Goulet Pens Podcast

Visconti strikes a chord with their newest pen- the Hall of Music! Available in four gorgeous colors, including the Goulet-exclusive purple, this pen is sure to please music and fountain pen lovers alike. Similar to the Visconti Van Gogh fountain pens, the Hall of Music series features an eighteen-faceted design which enhances the depth of color reflected in the variegated resin. The series includes Graphite Black, Marble Blue, Purple, and Sparkling Burgundy each adorned with a treble clef on the section and a series of notes around the center band. If writing is your forte, you won't want to miss these- only 200 will be made worldwide!

It's been several weeks off, but Brian's back this week with another Goulet Q&A! Today he talks about troubleshooting a bunch of different pens, what's so great about dot pad paper, and how to overcome the hurdles of buying a pen online.

It's always exciting when the Lamy special editions colors are announced! Every year or so Lamy comes out with a new color to offer as a special edition pen. The color is made in limited quantities, so there's no telling exactly how long it will be around. It's no secret that Lamy has come out with lots of different shades of green in the past, but this one is unique with lots of great inks and notebooks to pair with it. The Charged Green Al-Star fountain pen, rollerball, bottled ink and cartridges are expected to be available later this February!

In this week's Q&A, Brian talks about whether or not you can eyedropper convert a Pilot Falcon, how to smooth out a stub nib, and the Brian Goulet system of personal organization. It's a beefy one!

We're incredibly excited to offer a new Visconti Opera Master called Blue Swirls! This beautiful pen joins the limited edition Crimson Tide that we released exclusively last month, as well as a number of other Opera Master pens from years past. The Blue Swirls use the same pen body and nib as the other Opera Masters. There are 250 of these pens available worldwide, and each pen is numbered on the rhodium filler knob on the back of the pen. It features Visconti's proprietary double reservoir power filler system, which is a vacuum-filler that has an extra reservoir that allows you to write without needing to unscrew the filler knob. It has the delightfully smooth and wet 23kt Palladium Dreamtouch nib, the same as you will find on other Visconti flagship pens like the Homo Sapiens, Divina, and Opera Masters. Since it uses the same nib, it will write exactly the same as the nibs on other Opera Master pens. We're offering the Blue Swirls in EF, F, M, and 1.3 stub nibs, though there is a broad nib that's available by special order.

This week Brian talks about why Noodler's is named Noodler's, his 10 favorite pens (of the moment!), and crossing things off his bucket list! Enjoy :)

Visconti has been coming out with all kinds of new pens these last few months, and this one is surely one to raise some eyebrows. The Visconti Art of Writing Set is a collection of 5 different nib/tips on two different pens, with a great variety of nib choices for whatever style of writing you plan to do. With a much smaller pen body than most of their other offerings, this is going to be a very desirable set for those of you out there with smaller hands. It's also a relatively affordable introduction to the Italian luxury brand.

We’re incredibly honored and proud to be carrying the Visconti Limited Edition Opera Master Crimson Tide as an exclusive offering at GouletPens.com in two new finishes. Visconti has done it before in gold trim, and we’re going to have 20 of both the rose gold and black ruthenium trim. Waves of cream and crimson red resin envelop the translucent acryloid. Both the Opera Master Crimson Tide with Rose Gold and Black Ruthenium trim will be sold exclusively by Goulet Pens.

Your stockings are hung by the chimney with care, but have you started to think about what to fill them with this Holiday season? We've got 10 great stocking stuffers all under $10 that are sure to brighten up any fountain pen fan's Christmas morning.

Mystical Myrrh is the 9th seasonal Edison Nouveau Premiere we've done. We've historically done a lot of single-color or color-with-a-swirl, this one is very complex and it stands out among other Premieres, as well as pretty much any other pens you'll see. With pearlescent swirls of silver, gold, and copper, it's one of the most unique materials we've ever seen.

Brian's back this week after taking time off for Thanksgiving with a good ol' fashioned Q&A. He's talking about Lamy 2000 nibs, why acid-free paper matters, the next luxury pen brand we might carry, and what a Goulet-made pen might look like!

For years now we've been receiving emails and order comments requesting that we test out customers' Lamy 2000 nibs for "quality control" issues they've read about online. As we want to have awesome service, we test them on request, and seldom find anything actually wrong with the pens. After testing hundreds of pens, we thought it was time to share our experience and hopefully clear up some of the misconception we feel is out there about the way they perform.

The fountain pen enthusiast in your life may prove to be one of the most difficult people to shop for!  They already have quite the fountain pen and ink collection, leaving you unsure what to get them. We took the guesswork out of your shopping by hand selecting gifts sure to please the person in your life who loves all things related to fountain pens! Maybe you'll even find something for yourself too...

The newest version of the Conklin Duragraph, Ice Blue, is in Brian's favorite color and a Goulet exclusive through the Holiday Season! The deep blue acrylic is flecked with icy white. Perfectly named for the upcoming winter, this pen is available in Fine, Medium, or 1.1mm Stub.

In this episode of Goulet Q&A I'm back to answering your questions! I also tell you about all the new products we're carrying, my recent trip to Pilot USA and what's going on with the Omas brand. Enjoy episode 103!