Pen Review: Teranishi Guitar Glass Pen with Cap (Aurora Long in Jelly Blue)

Ever since I bought a “glass pen” with a cap through Ebay several years ago, I’ve been on the hunt for others. The one I purchased is no longer available and I’ve had to reattach the nib to the grip section so many times its now permanently crooked.

I love the capped design of my original and have purchased several others in search of the same smooth, fine line writing experience. When I heard about the Teranishi Guitar Glass Pen with Cap – Aurora Long – Jelly Blue ($45), I was ready to give it a shot.

Glass pens are great when sampling and testing ink as they can often give a similar writing experience without have to ink up a whole pen and clean up is as simple as a dip in some water and a swipe with a paper towel.

The overall pen is beautiful with a cracked ice gradient color from blue to green. The cap can be screwed to the base of the pen when using for a longer length and less chance to misplace it. I ended up not using the pen with the cap posted as it made it quite long for me but if you have larger hands, this might be just what you need.

• Length – Capped: 5.0 inches
• Length – Uncapped: 4.3 inches
• Length – Posted: 6.7 inches

One thing I did notice is that the grooves in the nib of the Teranishi are all parallel, running from the base to the tip. My other pen has grooves that twist around the pen like a candy cane twist to hold the ink. I’m not saying either method hold more or less ink, I just thought it was interesting.

The tip of the Teranishi writes with a bold, monoline stroke. The actually tip is quite smooth and there is very little feedback on the paper. I occasionally ran into hard start issues after dipping the nib in ink but once I got the pen going, it wrote smoothly for quite awhile before I needed to dip again.

Maybe its just because I’ve used my old pink glass dip pen for so long its actually developed a bit of a stub italic angle but I still can’t find another pen that will replace it (even with its wonky angle).

The Teranishi is a beautiful pen and well crafted with a smooth point but it’s too wide for me. I’ll keep working with it to see if I grow to like it more but, right now, I still like my old janky pen better.

Tools:

• Paper:  Elia Note Tomoe River A5 notebook (RM120.00 MYR) with 6mm guide sheet
• Pens: Teranishi Guitar Glass Pen with Cap – Aurora Long – Jelly Blue ($45)
• Ink:  Sailor 2024 Pen Show Exclusive (available at US Pen Shows only)