tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484890041572022255.post4178341652773698852..comments2023-11-05T22:14:35.345-05:00Comments on Gourmet Pens: Review: Pilot Elabo Fountain Pen - Soft Extra-Fine @JetPens @PilotPenUSAGourmetPenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16364756460697132074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484890041572022255.post-29580086639424628722015-04-09T18:32:06.712-04:002015-04-09T18:32:06.712-04:00Great review, as always. I haven't used a Falc...Great review, as always. I haven't used a Falcon/Elabo as yet. But the nice line variation is tempting me. Whenever vintage flex pens show up on auction sites there's always a mad scramble to buy them. Given how desirable they are, I'm surprised no manufacturer has tried to recreate vintage flex. Can it be that no one knows how to do it and that it's now one of the forgotten arts?Clifford Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484890041572022255.post-73382880102118473132015-04-09T16:43:11.452-04:002015-04-09T16:43:11.452-04:00Pilots nib they say is flex/semi flex, Pilot's...Pilots nib they say is flex/semi flex, Pilot's FA (falcon nib,not to be confused with the falcon pen nibs....) was, i have read, designed for Kanji (spelling?)/Japanese Calligraphy.jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484890041572022255.post-14631776113095952372015-04-09T16:08:46.854-04:002015-04-09T16:08:46.854-04:00Good review, matches my experience. As i commented...Good review, matches my experience. As i commented on after your review of the SF nib version (which is a daily user for me, like this and the SM and SB. My SEF took a bit of use to "break in" it seemed. As you said, a surprisingly wet writer for an EF. Again, i use these Falcons for regular writing, love the "bouncy" expressiveness of them.<br />I am note sure on this, but the Falcon (Elabo/Namiki//Pilot) was apparently designed with input from Japanese pen shops. The aim was not to create a "flex" pen. Rather, it was a designed to be a everyday pen for writing Japanese characters, which requires a soft, expressive manner.jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484890041572022255.post-32656721551556880352015-04-09T14:42:12.761-04:002015-04-09T14:42:12.761-04:00So stoked that you got to use the soft extra fine ...So stoked that you got to use the soft extra fine and do a review. This is definitely the fountain pen I have been on the fence about, I love my soft medium Falcon and I'm sure I'll really like the soft fine, but wasn't sure on the extra fine. It is scratchy though? Hmmm. I'm definitely planning on getting soft fine Falcon at some point, perhaps I'll just stop with that one.<br /><br /><br />Great review as always and always appreciated. Have a great weekend Azizah.Kenny Crosshttp://www.paganrhino.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484890041572022255.post-80002654164697632972015-04-09T11:31:29.045-04:002015-04-09T11:31:29.045-04:00Please do a Pilot stargazer review. Thanks so much...Please do a Pilot stargazer review. Thanks so muchAdam Wolfnoreply@blogger.com