I bought a Stipula Faceted Etruria last Spring. The section came unglued from the barrel. I sent it to Yafa for repairs. They sent it to Stipula in Firenze. That was in July or August. I haven't gotten the pen back. Yafa cannot get a firm estimate of when Stipula will complete repairs and send the pen back. In fact, Clara at Yafa told me this morning that they have not received any repaired pens back from Stipula in six months! They keep telling her "We're working on it." Does anyone know if anyone is at home at Stipula? What's going on with them? I really love the Stipula Etrurias, but I am losing confidence in the company and hesitant to buy more of their pens, as much as I like the ones I have. David