Hello! Your video was so very helpful! I appreciate all of the details that you mentioned! I would have enjoyed seeing writing samples of each of your pen nibs, especially the differences between the 14K Fine and the Sti-flex nibs. These pens sound excellent; I really like the faceted models!
You’re welcome! I really do love Stipula pens. They have a great variety of celluloids, they make elegant pens, and the nibs, especially the Sti-flex gold nibs, are fantastic. I have heard some people have trouble with Stipula’s titanium nibs, but I have one and it is also wonderful.
Good walkthrough of the models , thank you very much.. I´m thinking of getting an Etruria Rainbow in yellow. I know there so many new interesting pens now but I have always liked the look of that pen and color.
I’m glad you liked the video! The Rainbow Etrurias are really nice. Just be aware that the section on the yellow one shows staining on the inside of the section easier than other colors. It is beautiful though. If you get it, I hope you are really happy with it! Since I made this video, I have purchased a Stipula Brunelleschi, and it is one of my favorite pens.
@@MultiEbbot I have no personal experience with the Yellow Rainbow Etruria, but I see two of them online with sections that are stained blue. One is a used pen sold by Chatterley Luxuries and one is a pen owned by the knowledgeable collector, sansenri, who posted a photo of it on the Stipula Etruria thread on the Fountain Pen Network. I don’t know what inks were used in these pens or how they were cleaned. If you want to know more, you could contact sansenri on the Fountain Pen Network. I’m sure he would be happy to share info about his pen with you.
After getting my first Etruria last week and seeing your collection, I’ve decided I’ve got too many Leonardos, Viscontis, and Pineiders and not enough Stipulas.
Good to see Clovis. Beautiful collection of Stipulas. I like pens with concave sections a lot. The 1.3 mm looks a lot thinner in the video. Thanks for the thorough video. 😊
Thank you Dash! Yes, I find the difference between a 1.1 mm and 1.3 mm stub very hard to distinguish. These days I am spending a lot of my time getting Clovis settled in and trained. He is such a good bird!
Hi Sara..Revisting this wonderful video again. I have watched it several times already. 🙂 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my celluloid pens, in general - of which several are Stipulas. Now, I’ve been wondering and worrying about the long-term prospects of my modern celluloid Etrurias and the few other celluloids from other brands that I own. The weather here in Connecticut (I live in coastal Westport), is quite warm and humid for a lot of the year. I’ve bought all my modern Italian celluloid pens over the past 3-4 years. That is very recent in the bigger scheme of things relating to pen material longevity etc…You must be aware of the special challenges in handling, care and storage that celluloid pens require. I do my best to take care of mine. But sometimes nothing you do will prevent a sorry outcome for celluloid pens, anywhere in the world. Some modern Italian celluloids, especially, have been notoriously known to inevitably fail, and often spectacularly. No manufacturer seems to be exempt. From OMAS, Delta, Visconti, Montegrappa, to even Stipula have been known to have pens (maybe specific batches/colors/models etc..) that have degraded and died in a span of a few years. I dread to even imagine a similar fate for any of my beloved celluloid Stipulas, in particular. Have you thought about these issues, given that you have spent heaps of money in acquiring your own fleet of celluloid beauties, indeed the Stipulas we both adore so much? Has Stipula done their celluloids just right? Only time will tell, of course.
I have only had a few problems with celluloids so far, and they haven’t destroyed the pens yet. One is that the blue celluloid on my Omas Blue Royale has changed to purple in some spots. I don’t know if this will lead to the celluloid falling apart. Also, sometimes celluloid caps don’t fit as they should after a while. The only thing I know is to let the celluloid have air. Don’t keep celluloid in a bag or box all the time, get it into fresh air. Also of course, keep it away from flames. Is there any other treatment you have heard that celluloids require?
Hello! Thank you for the very informative video. Been wanting to purchase my first Stypula pen. Just don’t know what I want yet. Do you know if Stev makes their nips in house or do they outsource? If so, do you know where they buy from?
I just made a video for you to explain how to fill the Stipula Iris. I forgot to mention to hold the nib in the ink as you twist the knob at the back of the pen, but I figured you knew this already. Here is a link to the video: ua-cam.com/video/8b_F_BrdoY8/v-deo.html Take care!
Last year I got the chance to buy a "never been used" stipula etruria 991 LE. As I only buy pens to use them, I was really enthousiast to try it out, but I did not like the writing experience of it at all. The nib feels a bit weird when writing and it also dries out very fast , I think mainly because of the filler system of which I think there is no good ink transition to the nib. Other then that , it is beautiful and the weight and size is really nice.
The 991 is made of a beautiful celluloid (cellulose nitrate) that is the same as the material used in the Iris model I showed in this video. This color is sometimes called “Hazelnut”. I’m sorry your pen isn’t writing well. Sometimes the tines on new pens need to be broken in a little bit. If the tines are too close together the ink can’t flow properly. I would try very gently pulling the tines away from each other to increase the gap between them slightly. Or a nib meister could probably get it working great for you. I hope you can get the flow sorted out. I think you would really enjoy the pen then. Good luck!
I’ve always had very fond feelings for Stipula pens. I own four superb Stipula pens myself. But I feel that the brand has declined a lot in recent times. Not least because it is now owned by Yafa, the same people who oversee the marketing and distribution of the invariably dreadful Conklin and Monteverde pens for years. I have found much of the contemporary Stipula pens to be pretty unappealing in design and aesthetics. And worse, suffer from poor QC, usually the hit & miss nibs. But many thanks for showcasing your own very lovely Stipula pens. It inspires my inspiration and envy. Makes me also appreciate my own quartet anew. The faceted pens are especially amazing. For the record, I’ve always been an ardent Aurora fan. Sadly, I still don’t own an OMAS yet.
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond! I lose track of comments. I really need to work on that! I am glad that my video helped you to appreciate your Stipula pens! I love looking at faceted pens too. I only have one Aurora and it is vintage. I have heard the modern ones have stiff nibs with a high amount of feedback, which is not what I like, so that is why I have never bought one, but I would really like to try writing with one. Stipula’s CEO is Luca Viti in Italy where the pens are made. The Stipula brand is only distributed, not owned, by Yafa. I also don’t trust the quality of Conklin and Monteverde pens. Monteverde ink is great though!
@@fountainpeninsanity3344.You’re very correct! Stipula is (fortunately) still Italian-owned and manufactured, only distributed by the dreadful Yafa in the U.S. Anyway, I had to revisit this video because you’re the only person I have seen on YT who shares my great love for Stipula. The last Stipula pens I bought were the Etruria Alter Ego (now discontinued) and the Etruria Rainbow Prisma with a 14k 0.9mm stub. All, save one, of my remaining five Stipulas are the old, majestic celluloid ones. Our pens need to meet! 🙂
I have more Stipula than any other brand in my collection. It’s because of their amazing celluloids, nibs and pen designs. (Montegrappa and Visconti also use great celluloids, and I love some of their pens, but I don’t like that they mostly have metal grip sections.) Pick a weekend to meet up at Appelboom in Boston and have a fountain pen show and tell. I have never been there before and I would like to see their shop. If they don’t have a place to sit down, maybe we could find a cafe nearby.
@@fountainpeninsanity3344 ..Aurora dominates my collection as Stipula does yours. I have three Viscontis - two from the Divina line, and the HS Bronze Age. I have several Montegrappas, the same number as my Stipula pens. Love them all dearly. The idea of arranging to meet up is great. I live in Westport, CT. So, at least not too far away at all from where you are. So very kind and sweet of you, Sara, to suggest the way we could meet. I’ll definitely keep it in mind and try to make it happen sometime, hopefully. I really love your videos. It would be even nicer to trade thoughts with you upfront.
@@sajjadhusain4146 I have never met anyone in person with the same taste in fountain pens as I have. I think it would be fun to show each other some of our favorite pens. I’ve seen some of the models of pens in your collection in videos, but never in person. I have one very vintage Aurora pen, but I would really like to try one of the newer ones. You don’t need to rush out to Boston, but even if you are thinking about a trip in the next couple of years, let me know.
Common likes… I love Stipula… have been collecting them since the introduction of the Duetto (i.e. early 90’s). I now own five Etruria Magnifica’s (this is the name of the non-faceted model)… and one Duetto in Cognac. Stipula is an amazing company . I love the 18kt nibs… and yes, these are considered oversized pens… do mostly in part to the girth as well as the length. Lamy is just a regular size pen, just happens to be long. Etruria’s are the size size and proportions as the Montblanc 149, expect of course, with a smaller no. 6 nib. Great content… My collection includes two EM in Pyrite, a Tortoise, a Oro Nero, and one in Wild Honey. *** And, yes, the Titanium nibs suck. Tons of quality control issues and Stipula does not stand behind replacing these…***
That is great that you have been collecting Stipula pens since the early 90’s! I wish I had gotten into fountain pens back then because there are a lot that I like from that time. I thought that “Magnifica” referred to the size of the Etruria (there being more than one size). I have not tried a MontBlanc 149, so I didn’t know the size was similar to the Etruria, but I have a MontBlanc Franz Kafka that I really enjoy. I always thought “oversized” meant the length of the pen. It makes sense that it would refer to the girth too, but the Etruria doesn’t seem very girthy to me. It does seem like the perfect size though. #8 sized nibs are pretty, but I don’t find they improve the writing experience. What do you think? Thanks for confirming what I have heard about the titanium nibs sucking. I’ll steer clear of them. The Wild Honey, Oro Nero and Pyrite finishes are pretty. Speaking of Stipula’s stone inspired finishes, have you seen their Malachite resin? I wish they made an Etruria with that! I followed you on Instagram. Your handwriting is very nice! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello! Your video was so very helpful! I appreciate all of the details that you mentioned! I would have enjoyed seeing writing samples of each of your pen nibs, especially the differences between the 14K Fine and the Sti-flex nibs. These pens sound excellent; I really like the faceted models!
Such a great and informative video. Thanks!
You’re welcome! I really do love Stipula pens. They have a great variety of celluloids, they make elegant pens, and the nibs, especially the Sti-flex gold nibs, are fantastic. I have heard some people have trouble with Stipula’s titanium nibs, but I have one and it is also wonderful.
This is the first time I see you and I think that you are really friendly.
Hi Clovis❤️
Thank you! Today is actually Clovis’ Hatch Day (he was born 2 years ago)! Thank you for watching the video and commenting!
Good walkthrough of the models , thank you very much.. I´m thinking of getting an Etruria Rainbow in yellow. I know there so many new interesting pens now but I have always liked the look of that pen and color.
I’m glad you liked the video! The Rainbow Etrurias are really nice. Just be aware that the section on the yellow one shows staining on the inside of the section easier than other colors. It is beautiful though. If you get it, I hope you are really happy with it! Since I made this video, I have purchased a Stipula Brunelleschi, and it is one of my favorite pens.
@@fountainpeninsanity3344 But it is a screw in nib/feed so you can wash it afterwards quite easily ??? Thanks for the input.
@@MultiEbbot I have no personal experience with the Yellow Rainbow Etruria, but I see two of them online with sections that are stained blue. One is a used pen sold by Chatterley Luxuries and one is a pen owned by the knowledgeable collector, sansenri, who posted a photo of it on the Stipula Etruria thread on the Fountain Pen Network. I don’t know what inks were used in these pens or how they were cleaned. If you want to know more, you could contact sansenri on the Fountain Pen Network. I’m sure he would be happy to share info about his pen with you.
@@fountainpeninsanity3344 Thank you.I appreciate it.
After getting my first Etruria last week and seeing your collection, I’ve decided I’ve got too many Leonardos, Viscontis, and Pineiders and not enough Stipulas.
Good to see Clovis. Beautiful collection of Stipulas. I like pens with concave sections a lot. The 1.3 mm looks a lot thinner in the video. Thanks for the thorough video. 😊
Thank you Dash! Yes, I find the difference between a 1.1 mm and 1.3 mm stub very hard to distinguish. These days I am spending a lot of my time getting Clovis settled in and trained. He is such a good bird!
Very nice Stipula collection! I love the brand as well. Thanks for the informative video
Thanks Ruben! I thought I would hear from you on this video. (: I hope you are doing well.
Hi Sara..Revisting this wonderful video again. I have watched it several times already. 🙂
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my celluloid pens, in general - of which several are Stipulas.
Now, I’ve been wondering and worrying about the long-term prospects of my modern celluloid Etrurias and the few other celluloids from other brands that I own. The weather here in Connecticut (I live in coastal Westport), is quite warm and humid for a lot of the year. I’ve bought all my modern Italian celluloid pens over the past 3-4 years. That is very recent in the bigger scheme of things relating to pen material longevity etc…You must be aware of the special challenges in handling, care and storage that celluloid pens require. I do my best to take care of mine. But sometimes nothing you do will prevent a sorry outcome for celluloid pens, anywhere in the world. Some modern Italian celluloids, especially, have been notoriously known to inevitably fail, and often spectacularly. No manufacturer seems to be exempt. From OMAS, Delta, Visconti, Montegrappa, to even Stipula have been known to have pens (maybe specific batches/colors/models etc..) that have degraded and died in a span of a few years. I dread to even imagine a similar fate for any of my beloved celluloid Stipulas, in particular.
Have you thought about these issues, given that you have spent heaps of money in acquiring your own fleet of celluloid beauties, indeed the Stipulas we both adore so much? Has Stipula done their celluloids just right? Only time will tell, of course.
I have only had a few problems with celluloids so far, and they haven’t destroyed the pens yet. One is that the blue celluloid on my Omas Blue Royale has changed to purple in some spots. I don’t know if this will lead to the celluloid falling apart. Also, sometimes celluloid caps don’t fit as they should after a while. The only thing I know is to let the celluloid have air. Don’t keep celluloid in a bag or box all the time, get it into fresh air. Also of course, keep it away from flames. Is there any other treatment you have heard that celluloids require?
Hello! Thank you for the very informative video. Been wanting to purchase my first Stypula pen. Just don’t know what I want yet. Do you know if Stev makes their nips in house or do they outsource? If so, do you know where they buy from?
The nibs are made to Stipula’s specifications by Bock. I hope you find one to enjoy! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hey! How do you refill stipula Iris
I just made a video for you to explain how to fill the Stipula Iris. I forgot to mention to hold the nib in the ink as you twist the knob at the back of the pen, but I figured you knew this already. Here is a link to the video: ua-cam.com/video/8b_F_BrdoY8/v-deo.html Take care!
Last year I got the chance to buy a "never been used" stipula etruria 991 LE. As I only buy pens to use them, I was really enthousiast to try it out, but I did not like the writing experience of it at all. The nib feels a bit weird when writing and it also dries out very fast , I think mainly because of the filler system of which I think there is no good ink transition to the nib. Other then that , it is beautiful and the weight and size is really nice.
The 991 is made of a beautiful celluloid (cellulose nitrate) that is the same as the material used in the Iris model I showed in this video. This color is sometimes called “Hazelnut”. I’m sorry your pen isn’t writing well. Sometimes the tines on new pens need to be broken in a little bit. If the tines are too close together the ink can’t flow properly. I would try very gently pulling the tines away from each other to increase the gap between them slightly. Or a nib meister could probably get it working great for you. I hope you can get the flow sorted out. I think you would really enjoy the pen then. Good luck!
@@fountainpeninsanity3344 You are right! as soon as I'll be able to let it fixed by a nibmeister, I am pretty sure i would love it again! :-)
Did you keep your Etruria 911? @@mat8650
I’ve always had very fond feelings for Stipula pens. I own four superb Stipula pens myself. But I feel that the brand has declined a lot in recent times. Not least because it is now owned by Yafa, the same people who oversee the marketing and distribution of the invariably dreadful Conklin and Monteverde pens for years.
I have found much of the contemporary Stipula pens to be pretty unappealing in design and aesthetics. And worse, suffer from poor QC, usually the hit & miss nibs.
But many thanks for showcasing your own very lovely Stipula pens. It inspires my inspiration and envy. Makes me also appreciate my own quartet anew. The faceted pens are especially amazing.
For the record, I’ve always been an ardent Aurora fan. Sadly, I still don’t own an OMAS yet.
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond! I lose track of comments. I really need to work on that! I am glad that my video helped you to appreciate your Stipula pens! I love looking at faceted pens too. I only have one Aurora and it is vintage. I have heard the modern ones have stiff nibs with a high amount of feedback, which is not what I like, so that is why I have never bought one, but I would really like to try writing with one. Stipula’s CEO is Luca Viti in Italy where the pens are made. The Stipula brand is only distributed, not owned, by Yafa. I also don’t trust the quality of Conklin and Monteverde pens. Monteverde ink is great though!
@@fountainpeninsanity3344.You’re very correct! Stipula is (fortunately) still Italian-owned and manufactured, only distributed by the dreadful Yafa in the U.S.
Anyway, I had to revisit this video because you’re the only person I have seen on YT who shares my great love for Stipula.
The last Stipula pens I bought were the Etruria Alter Ego (now discontinued) and the Etruria Rainbow Prisma with a 14k 0.9mm stub. All, save one, of my remaining five Stipulas are the old, majestic celluloid ones.
Our pens need to meet! 🙂
I have more Stipula than any other brand in my collection. It’s because of their amazing celluloids, nibs and pen designs. (Montegrappa and Visconti also use great celluloids, and I love some of their pens, but I don’t like that they mostly have metal grip sections.) Pick a weekend to meet up at Appelboom in Boston and have a fountain pen show and tell. I have never been there before and I would like to see their shop. If they don’t have a place to sit down, maybe we could find a cafe nearby.
@@fountainpeninsanity3344 ..Aurora dominates my collection as Stipula does yours. I have three Viscontis - two from the Divina line, and the HS Bronze Age. I have several Montegrappas, the same number as my Stipula pens. Love them all dearly.
The idea of arranging to meet up is great. I live in Westport, CT. So, at least not too far away at all from where you are. So very kind and sweet of you, Sara, to suggest the way we could meet. I’ll definitely keep it in mind and try to make it happen sometime, hopefully. I really love your videos. It would be even nicer to trade thoughts with you upfront.
@@sajjadhusain4146 I have never met anyone in person with the same taste in fountain pens as I have. I think it would be fun to show each other some of our favorite pens. I’ve seen some of the models of pens in your collection in videos, but never in person. I have one very vintage Aurora pen, but I would really like to try one of the newer ones. You don’t need to rush out to Boston, but even if you are thinking about a trip in the next couple of years, let me know.
Common likes… I love Stipula… have been collecting them since the introduction of the Duetto (i.e. early 90’s). I now own five Etruria Magnifica’s (this is the name of the non-faceted model)… and one Duetto in Cognac. Stipula is an amazing company . I love the 18kt nibs… and yes, these are considered oversized pens… do mostly in part to the girth as well as the length. Lamy is just a regular size pen, just happens to be long. Etruria’s are the size size and proportions as the Montblanc 149, expect of course, with a smaller no. 6 nib. Great content… My collection includes two EM in Pyrite, a Tortoise, a Oro Nero, and one in Wild Honey. *** And, yes, the Titanium nibs suck. Tons of quality control issues and Stipula does not stand behind replacing these…***
That is great that you have been collecting Stipula pens since the early 90’s! I wish I had gotten into fountain pens back then because there are a lot that I like from that time. I thought that “Magnifica” referred to the size of the Etruria (there being more than one size). I have not tried a MontBlanc 149, so I didn’t know the size was similar to the Etruria, but I have a MontBlanc Franz Kafka that I really enjoy. I always thought “oversized” meant the length of the pen. It makes sense that it would refer to the girth too, but the Etruria doesn’t seem very girthy to me. It does seem like the perfect size though. #8 sized nibs are pretty, but I don’t find they improve the writing experience. What do you think? Thanks for confirming what I have heard about the titanium nibs sucking. I’ll steer clear of them. The Wild Honey, Oro Nero and Pyrite finishes are pretty. Speaking of Stipula’s stone inspired finishes, have you seen their Malachite resin? I wish they made an Etruria with that! I followed you on Instagram. Your handwriting is very nice! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Clovis is awesome!!
Thanks! He is so cute and smart. I love training him to come to me and go where I ask him to.