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So another Nakaya showed up and needed a home; since I'm a sucker for strays I decided to take it in. This one is a Neo Standard Writer in the Akatamenuri finish and with a double broad nib that had been stubbed by John Mottishaw.

The Neo Standard is a design based on the Nakaya desk pen profile. It was designed to also provide a great canvass for some of their Maki-e shi (Maki-e Masters), and so the threading for the cap is a tight single start thread. That always assures precise lineup between cap and barrel for the most intricate Maki-e designs that cross the cap/body interface.

This one though is jess a plain urushi.

http://www.fototime.com/384D1440EC92BAF/large.jpg

The single start thread does create a small annoyance; it takes almost four full turns to cap or uncap the pen so this is not a great choice if you will be taking short intermittent notes.

http://www.fototime.com/05079FA4877C078/medium800.jpg

The nib is nearly identical to the new Platinum #3776 nib as expected but with the Nakata (family name of the owner of Nakaya and Platinum) stamping. As mentioned it is a double broad (comparable to a western broad) that has been stubbed by John Mottishaw and adjusted for a medium wet flow. John does great nib work and many of my pens have been customized or adjusted by him over the decades.

http://www.fototime.com/6457450D15657BE/medium800.jpg

In size the Neo Standard and the Portable are similar but the body of the Neo Standard is just slightly longer than the Portable.

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Of course both the Portable and Neo Standard are considerably longer than the Piccolo.

http://www.fototime.com/6D2FA537CEFE35C/medium800.jpg

Boring Details

http://www.fototime.com/3F399C63B4B5CB6/large.jpg

 

 

 

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Great photos, jar! And excellent adding how many turns to get the cap on and off -- that is good information. I LOVE my Nakaya Desk Pen, but... too many turns! So I LOVE LOVE my Piccolos and my only aka-tamenuri, the Naka-ai. The aka is gorgeous.

Thanks for the review!

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Superb review. Thanks again, Jar!

 

The craftsmanship behind something so minimalist always gets me!

 

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I sincerely hoped you've ordered Nakaya with their "stock" stub, I'm really curious how those nibs write, but it seems, I'll have to wait a little longer to have my curiosity satisfied.

Nope. Ordered stock music nibs but my stub and cursive italic nibs were done by John Mottishaw.

 

 

 

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I love the deep luster on that urushi lacquer!

 

I'm struggling to choose between the two pens. I like the aesthetics of the Portable a bit more than the Neo Standard, but I wonder whether the placement of the threads on the Portable will get in the way of writing.

I have had many pens I liked before that I didn't buy because the threads bothered me. For example, the Platinum 3776 and Montblanc 146 pens are great writers, but the threads on these pens are a bit too close to the front, making them more noticeable to my fingers' touch.
How are the threads on the Nakaya Portable? Are the far enough from the front to not get in the way of your fingers? Or should I consider the Neo Standard instead, which has threads that are further back? Thank you very much!
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I love the deep luster on that urushi lacquer!

 

I'm struggling to choose between the two pens. I like the aesthetics of the Portable a bit more than the Neo Standard, but I wonder whether the placement of the threads on the Portable will get in the way of writing.

I have had many pens I liked before that I didn't buy because the threads bothered me. For example, the Platinum 3776 and Montblanc 146 pens are great writers, but the threads on these pens are a bit too close to the front, making them more noticeable to my fingers' touch.
How are the threads on the Nakaya Portable? Are the far enough from the front to not get in the way of your fingers? Or should I consider the Neo Standard instead, which has threads that are further back? Thank you very much!

 

There is absolutely no way I can recommend one model over another for you; the issue is whether or not YOUR fingers would be bothered, not mine. You can't really go wrong with either and will very likely end up buy more than one Nakaya so start with the one you think will be most comfortable for you.

 

 

 

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