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I received this Namiki just last week and can't put it down. The semiflexible fine nib feels very responsive and requires essentially no pressure to put down a lovely line. What I really like is the SUPER fine line with the nib upside down. It seems to write infinitely small... well... you know what I mean. But even upside down, the nib feels sooo smooooth...

Here's a sample. (Please bear in mind that this image will probably display a lot bigger than the original 3x5 inches on your screen).

 

http://webpages.charter.net/katfisch/NamikiFalconReview_9_2_08.jpg

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Great way to perform a review on this type of pen. I enjoyed it! Congratulations... !!!!

Thoreau "for every thousand hacking at the branches of evil, there is one chopping at the root"

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Glad to hear that the Namiki Falcon worked out well for you, Katfisch. I like your 3x5 review sample idea. :)

 

 

Incidentally... you wouldn't happen to be Adam Goldberg, would you? ;)

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Thanks for comment on the 3x5 review. Careful... you'll encourage me to do more (along the same lines with some other pens) -- I've got a million of 'em (3x5 cards, that is).

Don't know Adam Goldberg, nope... not him. Did you think you recognized the handwriting?

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Actually, I linked an image from IMDB, but they're somehow blocking image references. Here's another shot:

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This is the actor who had a big role in Saving Private Ryan, and was Chandler Bing's roomate in a couple of Friends episodes.

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None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try.

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Anyone else notice any marring on the barrel from posting? I' ve had mine for only a few days now and notice some marks on the barrel that dont buff away.

 

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Anyone else notice any marring on the barrel from posting? I' ve had mine for only a few days now and notice some marks on the barrel that dont buff away.

 

MrR

 

I don't own a Falcon, but others here have remarked that they scratch easily.

Every doctrine that discards doubt is a form of fanaticism and stupidity.

-- Jorge Luis Borges

 

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Anyone else notice any marring on the barrel from posting? I' ve had mine for only a few days now and notice some marks on the barrel that dont buff away.

 

MrR

 

I don't own a Falcon, but others here have remarked that they scratch easily.

 

A nice coat of Carnuba or Renaissance wax will help to protect the finish. Great pens. I have two. One for use, and one for a backup!

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Currently Inked: Visconti Pericle EF : Aurora Black; Pilot VP-F (Gunmetal): X-Feather; Pilot VP-F (LE Orange): Kiowa Pecan; Lamy Safari EF: Legal Lapis

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Nice review. Although I've never been happy with my Falcon. I think it needs to be smoothed. Its a fine nib and scratchy for my taste. I like my nibs to be very smooth. One of these days I'll send it to Richard Binder, or pick it as my one pen to take to Mr. Binder at the NJ pen show.

The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

- Mark Twain in a Letter to George Bainton, 10/15/1888

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I recently received a Falcon from Richard Binder. I wasn't thrilled with the light plastic body. Felt kind of cheap. Then I started to write with it. Wow...My opinion of the pen changed dramatically. I have a medium. Smooth, somewhat flexy (this is my first foray into the flex/semi flex area). Now thinking of getting a broad or fine. Haven't noticed any marring yet.

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If you want to add some weight to your falcon try adding a metal pen cap from a pilot vanishing point over the cartridge. It added some weight to mine as I like a heavier pen myself. They are only a few dollars at a pen shop. I used to cut brass tubes to fit the barrels of my lighter pens-- the VP metal caps are easier! I wish Pilot would make a pen as heavy as the VP, as big as the Bamboo but with the falcons amazing nib.

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Thanks! Sorry for my stupidity..I have a VP. Are you talking about the metal cover over the plastic cartridge? You mention "metal pen cap". Just want to make sure. I use the converter now. I guess a cartridge and metal cover will be a little heavier. Great idea! Thanks!

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<!--quoteo(post=729584:date=Sep 9 2008, 12:39 AM:name=MrRogers)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MrRogers @ Sep 9 2008, 12:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=729584"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Anyone else notice any marring on the barrel from posting? I' ve had mine for only a few days now and notice some marks on the barrel that dont buff away.

 

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I don't own a Falcon, but <a href="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22872&st=15&p=367295entry367295" target="_blank">others</a> here have remarked that they scratch easily.

I don't own a Falcon either, a condition soon to be rectified. Those concerned about the scratches should think about Wabi Sabi. It might give them greater satifaction with their pens. Wabi Sabi was a 16th century dicipline that appreciated "Wabi" things that are simple, and "Sabi" things that gain beauty from age. Nothing is perfect and we can all have greater pleasure in our things, pens included, if we appreciate the beauty of those imperfections that come from use and age. How relevent is this thought considering that Falcons are Japanese pens. Perhaps this is all nonsence and when you get to be long in the tooth like me you'll look in the mirror and say, "who is that old guy and why does he have ink stains on his fingers." ;)

There is only one admirable form of the imagination: the imagination that is so intense that it creates a new reality, that it makes things happen.

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WABI SABI!!! That totally describes my whole lifestyle! My cars, my clothes, my pens (even my expensive ones), my house, everything! I love it! Keep it simple, appreciate the marks that life left behind. PERFECT!

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I received this Namiki just last week and can't put it down. The semiflexible fine nib feels very responsive and requires essentially no pressure to put down a lovely line. What I really like is the SUPER fine line with the nib upside down. It seems to write infinitely small... well... you know what I mean. But even upside down, the nib feels sooo smooooth...

Here's a sample. (Please bear in mind that this image will probably display a lot bigger than the original 3x5 inches on your screen).

 

<img src="http://webpages.charter.net/katfisch/NamikiFalconReview_9_2_08.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Ihave three FAlcons. My first was an sf and while smooth it provided very little line variation without exerting excess pressure. Then on FPN a British calligrapher offere his Falcon for sale. I found the nib equally inflexible. My two Pilot FA's railroad track like crazy and my Stipula T flex has fed problems. My best flex nibs are an old Pellikan from my univesity days in the 70's. Oddly, I hated the nib then BECAUSE of its line variation. The other is a vintage Aurora 88P F. Then I saw for sale a Falcon that was stubbed and modified for flex by John Mottishaw. While not as smooth as the other two, it is a perfect flex pen now and I all I could ask for of the FA nibs.

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I'm glad to see that alot of other people have and enjoy their Namiki Falcons. I have a Mottishawed EF/EF and love it. It is way smoother than my crowquills so can be used for general writing but still gives some flex and line variation :thumbup:

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I got mine the other day, and the lines it puts down are WAY thinner than this example, but also a soft fine nib.

 

Was there a great deal of pressure applied to get the look on the sample image? I began getting nervous, and thought perhaps the odd Chesterfield Obsidian ink (xfountainpen.com source) might be to blame and started asking for ink advice. Now I'm not sure. It will NOT write at all upside down. Is it possible mine is defective? OR, since it's my first flex, am I doing something wrong?

 

What do you think?

 

UPDATE- I just read that it is supposed to be seen at 3x5! Well, it still seems that mine is thinner/finer, but I need to just try new ink before I lose it.

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