My review of the Staedtler Initium Resina fountain pen, with a steel broad nib, sent for review by Cult Pens! A big thank you to Cult Pens for their generosity. Check out the review for a chance to win one between October 1st and November 31st, 2014.
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Serious Nibbage Part 5: TWSBI Classic
Serious Nibbage Part 5 is on the TWSBI Classic fountain pen!
Check out previous episodes of Serious Nibbage:
Part 1: Noodler’s Neponset
Part 2: Franklin-Christoph “Christoph” Music Nib
Part 3: Conway Stewart Winston
Part 4: Pelikan Souverän M101N Red Tortoiseshell.
More on this pen:
My review
If you’d like to sponsor an episode of Serious Nibbage and would like us to review a pen/nib/ink, etc, contact me through the contact page, or via email.
Wahl-Eversharp Skyline Vintage Fountain Pen
Gearing Up With SBRE Brown: Sea To Summit Daypack
I take this daypack with me everywhere, and use it constantly. If you’d like one, pick one up on Amazon!
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Serious Nibbage 4: Pelikan Souverän M101N Red Tortoiseshell
You may already know I love Pelikan fountain pens. Here is a Serious Nibbage discussion about the Pelikan Souverän M101N Red Tortoiseshell. Thanks to Joost of Appelboom for lending us this pen to check out!
Check out previous episodes of Serious Nibbage:
Part 1: Noodler’s Neponset
Part 2: Franklin-Christoph “Christoph” Music Nib
Part 3: Conway Stewart Winston
More on this pen:
GourmetPens’ review
If you’d like to sponsor an episode of Serious Nibbage and would like us to review a pen/nib/ink, etc, contact me through the contact page, or via email.
Duke Snake Fountain Pen
My review of the very interesting looking Duke Snake fountain pen with a fine nib.
Serious Nibbage Part 3: Conway Stewart Winston
Ah! One of my favourite pens – the Conway Stewart Winston. And now I share it… GourmetPens and I decide whether we think the Winston is serious nibbage or not.
Check out previous episodes of Serious Nibbage:
Part 1: Noodler’s Neponset
Part 2: Franklin-Christoph “Christoph” Music Nib
If you’d like to sponsor an episode of Serious Nibbage and would like us to review a pen/nib/ink, etc, contact me through the contact page, or via email.
Franklin-Christoph “Christoph” Music Nib
Now here’s something truly special: a nice, modern music nib. Expect 0% flex, but it does offer serious line variation, being a 1.9 mm italic. Three tines, two slits, superb ink flow, and a wonderfully smooth writing experience.


Need more details? Check out Serious Nibbage Part 2 with Gourmet Pens.
As promised, I have tried to put this nib in a number of popular pens. I haven’t inked up all of these pens, so I can’t guarantee a wet writing performance, but the nib fits easily in these pens.
Franklin-Christoph 02 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 03 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 19 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 33 – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 40 Panther – Nib Unit
Franklin-Christoph 66 Stabilis – Nib Unit
Edison Collier – Nib Unit
Edison Menlo – Nib Unit
Ken Cavers Cigar – Nib Unit
Lyle Ross Pompey 3 – Nib
Nemosine Singularity – Nib
Jinhao x750 – Nib
Jinhao x450 – Nib
Jinhao 159 – Nib
TWSBI Vac700 – Nib
TWSBI Micarta – Nib
Italix Churchman’s Prescriptor – Nib
Wing Sung 590 – Nib
Noodler’s Ahab – Nib
Noodler’s Konrad – Nib
Serious Nibbage Part 2: Franklin-Christoph Music Nib
Gourmet Pens and I have a go at it with the new Franklin-Christoph Music nib!
GourmetPens’ review of the Franklin-Christoph music nib.
Check out Serious Nibbage Part 1: Noodler’s Neponset.
If you’d like to sponsor an episode of Serious Nibbage and would like us to review a pen/nib/ink, etc, contact me through the contact page, or via email.
Pelikan Souverän M1005 Fountain Pen
Check out my review of the Pelikan Souverän M1005 fountain pen, with a fine 18K gold rhodium-plated nib. Thanks to Gourmet Pens for lending me her gorgeous pen!
I splattered ink in the cap and was too lazy to clean it out properly, hence the blue tint.














