Namiki Black Resin Bamboo

[LouisA]

For some unknown reason it went from being a Namiki to being a Pilot. Where there is a reference to it on the Namiki site you can't purchase it like you can the other pens, you are taken to a Pilot site.

 

The only thing I don't like about the pen is the WIDE gap between nibs sizes. The Fine writes like an extra fine, it is .35 I think while the medium is .6 which is broader than most mediums. *ugh*

[greencobra]

The only thing I don't like about the pen is the WIDE gap between nibs sizes. The Fine writes like an extra fine, it is .35 I think while the medium is .6 which is broader than most mediums. *ugh*

Louis, I got mine from Pam Braun and all they had was med. I never use mediums, just fine nibs, so my intention was to send it out and have it reground to a speciality nib. That changed when I inked it and found the Medium (in my pens case) wrote closer to a fine. It's the only medium I use with any regularity and never sent it out, just kept it as is. I've sold off all my mediums and kept this.

 

One of the reasons I said I wanted to be sure I got a Namiki nib is because I heard they released some with Pilot nibs in the US, and Namikis' wrote finer than the Pilots, or so I'd been told. And that proved true, in my case. It's too bad I didn't have the experince then to mention why I wanted the Namiki nib. I don't know if mine is the exception to the rule. I own several Namiki/Pilot VP's and a Decimo or two, and all those nibs write, for lack of a better word, finer than expected, which is why I take to them. A med is closer to a fine. The Sesenta I got from Richard has a fine nib and man, is it close to a XF. Good stuff for me, one who writes with a tiny scrawl.

[Immoteus]

My Bamboo came in a few days ago and I'm impressed by smoothness and the lightweight. Now I'm looking for the Rhodium version, since the resin can be a bit too light at times. However, I was wondering if the bamboo had a bit of tooth when first used.

[greencobra]

However, I was wondering if the bamboo had a bit of tooth when first used.

I can't say because I have only written with my pen. Mine has none, was smooth out of the box.

 

[LouisA]

Had an interesting exchange with both Pilot USA and a pen dealer in Japan. It seems that in the US and other Western countries the pen is sold as a Namiki but in Japan and in Asia it is sold as a Pilot. This is because in the West Pilot is better known for cheap gel and ball point pens so they use the Namiki name for their expensive pens. In Asia they know Pilot sells wide range of writing instruments so they do not change the name. You cannot buy a Namiki in Japan because there is no such thing.

[lecorbusier]

I have a Broad nib and it did not feel toothy at all. You should write a little more and see if it becomes better. I think it did for a new montegrappa I just purchased a few months back.

 

The rhodium version is heavy. Unless you like weighty pens, you will likely not like this. It is heavier than the new Paragon 05.

 

 

 

My Bamboo came in a few days ago and I'm impressed by smoothness and the lightweight. Now I'm looking for the Rhodium version, since the resin can be a bit too light at times. However, I was wondering if the bamboo had a bit of tooth when first used.

 

[dandelion]

Interesting that this review is the second review of the Bamboo that has comments from the reviewer over a year after usíng it - still expressing the same positive feelings. I like the description of the bamboo as a pen that brings you into a zen like state. It really sounds like a pen for me!