly. Oh, so that's last point on this. This pen is like $30 cheaper than the brassing. Even though the brassing is a little bit narrower diameter. I think there's a few just a little design differences that make the brassing pen more expensive. Like that lanyard holder. Like this is just a straight flat cap on both ends of the revolve.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Which I think is a better choice for most people.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Like I think this will be the main line Y Studio fountain pen, right? Yeah. And the brassing is a little bit more of a specific, a little bit more expensive product. Even though it's technically like a little bit smaller, smaller, narrower. It's more expensive because there's a little bit more design and manufacturing work to it, I believe. So I think this, the revolve is going to be the main line Y Studio fountain pen for that reason. It's more standard that way.