Pilot Custom 74 Review...and a giveaway
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2019
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I've just turned 17, and today marks the 1 year anniversary of me getting into fountain pens. They being so much joy to my life, and make writing notes at school such a pleasurable, ritualistic process. I've been wanting to try a gold nibbed pen for a while and I've definitely had my eye on the Pilot Custom 74 along with some other similar pens. Thanks for this review, it brings a little more clarity to the sometimes confusing world of gold nibbed pens.
I watch a lot of Goulet videos and Brian has gotten me real excited about the custom pens! The 823 with the smoky brown looks especially gorgeous.
That's a very pretty pen with the brown finish being my personal favorite.
As usual beautiful review I love the fact that you are able to revise your initial opinion!!
It's great to see that you're revisiting pens you weren't initially fond of. Often times I find myself liking pens only after a while. Great review, thanks!
I’d really like to own a Pilot Custom 74 - beautiful pen, great review. I like Pilot fountain pens high value.
The 74. It's a great introduction to the pilot line-up. The gold standard!
Great review as always and very good to hear that you changed your mind concerning how often you used the Pilot 74 in the past and that it is worth a second chance in your rotation. I tried this model in a store in Germany about a year ago and it is very high on my list for beautiful pens to buy. I would love for my Pilot 74 to be this amazing Merlot version. Thanks, David!
Thank you, David! I've been eyeing this pen for a while and this one looks gorgeous!
This, in a fine nib, is one of my all time favorite pens, hands down. I love burgundy, too -- and even write with burgundy or wine color ink. This pen would be well loved in my collection.
I like the review, one of my favorite pens. Greetings from Turkey. Thanks for the giveaway! If I win, I will be my first Pilot pen. Good luck everybody :)
I love pilot pens, they're probably my favorite brand, all of their customs are of such high quality. Thanks for the review!
That was one I was eyeing when I first started upping my pens... Always love Pilot, so reliable!
I dont have any custom pens, I've actually been debating what gold nib pen I should buy as my first one. So many nice pens out there, its such a hard decision!
@@colinmartin9797 thanks for the tip!
@@colinmartin9797 Would you recommend a soft nib for writing a lot, like more than a dozen pages a day? I'm thinking of buying a fine nib 74
I like the review, one of my favorite pens. Currently, I do not own any Pilot pens. Good luck everybody!
Truly appreciate the in-depth reviews. I am just beginning my journey and you have helped pave the way for me to really take the leap! ☺️
Thank you for the overview and creating great reviews. Appreciate the willingness to revisit pens from earlier in your collection.
Oh, I'll trade you.. my 92 for your Custom Urushi!
Frank from Boulder
I love the colour on this pen!
My grail is the custom 823 in amber.
im ngl, i have a custom 74, custom 92, custom 912, and custom 823, lamy 2k, vanishing point, all in fine. Tbh its really just a matter of personal preference, as for me, my favorite pens are the 74 and 92 bc i love the way they write and feel. I would highly reccomend trying and 823 before buying one bc while it does write amazingly well, it may not be the best for many people (including me)
@@timwu7751 hey Tim, trying it out would be ideal. I can't seem to find a retailer in my city (Toronto) that keeps them in stock - special order only.
@@RyRyPig hmm, worst comes to worst u can get it from a retailer that allows returns and simply return the pen if you do not like it. Also, maybe there are pen shows around your area or maybe some pen meetups. Sadly in my area there is only 1 pen show per year but for toronto that may be different
@@RyRyPig
Does Toronto have a Pen Show that you can go to? That would be a place to actually handle one, and possibly write with one.
Thanks for another great review! I just got a Pilot Falcon a few weeks back, but it’s a bit too scratchy for me to write with every day. Thankfully, I like drawing in addition to writing, so I still get a lot of use out of the unique semi-flex nib! I’ve been eyeing the 74 for some time now as a pen for everyday use!
What a stunning pen. I've been eyeing it for a little while now and it seems right up my alley.
Love all the details that you provide on all of your Videos, and your demonstration style, too! Keep doing such amazing work! I have one of these Pilot Custom 74. A big thanks to you.
Looks like a beautiful pen, thank you for the second glance and review, David.
I have only recently discovered your channel. I really enjoy how you walk around each pen and present your review compactly and in a way that’s accessible to new fountain pen users like me. I have been looking at Japanese manufactured pens including the Custom 74. This beautiful Pilot would be my first Japanese pen. Thanks very much for your reviews and to Pen Chalet.
Thank you for these reviews! It helps me make the decision on whether I should but a specific pen or not
Great review, comprehensive as always Chris. Beautiful pen, I would love to own a Pilot Custom 74, and the colour is gorgeous!
Figboot has THE BEST fountain pen reviews and discussions! Keep up the wonderful work.
Another great review - thank you! I only have entry-level Pilot pens, but they are among my favorites. I would love a video on the Custom lines!
Hi David, thanks for another thorough and honest review. Been following your channel for almost 2 years, and can understand your remark about the acquisition bug during my fountain pen journey. I’m a Sailor fan, and completely missed the chance to buy a Pilot Custom whilst visiting Tokyo last December. :-( Have been sniffing around for a Pilot Custom 823 (for its cool vacuum-fill system), or a 743 with an FA nib. So far I have not pulled the trigger yet, but hopefully some time this year. Looking forward to your Pilot Custom lineup video! Cheers from Amsterdam.
Thanks for this review - always been curious about the Custom 74 (and their numbering)
Another great video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this pen. This has been on my wish list for a long time, love the Pilot line of fountain pens. Keep the videos coming!!
Thank you so much for your review, David -- looks like a gorgeous pen!
Thanks for the review... been thinking about trying a Pilot Custom 74 for awhile now!
Thank you for the detailed review which helps me to decide whether I should get a Custom 74 or Custom Heritage 91 or 912. I actually like all the colors offered.
Thank you for all the great reviews of inks and pens! One of Pilot Customs with an soft FA nib is what I would like. That soft, bouncy feeling of the writing sounds fun.
Great review for a great pen thank you. This is the only custom Pilot I have tried. I’d love to try all of them.
Thank you for the nice review! Came to your channel after hearing you on the Pen Addict podcast. This is the first video of yours that I saw, but I am sure it won't be the last :)
Line Pedersen Thanks for watching...and listening! 😀
Great job on the Pilot Custom 74. I’ve wanted this pen for sometime and glad you’ve done a video to validate my interest in it.
Really good video David! You have me wanting to take a second look at pens that haven't been out of my case recently. Thanks for the content and for the give-away.
So nice to see a reconsideration of a pen, and a change of perspective. Thanks David.
Thanks for the great review. I own quite a few pilot pens but this is one I skipped over. You’ve made me wonder if this is one I should add to the collection.
Thanks for the review! I've had my eye on this pen for a while :o)
Beautiful color on this Pilot Custom 74! I always appreciate your reviews and find your changing backdrop intriguing as I always try my best to figure out the connection to your review! Thanks!
This would be a great addition to my other Pilot pens. I really enjoy your reviews!
Wow pilot custom 74!!great review!The custom line up seems really dope.
Thank you for the review! I watch all your videos and am always very happy with your thorough research and cool writing samples. They helped inform my decision to buy a Pilot Custom 823 from Japan, my first and only grail pen, but I was unlucky as it came with serious issues with upward strokes and ink flow (as you had as well with your 823 from your review on it). The pen is sitting unused and I’m very sorry for that. Unfortunately, here in Hungary there is no nibmeister to help me fix it and i wouldn’t risk tuning it myself and destroy it. Returning the pen to Japan proved a nightmare as well so I hope one day I get to fix it somehow, while a save up for another pen in the future. I’m happy to know that the Pilot 74 is a nice pen :). Maybe I can afford one next year. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews!
Beautiful pen, and great review as always. I've never tried this model, but love my CH 912.
Aloha David, always appreciate your break down and assessment of pens. Plus,I love the detail photography you provide.
The pens look beautiful. Never seen that style of converter before, the ink capacity looks very good!
Thanks for the great review and the giveaway, I've been eyeing this pen for a while now and hopefully I'll own one one day!
I love this pen! One of my favorites ever! I love the feedback on the nib. I would love to own some of the higher end pilot pens like the Pilot Custom 743.
Great review! Haven’t tried any high end pilot fountain pens at all but from the looks of it, it writes a lot better than any of my fountain pens!
Been considering this pen for some time so thank you for this useful review
Thanks for the review. I was actually debating on purchasing a 74 or a new Esterbrook.
That was a great review! I'm just getting started with fountain pens and this was very informative!
Thanks for the great review. Glad to know the rationale behind Pilot's Custom numbering system!! The Custom 74 is the one I'd like the most, followed by the 921 bc of its nib options. I relate to your regrets about the speed of your aquisitions. I've done the same thing.
Thank you for providing a detailed and smooth review (as usual). I watch almost all your videos with my fiance. They are relaxing and fun! I always learn something new as well. Have a great summer!
Thanks for th review, David. I don't have any Cistom or Custom Heritage pens yet, but I like the the 74 now. Looking forward to reviews of other pens in this set.
Thanks for a good review. I am considering the 823 but now I also like this one due to the filling mekanism.
Hi David. Thanks for the review. I have been on a buying spree for a year with pens arriving almost every week. Pilot nibs are probably my favorite and the Custom 74 is next on my list.
Thank you for the review!
Top of my wishlist definitely the custom 74 and custom heritage 92.
thanks for the review. I currently don't have a pilot custom 74,but it is one of my fevorite pens
Thanks for showing the line variation. That is a special perk with the Custom 74.
Love the videos 😍 The pilot custom 74 looks like one of Pilot's greatest pens! :D
Excellent review! I’ve had the Custom 74 on my radar. It’s priced very well for a gold nib pen and it has a great writing reputation. It may not be the most exciting finish or material but you have a choice. Spend more for something with more sophisticated material and look, purchase something a bit “cooler” with a stainless nib at the same price or get a great writer at at great price.
This is the pen to fall in love with. Great color and great classy look. Thanks Figboot for excellent review as always. And when it comes to Pilot Custom lineup, for me this exact one, 74, is the one that suits best to my taste.
Thanks for all your videos! Such a great source of information for when I’m getting ready to get a pen or just lust after one!
Thanks for the excellent review! I enjoy the vanishing point and stargazer. I would love to try out some of Pilot’s custom line.
That color is amazing, i've always wanted a custom 74. Great review as always!
I agree with you about Pilot nibs. I really enjoy writing with them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Pilot Custom 74.
Great review! I just recently picked up a vanishing point and oh my is it awesome.
Thanks for the review. There was a yellow opaque version once upon a time that I would love to get my hands on.
I was curious about this pen for some time so thanks for review. I think It will be on my list "to buy" in future. I like the blue and orange colour most.
This is such a beautiful looking pen, thank you for doing another video, keep up the great work. I have gotten into pens recently within the last year and I am trying to add to my collection, your videos have been very helpful.
I would love to feel the smooth glassy writing that of the Pilot Custom 74! You are the man!
Thanks for the review, the Cusom 74 was flying under my radar, would love to own one some day.
The review was outstanding! I am looking forward to more future content. This is a brilliant pen and I would nurture it as if it were one of my own.
As always, consistent, quality review. My favourite pilot is still the Prera - love that cap thwack! 🔲
I always like to see your rubix cube installations
Thanks for your advice about not ramping up my new fountain pen collecting too fast.
You are becoming so much more comfortable behind the camera! I love your reviews. My husband thinks I'm a geek for watching pen videos but sobeit....lol
My favorite is the pilot custom 823 heritage
Looks very beautiful, I’d love to add this to my collection. Thanks for making the giveaway
I felt the same way about my blue 74, mainly because I find the Con 70 to be a bit of a pen to fill and more so to clean. I have the Custom Heritage 92 and I do enjoy that one quite a lot. It has the same 14k nib and the piston. The 74 is very pretty in Red and would now be my color selection even though I am a blue nut. My 845 is by far my favorite. Thanks for the very good work David.. we are all learning on the FP journey!
Best to you! Frank from Boulder, Colorado
I have never tried any of the Pilot custom pens... the 74 is one I have been thinking about trying. Thanks for the review!
That clear version looks really nice. Thanks for showing how the Con-70 works. I've heard about it many times, but haven't seen the actual filling mechanism.
- Jeff
I like that Pilot released a teal Custom 74 recently. That rekindled some interest in the line for me.
Every time I see your cubes stacked in the background I wonder if you have a similar collection of those. I have a shelf of about 70 mostly budget 3x3s in my living room.
Strange sometimes the things you find yourself collecting, but I love having so many hobbies and passions.
Thanks for another video.
Thanks for the review. Still very new with fountain pens. Have 3 so far... From what I've learned so far, the custom 823 is on my list. On a separate note: the Leonardo Blue Hawaii you showed looks fantastic. Time for me to learn more about that pen now...
Wow! I have been planning to get one of these custom pens. I have a few pilot pens in my collection and I love how smooth they glide on paper.
Thanks David for another excellent review. I have the Pilot Heritage 912 with the FA nib which is flexible but I found that the feed didn't keep up with the flex until I fixed it with a knife which greatly improved the ink flow and fixed the railroading. I found you need to work the FA nib carefully to run it in and make it perform but carefully so as not to spring it. I bought the FA nib to STOP myself from pressing down too hard and when it flexed it signaled to me to lighten up. It's a big fault I've had until this pen was purchased...
a fault of mine from earlier days when the forms that were used at work were triple or sextuple self carbonating forms and you had to really press on them for the copy...horrible things.
Beautiful pen! Thanks for the review.
Wow, what a great giveaway! Besides the 74, I'd also like a 912 with the nib ground to a Spencerian needle. Thanks for another great video!
I love my Pilot E95s with a medium nib, so I hope I can find out what their fine nib is like too.
Fantastic review as always!
Thanks for all the reviews. Your opinion is helpful.
Great review! Nice when you come to appreciate something you already own.
Pens that post well are always a big plus for me. Love watching the channel
First of all, I really enjoy your videos and your reviews are always very informative and detailed. I love all my Pilot pens, the nibs are spectacular no matter if they’re made of steel or gold.
I'm looking for this pen. Great review, thank you!
Thanks for the video! Fingers crossed!!! Supporter of Pen Chalet, too - they rock.
David, the Pilot FA nibs are some of my favourite, & as you assert, they are smooth, with that degree of feedback that lets you know you're writing with it. The Custom 74 is one of the only models I have yet to acquire - so perhaps this is where opportunity knocks - "The day that you decide to do it is your lucky day" (Japanese proverb)..... Excellent, concise overview of a really standout pen - thank you :)
Ive just recently discovered this channel, great reviews. The custom 74 seems like a solid edc.
Thanks for another good review. I have a Custom 823 that is my document signing pen. The medium nib writes like a fine.
Nice review, thank you! I don't have any Pilot pens at this time and have been eyeing both this and the Custom 823. It would be great to win this one - good luck to all!