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Most Popular Japanese Fountain Pen Models In Japan ?

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What are the most popular Japanese fountain pen models in Japan ?

At entry , mid , and high-end level .

And in those models , most popular nib .
So , for example , it might be , the most popular mid level is Pilot Custom 91 with SF nib .

 

 

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As you asked that question and similar before would you please tell us why you want these data.

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I wasn't sure if I had posted this before .

I did a search and didn't find it .

I did post recently asking about popular Non-Japanese pens in Japan .

I'm just curious .

I like fountain pens and I like Japan .

And I like Japanese fountain pens .

I'm just interested to discover any insights into fountain pen and Japanese culture .

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I think that this question cannot be answered.

Most popular?

Shops and makers could tell you by opening their sales figures.

I don't think they will tell you.

 

Perhaps you could answer this indirectly by looking at which models exist since long times.

Sailor Profit or ProGear, Pilot Custom 67/74 and Platinum 3776 - if they still sell after 30 years and more, you can assume, they are popular.

 

For nibs, it is easier - Japanese like very fine nibs (Japanese F or Western EF) for those who write and (medium/)broad for those who collect pens or use it as a signature pen.

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Re: F Nibs , in general is it a F or SF ?

In general?

 

Only Platinum and Pilot (among the big three, anyway) make SF nibs, and they are always marketed as something of which to take special note. "In general", Japanese nibs are not designed to be "soft", let alone soft enough to be designated as such on the nib grade.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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