Edison "Savage Detective" Pearl

[Philip1209]

Very nice review! Thanks for posting it! I am glad that you have such passion for this pen. It is truly a unique piece of art.

 

I have one question- is your Pearl made to Bryan's standard dimensions? It seems a couple elongated-section Pearls have been popping up, and I'm curious.

[xmattxyzx]

Ah jeez, thanks so much for all the kind words, everyone! They really make me very happy!

 

Very nice review! Thanks for posting it! I am glad that you have such passion for this pen. It is truly a unique piece of art.

 

I have one question- is your Pearl made to Bryan's standard dimensions? It seems a couple elongated-section Pearls have been popping up, and I'm curious.

 

I, too, had noticed a lot of the elongated Pearls showing up recently. I was thinking about getting one but realized that since I would post mine the extended length would probably have made it way too much to handle.

 

xmattxyzx, Great review. I really like the simplicity of design of the Pearl--everything seems to be form to function. On top of that, Brian is wonderfully patient and has very high standards for his pens. Without doubt, he's the one to make a Savage Detective pen. By the way, I'm sure you have, but just in case you haven't read it, you might like Amulet, the novel in which Bolaño develops the story of Auxilio Lacouture (The Mother of Mexican Poetry).

 

Ah, yes! I read Amulet before TSD and it took me a few pages to realize that they were the same character! It's actually my favorite shorter novel of his available in English.

Edited April 18, 2009 by xmattxyzx

[xmattxyzx]

Also, I'm going to wait on posting the writing sample because . . . I ordered a gold nib!!! Once I get that sucker I'll post all sorts of written words.

[Elisablue]

beautiful review for a beautiful pen !!

 

Merci !

 

 

[Treecat]

This has got to be one of best reviews I've read here--straight from the heart, with a lot of humor besides. If you've had good news about your novel, you deserve to treat yourself, and what a pen to get! It's a beauty. Sit down and write!

[AlejoPlay]

I'm in the middle of The Savage Detectives at the moment! Great review.

[hagna]

Since you own a lamy 2000 and an edison pearl maybe you can help me choose between the two.

 

Is the pearl even in the same category as the 2000? I don't have enough money for both, but I'm willing to spend the extra for the pearl if it's going to be that much better. I like the hooded look of the 2000 a bit more, but that's not the main consideration. I'd like a smooth pen to use for daily journal writing.

 

The 2000 strikes me as more of a daily pen while the edison might be a collector. Would you agree?

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3444781691_58bc4581e4.jpg

 

Thanks for the picture I like all of them!

[yachtsilverswan]

Hey Matt -

 

Very creative review.

 

It's always a good thing when a good pen finds its soul mate.

 

I like the section engraving. Sometimes life seems just like that - patches of smooth sailing, patches with a few bumps in the road, and patches of a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows.

 

Good luck with the new gold nib, and don't be shy about having the nib custom tuned to suit you. Have you tried one of the new super-smooth cursive italics? The visual texture of a good cursive italic adds interest to even the most pedestrian handwriting.

Edited June 25, 2009 by yachtsilverswan

[Glenn-SC]

Since you own a lamy 2000 and an edison pearl maybe you can help me choose between the two.

First Matt, great review!

There is a wonderful feeling when the pen in your hand feels almost perfect, no!?

 

hagna, not to answer for Matt, but I have a 2000 and three Edisons.

Maybe the 2000 and I never hit it off together, but the 2000 feels cruder than an Edison.

"Ordinary" (the 2000) vs "Special"(Edison)?

 

And if you are going to be writing with it every day, shouldn't you use the best pen you can afford for the job?

 

From a technical standpoint I much prefer the grip section and nib feel of the Edisons over the 2000.

[dedalian]

Great pen and an excellent review.

I have a question however-

since the pen has no clip is there anything to stop it rolling off a sloped surface?

thanks

-ded

[chkuo]

I have a question however-

since the pen has no clip is there anything to stop it rolling off a sloped surface?

 

Being a fellow clip-less Pearl owner perhaps I can help to answer this. Yes, the lack of a clip does indeed make it more likely to roll off a desk. However, that is not as much of a problem as one would expect base on its shape. Because the pen body is quite light, the metal nib plays an important role in determining the pen's center of mass. If you leave the pen on a desk it usually rolls a little bit until the nib is facing down, then it pretty much stays there even if the desk is not perfectly level.