A coworker bought a mosiaco grande in mango and i thought it was just the most immaculate pen. I had been looking for a pen too buy for my father so I ended up ordering a momento grande 2.0 in sand with a medium nib. Beautiful pen, and he loved it

@Doodlebud

11 ай бұрын

The sand is nice a much more conservative pen for your dad. I've seen pics of that Mango one and WOW does it look fun!

I have a love hate relationship with Leonardo pens. They’re overall quality has taken a huge dip over the years, even though the pens are the same price, and the QC is really hit or miss Edit: I totally forgot to put all the hits and only mentioned the misses lol. So the love part is the pens are absolutely beautiful! The shape and design feels amazing to write with and to hold, when you get the good pens, they write like nothing else and it’s like a dream. My best Leonardo is my Furore in blue galaxy with gold trim. The engraving on the barrel perfectly lines up with the clip, and also perfectly lines up with the nib! The amount of precision and craftsmanship is clearly evident when you hold one, and it is truly a blessing to have in my collection

I've had an issue with my Leonardo Momento Magico piston filler, which now I know has a name, canyoning. Even if i wasn't eyeing that specific model, besides your personality, THIS is another reason I watch your videos; just learned how to fix my pen! Thanks Doodlebud!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear this was able to help you out. I knew of that alignment issue on nibs, but didn't know the name of it. I learned it from Josh Lax when I did an interview with him. Lots to learn from a nibmeister. Check out the video if you haven't kzread.info/dash/bejne/haGrl8eKd822ZKw.html

The steel nibs are made by Jowo but are tuned by Leonardo. Gold nibs are made in house by Leonardo. I love Leonardo pens. I am definitely going to purchase this model. I have a number of pens related to the Baobab tree. If I am correct, the sap is red, called Dragon's Blood. I have the MZG with the Sand resin and a Furore with a purple resin. The Furore came with a steel nib, made by Bock. Leonardo has since switched to Jowo. I also get a gold nib which is made by Jowo. I had to get another section with the gold nib as the nib collar for the Bock is different than the Jowo. In any case, it is a wonderful pen, regardless of the nib. I think Leonardo makes the best Italian pens, currently.

@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB

Жыл бұрын

only the Fenice gold nibs are made in-house, and they are a limited production. The "normal" gold nibs they use are Jowo as well.

Yup, that's why I have more Italian pens than German ones myself, I'm a sucker for flashy, pretty pens.

Leonardo has been one of my favorite to collect. They are all superb with no problems but my baby is the Omnia Amethyst with their in house Fenice nib. Great review, DB! Thanks for walking us through fixing splayed tines.

Just love your confidence you have in adjusting the nib, just with your hands... Great tip Doodlebud! Always loved your "ramblings". You can pretty much sell anything!!!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

These things happen with nibs so I figure might as well learn how to fix it :) Once you get comfy it takes all of 60 seconds to tune up most nib problems

Thank you for showing us how to identify and correct problems. It makes this a less daunting hobby. I wouldn’t buy some of these pens if there weren’t resources like this to assure me I can confront troubleshooting with confidence.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I messed it up, so I might as well show how to un-mess it up

Hey DB... Great review, beautiful pen, and thanks for the nib tutorial!

Another great review

Nice pen, thank you! Especially with this resin an ink window would blend in perfectly.

Great review, love the detail.

Really a fantastic fountain pen. Thank you very much for that video. I hope someday I will own such a beautiful Leonardo fountain pen.

I love the look of this pen - I actually had my eye on the orange colorway, so beautiful! Thank you for such and upclose look, I have been curious about this pen for a while :)

Thanks for showing us Doodlebud

Great video of what not to do, then how to fix it up! Thanks! Very handy video.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I figured if did that to the nib someone else probably will as well LOL. "Hmmmm, I wonder how much this flexes.... Oooops!"

I really LOVE the Leonard's. I have a bunch of them and 2 of this resin. I am happy to see if I mess up my elastic fine that there is a fix for that! THANKS for your review. I love watching them!

Thanks for the video! I was wondering why my Elastif EF was writing so wide until I noticed the same slit in my nib. This has been really helpful.

My favorite soft jowo is a #5 14k nib I got maybe 3 years ago give or take a year. It took me forever to tune it to my liking. Finally put it in an Opus 88 Halo with a third party juicy ebonite feed and it is my favorite pen. I also have a #6 soft 14k jowo nib in an Opus 88 jazz with a third party ebonite feed and it is spectacular. And a #6 14k soft fine in a mzg leonardo with their ebonite feed and out of the box it was also spectacular and not qujite as soft as the one I have in my opus 88 jazz. The steel ones are alright, I use several, but it seems that this is one place for gold nibs.

Beautiful pen!!!

I’ve had my Momento Zero in mango for two years and it still enchants me. (I’m a sucker for anything orange.) For my medium hands it is ideal in weight (I don’t post it), balance, section, and size. The 1.1 mm Jowo nib is a glassy smooth delight. I also have a Leonardo F nib which writes nicely. It’s not quite perfect; it does dry out after some days. All told, though, my best pen.

Perfect italian man. Simply put less emphasis on vowels.😊

Excellent show. One of the best of your more technical posts, although I fear the nib would collapse too easily.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

As I found out, just have to take it a bit easy on this nib. If you do that, its lovely

The Italian was pretty good! What really threw me for a loop was that German(?) at the beginning: Düüdelbud

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Its more of a DOOOOOOOOOOOOOODLEBUD! Don't know what language that comes from

If Goldspot wants to send some beautiful pens my way, I'm open to that.😂

I own three Leonardo pens. One is the extra fine “elastic” nib on the momento grande 2.0. I love it but it ain’t no FLEX. It should be called the Leonardo “bounce” nib. Still, a joy to use.

That's a gorgeous finish!!! It reminds me of my Parker Duofold with the Citrine finish, aside from the color (if that makes any sense). I've looked at this brand but haven't talked myself into it yet: I like vintage too well! I was very interested in the nib! I have a 1920s Duofold with the exact problem. Thank you for the ideas on fixing it. I'll experiment to see what happens. I really want to bring this beauty back to life!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy! They do a phenominal job on the finishing! This pen is a big step up from my first Leonardo momento zero when the were new. They have some in ebonite with vintage style details on the body that I can't stop looking at. Check out my video I did with nibmeister Josh Lax. I knew of this effect but didn't know the name until he told me. He went over some really great stuff in the video about nibs. Good luck on your pen Duofold! I have one from the 30's and is lovely

Your super analysis makes for a super review of a very nice looking pen. It would be interesting to compare this "elastic" nib with the Pineider iperflex.

Yes, an ink window similar to the one on the LAMY 2000 would look nice on this pen.

I love this pen! Leonardos are my favorite ❤

@deniseplasse5126

Жыл бұрын

I have the 14k nib on my model with an ebonite feed. This is one of my absolute favorite pens. Stunning resins and I am a sucker for the ebonite though.. ❤

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I wondered how the gold nib & ebonite feed are. Good to hear its a lovely writer

Very pretty. Leonardo makes my favorite Italian pens, and they definitely rank among the top in my entire collection. I just ordered the "Pithecusa, the Island of beauty" pen this morning.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

The do an exquisite job with their pens

1. That's a sharp-looking pen. 2. Off-center nib slots seem to be a thing that occurs now and then. If inevitable, maybe someone should have a look at each nib before it goes out. I wonder how long that would take and how much that would add to the cost.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it happens, just a numbers game. When its small like on this nib it doesn't really effect things. The case needs to be made to inspect every single nib to this level (thousands upon thousands) VS just send a replacement nib if its needed. My guess is replacing a nib is much more cost effective

@ichirofakename

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud Exactly. As we used to say in the software biz, the customer will debug our product for free.

Lovely pen and as usual a great explanation as to how to fix/tune a nib. I love Leonardos, own several of them with either regular EF or elastic EF, I even own an elastic EF gold which is the best of them. One that I wish to put my hands on is the new Momento Zero Grande 2.0 which seems to be quite nice, but well can't just break the bank every time a nice pen is released :)

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I bet the gold elastic is really nice. This one has a little bit of line variation but not meant to be pushed too much... as I found out LOL

@ChrisGVE

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud yes the gold has some nice variations, the steel ones are just bouncy as you discovered. They look good and that’s why I choose them over the regular EF. Initially I had more hope but I realized there’s little to no flex to have. Also the elastic are a bit wider than the non elastic (which makes sense) and makes me wonder if I ever buy another Leonardo it’ll be a regular one :)

Simply beautiful...

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Its done so well. I can't explain the feel of it, but you notice the quality of the finishing the instant you grab it

Damn, that's a fine-looking pen!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Stunning!

Damn that is a beautiful pen. And I'm trying so hard not to buy another pen, too. I really like those Leonardos. I gotta hide my wallet.

Italian pen makers reassure me that beautiful things are still important.

Love that you just got the exact same pen, just with silver accents. It is beautiful and known as the tree of life. I believe Leonardo missed out by not creating a pen stand that looks like the African Baobab. I have a lot of samples inks and this won’t touch the sample inks. I don’t wish to use this as a dip pen. Would you recommend pulling the nib to fill with a syringe or only fill it properly using the mechanism?

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Pulling out the nib to fill it each time is not the ideal way to be filling the pen. You do risk creating damage everytime you do that. If possible, I would recommend filling via the piston mechanism.

Great review of a gorgeous pen! When you pushed the nib to flex & it did not return to its original state, isn’t that known as “springing” the nib? In structural engineering terms, you went beyond the plastic limit.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Springing is usually more of the the tines coming apart or the nib lifting off. This time it was a little different, but yes... I discovered the plastic deformation threshold :)

I have a Leonardo I bought last year. The build quality is horrible, the piston was loose and they don't give you the tool to tighten it. The tool is extra. I just used a tool I have from another company. The pen slides out of the hand after a few minutes of writing. The plastic cracks really easy as well. Capped the pen dries out in under 2 weeks, about a lamy quality of sealing. Then there is the nib. It burps a lot and had to be tuned. Had babies bottom. I really like the look of these pens and wanted to like it, but I can't. I could never recommend a Leonardo to anyone nor will I ever buy another. Maybe yours is one of the lucky ones. I don't know. From looking around I'm not the only one that has issues with Leonardo pens. Great video for the pen you got. Oh, I bought my first 2 Leonardo pens at goldspot both had cracked caps. Customer service on that return was not pleasant. My current and last Leonardo is from nibsmith. I could never recommend goldspot over goulet pens or at all really. Keep up the good work. The video is great and that pen does look cool. Love your videos man. Sorry I ranted on your comments, but I couldn't stay silent.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your experience 😕

I would love to see you try the fude nib leonardo offers on a few models..

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I would love to try it too

Another great video as always! I won't buy Leonardo anymore. Each pen I buy from them is worst than the last. The only usable nibs if theirs I have are replacement ones and now I can't just unscrew the housing it's a deal breaker. I got a MZ Grande that has a steel nib with an ebonite feed that was so bad it would not write but ink poured out of the pen all around the circumference of the feed. It's slightly too small. After heat setting an 18k Edison nib I had and fiddling with it I finally got it writing but if it lays on it's side or is turned upsidedown capped for too long it still bleeds ink making it unusable outside my desk. And don't get me started on having to pay 24 dollars for a stamped aluminum "wrench" to make the piston proper. I could have sent it back yes but after 5 Leonardo, each worse than the last, I'm convinced they cherry pick the ones they send out for "review". Glad you had better luck than me 🫠 I'm glad you got

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your experience. I only have one other Leonardo pen (momento zero when they first came out) and this one seems to be of much higher finishing and attention to detail. This one came to me from Goldspot so not hand picked by leonardo. Anytime you have an issue with a new pen, I always recommend contacting the retailer right away. But yeah I hear ya, I've you've had that much bad luck I would't bother any more either 😓

@ecummins8650

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you have had such phenomenal bad luck with the brand. I have 5 Leonardo pens and the only issue I had with any of them was that one didn’t have the nib and feed pushed fully into the housing.

@SpendyHobbies

Жыл бұрын

Similar experience here! I own three and each pen (the nib, really) has been worse. I got excited about the brand and they are beautiful, but too much inconsistency for a pen at that price! Glad I’m not only one I guess? 😂

@zacheryanderson7363

Жыл бұрын

@@ecummins8650 the first two were really super nice quality... Except for the nibs. I've got one from 2019 that has only 2 cap rings and no metal in the section. It is a blue celluloid so I had a custom 18k medium architect made by fpnibs that cost more than gas but I absolutely love it. The others (except for the glued in one) I replaced with Edison steel or 18k nibs. Starting with the 3rd on the barrel threads are cut so rough that their metal controllers are grinding then away a little at a time so I don't use them much. They're beautiful pens but for 200 bucks and a steel nib I want percise fit and finish at a minimum. I don't care if you carved it out of pure diamond with your bare hands. I shouldn't be buying $7 jinhaos that have better QC. I still feel like the stores and Leonardo know it's a problem because the only reviewer that had problems out of the box salvidori probably made it right for free to save face. Worse I feel like I can't sell them knowing they have problems so I'm stuck with tubes of pretty plastic that if I use too much will break 🤷

I always love your videos. Thank you for the great review. I absolutely love Leonardo pens! I have 7 now and I’m sure more to come. I have to talk myself out of buying almost every pen they come out with. I currently have two Furores, 3 Momento Zeros (one with a steel elastic EF), a Supernova, and my latest is a MZG with a #8 Titanium nib. I’m always impressed with their attention to detail and quality.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Every little bit of finishing is done wonderfully on this pen. I was VERY impressed

'A little too much excitement' can often lead to regret.

I surprized the nib wrote. This 'flexing' thing has gotten out of hand. I would have assumed though that the nib would flex with those cut outs. So the Maiora Oro has the same horizontal spaghetti resin but with an ink window. I have just the 1 Leonardo pen; MZ Blue Hawaii. When I first got the Blue Hawaii, I thought I would be hooked on Leonardo. They are nice looking pens, but man Leonardo drops so many pens that it like, I can wait this one out for the next one. After a while, I just lost interest, especially with all the Brooks resin they put out. It might be nice to the get the Blue Hawaii Mosaico though.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I got the same pen when they first came out. Its nice but never really connected with me. I can tell with this new one they've improved the finish and fitment a fair amount. If I were looking for a flex nib I'd get something different for sure. I might end up grinding this one to a cursive italic. I think it might be a good fit for the pen

Other than "lionardo" instead of Leonardo and "moseico" instead of mosaico (i wish i can write those two words in a way an english speaker would understand the pronounce) everything else was perfect italian with a beautiful accent. Thank you for the review of this beautiful pen

BOOM

I have this exact nib but in black and it tends to seperate from the feed from time to time

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

You might be pushing too hard. I noticed with this nib it lifts from the feed a bit with pressure instead for the tines opening up. I think thats why it has the elastic name VS flex

@BASHER193

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud yes, I tried to write with it like I've written with other flexible nibs thinking it'll perform similar but I bent it

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Yup, that will do it. This one isn't a real flexy style nib... as we both found out

Dewwwdlebud

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Hey buudy!

Can you share what is the magnifier you use on the camera? Is it greater mag than your loupe? If not what loupe do you use? Thanks

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Review of it and link in the description on this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJllyrytZpPdndY.html

Doodlebud! Great review as usual! I have a question not related to the video, if you don't mind... I bought Pelikan 400 (vintage) from ebay, the condition of the pen is superb, yet the cap does not seem to post at all.... what could I check to test the issue? (what are typical issues) and how to fix them? I'm asking your advice because of your knowledge as an engineer ^_^/

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I've never had a close up look at a vintage 400 so I couldn't say :( I would look around for detailed pics or vids of pens like yours and check for tiny details in the cap to see if something is different with yours

@inarisound

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud Thank you very much!

How much presure is too much, howlong with this correction last or hold? With the gold nib is this a problem or worse? Do you use a "special ink?" Thank you. Have ordered a L M Z G.

@Doodlebud

2 ай бұрын

Just enough pressure to make a line should be used. If you press too hard it can mess up nib alignment. A heavy hand on a gold nib can make it worse

Don't mean to pry, but what happens when you get a pen for review and you do a number with the nib (like you did)? Just curious.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I let them know what happened but also that I fixed it.

Always wondered what Baobab wood looked like. 😮

I have a request Mr doodlebud. Would you be willing to modify a Benu euphoria to a stub nib and ebonite feed I am to dumb to figure it out on my own.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the only nibs I grind are for myself. I'm nowhere near skilled enough or feel comfortable to handle other peoples pens. I would recommend sending it off to a nibmeister to get worked on. Many around, and you can check out a video I did with one of them Josh Lax. His info is in the video description if you're interested. kzread.info/dash/bejne/haGrl8eKd822ZKw.html

@raventhelight9357

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud you're awesome my man thanks for the lead on where to start! I'm really new to all of this but learning pretty fast thanks to people like you

Words I understand at 35 seconds

Why try flex without Reading first. The nib more or less spoiled. Hmmmmm

The microsecond jiggle you do with the video makes me nauseated lol😅 Hey, nice review on a gorgeous pen. Love that complex body resin.

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

You must not do well on rides at the amusement park LOL

Little off topic in here.. Your "Mango chutney" is a big mystry to me..

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

This will answer it kzread.info/dash/bejne/gnWAybOGoJjJqrg.html

Oh dear. I already have a Mosaico (sand - very nice) but the new ones are really pretty. Why can’t I just say no??

Doodlebud, maybe you can help me. I am new to the hobby and recently decided to buy my first over $100 pen. Our friend @ Inkquiring Minds recommended that I get a Leonardo Zero, so I did just that. I ordered it personalized and tuned from Appleboom. When I got the pen, it was niether personalized or tuned. They courteously replaced it. I now have the pen (a 1.1 stub btw) and it doesn't feel all that smooth to me. I especially feel some resistance when going from the 7:00 postion to the 1:00 position. I don't want to be a problem for Appleboom or give them any sigh moments, if possible. Do you have any comments or advice on how I should handle this? Thank you so very much. I am subscribed and love your videos!!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I do have a whole playlist on nib tuning and adjustments. First I would reach out to Appleboom to get it taken care of. But if you run into issue, give my videos a look to see if that may help. Really look at the nib under magnification before you start trying stuff.

It looks like someone threw up skittles on it.

Dooooooooooo!

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

dlebud!

@archivist17

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud but never a dull bud!

Not that your endless focus shenanigans aren't charming af, but you begin to sound like it's getting to you. Perhaps it could be time to look for a better camera, if possible?

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

I will be getting a new phone in September. Running this channel from my phone is really the only way that suits my schedule as I can edit my videos in little pieces here on there on my phone when I have time. Sometimes its 15 minutes during lunch, or while the kids are in their swimming lesson, or in bed before I doze off LOL.

@larsgottlieb

Жыл бұрын

@@Doodlebud Busy life being a dad; please don't burn out (o:

@Doodlebud

Жыл бұрын

Its all good. I found a system that works well for me and seems to be ok.

@larsgottlieb

Жыл бұрын

you pronounced Baobab in Italian almost perfectly :) I appreciate the efforts of Leonardo but at the moment I prefer Aurora northern Italian austerity at design and for their silky feedback nibs I'm addicted to. They produce a cartridge -converter loaded Talentum that we can buy here at "only" 340 € and has exactly the same nibs and feed of the most expensive Aurora's pens. If you want to try something even more expensive and niche products you can try a Scribo with flex nib as well.They don't produce nins in house but they bought the old Omas machines and gave them to a German producer so nasically it's a whole Italian project with some German. manufacture. I'd like to buy a Leonardo dna with flex nib that works well but it mounts Jowo nibs