Nakaya Wait Times Via Cfp

[Finalist]

Hi All,

 

I ordered a Nakaya today! SO excited! Naka-ai, writer, Ao-Tamenuri, Ruthenium plating.

 

:D

 

 

...and now the waiting and the waiting and the waiting begins...

 

HOWEVER! there is a slim hope that one will arrive earlier than the quoted six months. CFP (nibs.com) receives shipments from Nakaya every so often and once in a while there are unclaimed Nakayas in that shipment. It's possible one may be what I ordered, so I would get priority on buying that one.

 

My questions is... Has anyone ever received a Nakaya early through this method?

 

Six months is so long.

[Montecristo]

I recently purchased my first Japanese fountainpen from Nibs.com. It is a Nakaya Decapod Writer Aka Tamenuri with a soft M nib. To my very pleasant surprise (after reading on this forum about expected long wait times) they had this pen in stock. I am not aware whether this was an unclaimed order or a pen they usually stock. I am however very pleased with the customer service received and extremely happy with the pen. I have focused for the past decades on German, Italian and a few English pens, but am now convinced that there are more Nakaya's in my future......

[Finalist]

I know about the in stock chart they update weekly. I have previously ordered a Namiki Falcon with Spencerian grind from CFP, and the service was great.

 

I just wonder if anyone or how many have ordered a Nakaya not in stock, was told the timeline but their order came sooner

Edited August 1, 2014 by Finalist

[arran]

Nakaya lead times are highly influenced by the amount of artwork to be done on the pen in the first place.

Secondly , most of the standard finishes are being produced in batches.

If you are lucky , your pen is produced in a recent batch , if not you have to wait to the next rotation.

[Finalist]

Thanks Arran,

 

I'm guessing batches of any given standard finish probably number around 20 based on the videos I've seen, and given rotation schedules of 6 months may be the full cycle for each standard finish. Also, given that CFP is out of every standard finished Naka-Ai I'm hoping new batches are coming quickly.