I purchased this glass pen to compare with another one I own. I have enjoyed this pen so much better, it does take a little getting use to. For me, it works so much better if a half dip and rotate the pen after each word. I can get almost a full sentence before redipping. If you want a pen that will make you slow down with your writing this is a great choice. Dip lightly and write often.

I love getting a new ink so that I can swatch it this glass dip pen. And the swirl on the stem is mesmerizing when you twirl it. This is a lovely self-indulgence that I will appreciate for years to come!

Love it!!! So much easier when sampling inks.

No matter how I varied my technique, paper, or ink; the pen wrote like a broad marker.

I have had a glass pen before and I struggle quite a bit to get and keep the ink working on the pen. The lines are so thick that it is hard to predict what the ink will look like with a reasonable nib. That being said, I am less worried about the tip breaking off so this may be the reasoning for such a thick tip

I was excited to get a glass dipper, so this being my first, am pretty disappointed. First off, she is thick. Think a good medium. (the one I received is a tad thicker than my medium nibs, even...)Second, the nib isn't even. Has a lopsided bulge to one side, and also the tiniest chip in one of the feed channels, causing it to be scratchy on paper. Third, I paid 30 dollars for it. I'm going to have to manually sand the nib down to fix it, hopefully. Looking around now, you can get a finer glass dip for cheaper, and I wish I did.Overall, is has being simple and attractive going for it. Not 30 dollars worth considering the rest of the reviews... trust the reviews...! Reeeally disappointed.

My partner asked for such a pen for his birthday, and he absolutely loves it. He just texted me this morning asking if we could video-chat, so he could show me just how smoothly it writes, haha.

First off, I would just like to say that I absolutely love this company and everything I've received so far is absolutely wonderful! The inks are just gorgeous!!As for the glass dip pen, it is an absolutely beautiful pen, however I'm disappointed. It writes very thick, and the ink runs out very very quickly, or dries out on the nib. I've tried different inks and nothing seems to help. This pen can only really be used for ink swatches.

I've had experience with dip pens before this and have appropriate inks for them, but this is my first glass pen. I wish I could say it's lovely, but the apex of the point is off center, making one slimmer narrow side and one very broad one. The narrower side is lovely, but the broader side is just a paintbrush. Maybe a different company would provide a more reliable experience.

I was so hopeful and excited when I ordered a glass pen, because it seemed like the perfect tool to help me make ink sample cards. Plus, they are so pretty, and I love the concept. Unfortunately, the pen I got is just not usable. I was initially tempted to say that it writes too thickly, but that isn't exactly the problem. It's not the thickness of the line, but the fact that it feels like it's not a pen at all. Even after being careful to not overload the pen with ink, it just kind of globs ink onto the paper. It feels uncontrolled, and completely different than just writing with a very broad nib. I feel like I could write better if I grabbed a twig from outside and dipped it in ink. I thought that maybe it was me, and put it aside for a while. But I was desperate for an easy solution to swatching inks without a lengthy cleaning process, and glass really seems the best for that. So I ordered a couple of very inexpensive glass pens elsewhere. It turns out it wasn't me. Those cheap pens write incredibly well compared to this pen! I was able to get a fine line with one, and a medium line with the other, both giving me a lot of control and pretty good writing experience. While this pen purchased through Goulet is prettier and more sophisticated looking, $30 is a lot for a pretty glass stick that doesn't write.

I love the concept of a glass dip pen. The ease of cleaning and ability to quickly swap between inks are big pluses in certain situations.However, as a few others have noted in their reviews, the pen I received writes far, far too broadly. Somewhere on the scale of a 3B (or larger) nib. Because so much of the tip makes contact with the paper, it also POURS ink onto the page, making ink behave badly (bleed-through, ghosting, feathering, etc) even on very high-quality paper. Using drier inks and wiping most of the ink from the flutes prior to writing does little to improve things.As far as positives, the pen is beautiful, comfortable in the hand, and is extremely smooth to write with (probably on account of the width of the tip).Unfortunately, this pen is unusable for regular writing, and still doesn't do that great of a job for ink-swatching. It seems that most other reviewers have had good experiences, and only a few have had situations like mine, so perhaps I just got a dud.Overall disappointing, especially at this price.

Great dip pen for a beginner. I have never used one before and was happy to see it was an easy and fun experience. I love the color and it has been very easy to clean.

Don't like it � tip is way too thick and the pen is virtually useless. I tried sanding it down but it's not made it any better. Much prefer the Herbin dip pen

The pen had two distinct scratchy spots making it impossible to write with. I researched fixes, but the risks of voiding the warranty and further ruining the pen were too high. Customer Service came to the rescue with a refund.

I have another glass pen from China that writes perfectly, mainly because the fluting goes all the way to a very fine hemispherical tip. I was hoping the German version might be even better executed, but I was sadly mistaken. It's like writing with an eye dropper - sloppy, wet and no control. Unacceptable for a glass pen especially at this price point. Do yourself a favor and get a Chinese version off Amazon. That way if you don't like it you can just toss it... which I may do with this one anyway, just hate to lose $30 down the toilet. Even tried reforming the tip with 5 micron paper but no success because the tip diameter is determined by the circumference at the end of the fluting.

I love this glass dip pen, the grooves allow it to hold a decent amount of ink before refilling and it lets me sample various colors of ink (get yourself some samples from these guys) without inking up an entire pen. Perfect!

This is my first glass dip pen. I love the blue (my favorite color) and it is quite a beautiful pen. It also writes well which I also like. I love it!

I'm not new to glass pens, but unfortunately all of mine have been buried in my storage unit for years. Missing them made me buy this one, and I'm glad I did. This pen is gorgeous and the ink flow is perfect. So happy I treated myself.

It's beautiful! I love writing with it because it holds a surprising amount of ink and writes smoothly. The nib is very large, so the pen is best for big writing projects. I use it to test new inks and help me decide which inks I want to put in which pens. This pen is perfect for that task because it is super easy to clean and is ready to dip into the next ink in a jif. I also use it with my inks that have a shimmer. I find that those inks tend to clog in my metal nibs, so again this pen is great for that.

I am rating the quality of the product as five stars because it is well crafted and beautiful to hold in your hand. I read and watched reviews that sell this as a way to use multiple inks on a regular basis without the hassle of filling a converter or piston filler. This is true. The writing experience has variance depending on the ink and how you write with it. You need to be prepared that dipping the pen and putting to paper can create a double broad/sharpie style line width. In 10 words you work down to a medium width until you tap the nib and force ink down the nib again. Not as smooth of a writing experience as I hope for.

Never used a dip pen before, but was impressed. Smooth as glass!

I decided to try a glass dip pen after Goulet Pens offered a sample ink set for my birthday and I'm so glad I did! It has been a treat to use this pen to play with the sample inks and see how they look without having to fill a converter and clean a pen. The Rohrer & Klingner pen is very pleasing in it's design. The craftsmanship of the nib is excellent and holds a surprising amount of ink, nearly enough to fill half a page of Clairfontaine Triomphe paper. The grip is smaller than I prefer for longer periods of writing, but it is great for testing out inks. The nib itself is very smooth. I've learned to give the nib a little shake after dipping it to get any excess ink off of it otherwise it can start very wet. There is some fade as you write with it as the ink comes of the feeds, but it makes the page more interesting and exposes some color variation with the inks as they start dark and appear lighter as you write. You'll also be able to tell the difference in ink properties as you write with it.

She loves it, it was what we expected

This glass pen writes well but you have to be careful as is will roll. In fact, this is my second one as the the first one I had rolled off the table and broke.

Excellent glass pen for testing colors on the fly. Highly recommended and easy to wipe down and move to the next color without using your pen.

Reaaly BEST of all glass dip pens with I dealt before. Rather short and thin, this glass pen is really elegant ans stylish, and best of all other glass pens! When diping, collect a plenty of inc, sufficient to write a phrase, and it need a practice to collect the optimal amount of inc. REALLY ergonomic form, with support and protect the fingers from inks of the glass tip. Recommended for all pen lovers! And really valuable to test new types of inks!

I'm really glad that I finally picked up one of these pens. It's perfect for adding some visual interest to the pages of a creative/art journal. I'm also looking forward to sampling inks with it since the cleanup between samples is so easy. I wouldn't recommend it for long writing sessions if you dislike feedback. The rougher feel when writing. doesn't bother me in this case because completely smooth writing is not really the goal for this pen.

All of the products ordered we're great. However my Serenity ink vial wasn't sealed properly and leaked during shipping.

pros: great balance, light, beautiful, easy to holdcons: the pen is too long not suitable for most pen case