Greetings Dave, Great review of a lovely pen. Pity about the thread issues, which might frighten off purchasers. I love my Captain Nemo steampunk Bronze Corydoras and might upgrade to the gold nib if it receives good reviews and performs substantially better than the steel nib.
I have had my Bronze Corydoras for a year now and I can't recall a single time that I have had the threads bind up on me. I see that someone else had a similar experience, though, so maybe there are some inconsistencies in the manufacturing of the ebonite bodies. I wouldn't let it scare me away from the pen. If I bought one and discovered I had trouble I would just return it for a replacement. It is fabulous and one of my top 2 or 3 that I picked up in 2022.
I'm glad to hear you haven't had any issues with yours! I do wonder if it may just be a rate or high rate of failure in terms of the threads? The pen is a nice pen for sure, if I had bought it myself then I would have definitely returned for a replacement.
Hi, Dave -- I have about 8 or 9 Nahvalur pens and after your video I went back and tried repeatedly to replicate the "errant" threading, but I could not do so. Your observation that the pen in your review being an anomaly is perhaps the case. Still, for the price, the mis-threading is a cautionary tale for potential buyers. Thanks and don't let the ink freeze if temperatures drop.
As much as I do prefer ebonite feeds on a pen, mostly because they typically write wetter and have more consistent ink flow, I was talking recently with Dante Del Vecchio (Pineider - ex Visconti) and he dislikes the use of ebonite feeds. Although they write wet when heat set and moulded to the nib, there does seem to be higher returns with some manufacturers of pens when using ebonite feeds. So I guess I can see it from both the customer side and the manufacturer side. That said, if I had the option I'd go with an ebonite feed over a plastic feed.
@@PenultimateDave That's indeed a good point. So I guess it is more easy to make sure there are less quality control issues when using a plastic feed. But it would be nice to have the option for a ebonite themed pen to give it this extra feature. It seemed to be a nice pen I consider to buy but for a student it is not as affordable even if it reasonable priced. So I guess I get a bit picky at this point.
That's a real shame Victor, I was hoping it was a one-off as I haven't seen anyone else complain online about it. Sounds like it might be a regular complaint.
Eee! The teeny porthole ink windows are so unique. The pen looks a bit like a cute little squid.
Greetings Dave, Great review of a lovely pen. Pity about the thread issues, which might frighten off purchasers. I love my Captain Nemo steampunk Bronze Corydoras and might upgrade to the gold nib if it receives good reviews and performs substantially better than the steel nib.
I have had my Bronze Corydoras for a year now and I can't recall a single time that I have had the threads bind up on me. I see that someone else had a similar experience, though, so maybe there are some inconsistencies in the manufacturing of the ebonite bodies. I wouldn't let it scare me away from the pen. If I bought one and discovered I had trouble I would just return it for a replacement. It is fabulous and one of my top 2 or 3 that I picked up in 2022.
I'm glad to hear you haven't had any issues with yours! I do wonder if it may just be a rate or high rate of failure in terms of the threads? The pen is a nice pen for sure, if I had bought it myself then I would have definitely returned for a replacement.
Hi, Dave -- I have about 8 or 9 Nahvalur pens and after your video I went back and tried repeatedly to replicate the "errant" threading, but I could not do so. Your observation that the pen in your review being an anomaly is perhaps the case. Still, for the price, the mis-threading is a cautionary tale for potential buyers. Thanks and don't let the ink freeze if temperatures drop.
It is quite sad that they not also use an ebonite feed. I guess it would make the concept rounder and ebonite feeds are just great.
As much as I do prefer ebonite feeds on a pen, mostly because they typically write wetter and have more consistent ink flow, I was talking recently with Dante Del Vecchio (Pineider - ex Visconti) and he dislikes the use of ebonite feeds. Although they write wet when heat set and moulded to the nib, there does seem to be higher returns with some manufacturers of pens when using ebonite feeds. So I guess I can see it from both the customer side and the manufacturer side. That said, if I had the option I'd go with an ebonite feed over a plastic feed.
@@PenultimateDave That's indeed a good point. So I guess it is more easy to make sure there are less quality control issues when using a plastic feed. But it would be nice to have the option for a ebonite themed pen to give it this extra feature. It seemed to be a nice pen I consider to buy but for a student it is not as affordable even if it reasonable priced. So I guess I get a bit picky at this point.
I have the same problem with my two Nautilus to screw. 😕
That's a real shame Victor, I was hoping it was a one-off as I haven't seen anyone else complain online about it. Sounds like it might be a regular complaint.