"Honestly, I’ve only been able to buy a few pens from Kirk over the years, but they have all been absolute delights. A Sailor Promenade smooth as hot butter. A Pilot Prera tuned to perfection. Today I received a Cross Solo. I cannot overstate just how much I love this pen. I love it so much I came straight here to tell you how much I love it. But more than being a highly skilled nibmeister, Kirk puts so much time and effort into this business, his passion is tangible. He doesn’t provide good customer service, he provides a great customer experience. I honestly have no idea how he does it all. Practically superhuman. I cannot recommend Kirk and Pen Realm highly enough."

"I purchased a Pilot 912 FA at Kirk’s recommendation as my first flex pen. He installed an ebonite feed at my request. The recommendation, service and care taken is exemplary. The pen writes like a charm, with no railroading at all.

For my next foray into the flex pen world, I will look here first and trust that I will be happy with a recommendation from Kirk."

"Hello everybody at Pen Realm! I love how you guys handle your business and I appreciate the quality of your work! Thanks ladies and gents."

"Over the last few years, Kirk Speer has worked on several of my fountain pens in my existing collection from Pineiders and Viscontis to Montblancs, and Kirk’s amazing touch brought each of these pens back from the bottom drawer of despair, to the top drawer of favorite status in my fountain pen collection. In addition, I have purchased many pre-owned pens from Pen Realm, and have had Kirk tune and smooth, or regrind each one. All are fantastic! I can not say enough good things about Pen Realm and specifically about Kirk Speer as my favorite nibmeister."

"I inherited a Montblanc 149 and knew nothing about it or fountain pens until asking the internet for help making it work after years of neglect. Several suggested Kirk, so I took a chance over sending it back to manufacturer and waiting what would likely be weeks or months.

Kirk replied to my first inquiry promptly, confirmed receipt, and got to work quickly. He walked me through the repairs he did, and how he didn’t think it necessary to go through a more expensive repair process. Points for that. He sent the pen back a few days later, and the feeling of writing with the thing made me love fountain pens. He will get all of my future repair business."

"Mr. Speer is so nice and replied to my email immediately. He also hand pick the nibs that I would like and the products arrived quickly and very well packed. Just want to say thank you and share my positive experience. A happy customer 🙂"

"I recently purchased a Mont Blanc 146 Oblique Medium from Kirk as a gift for a family member. He was fantastic in ensuring that he had a pen that would fit my needs, and it when it arrived it was bubble wrapped beyond belief! I already plan to send Kirk some of my own pens to tune and grind, I highly recommend his services!"

"Working with Kirk has been nothing but a very pleasurable experience. I sought him out after reading many of his useful comments and advice in the /r/fountainpens Reddit community. I was looking for a Montblanc 149 fountain pen with certain qualities and a cursive italic medium nib. Kirk was able to find more than what I was looking for and ground the nib to a wonderful smooth cursive italic that is an absolute pleasure to write with. If you are looking to buy a Montblanc pen or any pen for that matter, he is a wonderful resource that you should consider. Kirk is patient, kind and very helpful and goes out of his way to help you. I absolutely recommend him for fountain pen purchases, custom nib grinds and friendly advice. You won’t be sorry."