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duran NOS (New Old Stock)

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great review. Could you tell me what capacity does have a converter - I am curretly looking for some new pen maybe from Japan - but I don't like filling it everyday....

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chhjr NOS (New Old Stock)

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I will also add my thank you; Certainly I would agree that Sailor did it right by making the section color the same with the rest of the pen which makes this series really shines out. I bought one a few weeks ago and it is in my favorite pouch already

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The OP states: "Sailor nibs are easily available , and I can change my nib [if I happen to afford it, which I now cannot.} at will."

 

I am not aware of any user interchangeability of Sailor nibs, at least in the sense that Pelikan, Aurora, and (modern) Conway-Stewart nibs are interchangeable. Please enlighten me.

 

That being said, I think that fountain pen companies are missing a great marketing opportunity by not making their nibs interchangeable. Today I received an email from British Bespoke Pens (the successors to Conway-Stewart), who are making flexible nibs available for the small number of CS pens they sell. I will ask them if they plan to make these flexible nibs (and others), available for separate sale to those of us who already own several CS pens. I think Pelikan has made an error in stopping production of their broader and oblique nibs. Even if such specialty nibs had to be made to order, they would be less expensive than buying another whole pen, and now they are unavailable, except through such sources as missing-pen.de.

 

Why would you want to change the nib on your pen? For the same reason you might decide to change the color of your ink--either your tastes or your requirements change. I used to buy almost exclusively EF pens, because at work I was having to fill out forms with tiny spaces. I no longer have to do that, so I am becoming more interested in stubs, cursive italics, obliques, and the like. I already have three Pelikan M1000 nibs, two M800s, two Auroras, without having to buy a new pen body each time I want to try a different nib.

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Shubhranshu Das Near Mint

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Hi, thanks for the review.

I have a Sailor 1911 and of all the pens that I own ( MB, Pilot, Platinum, Edison, TWSBI, Noodlers, Conklin, Waterman, Schaffer, Lamy...) it does have the smoothest stock nib performance out of the box.

 

With some I have had to resort to nib smoothening ... Minor... To get rid of the scratchiness ... But the Sailor was and is up there in comparison to all.

 

I am considering getting another Sailor as I think I have not experimented enough with their different models and their nib range is really interesting. This review helps.

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I'm still waiting for this model to become available in my country

http://i.imgur.com/egNGzcK.jpg

but it only comes with a MF nib... and I'm scared because my first experience with the MF nib wasnt so nice... (looking for a M nib)

plus I can't afford buying from america even if CFP can actually get all the nib grades on this pen...

Shiki-oriori meigetsu... I just hope I can use the MF nib...

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I'm still waiting for this model to become available in my countryhttp://i.imgur.com/egNGzcK.jpgbut it only comes with a MF nib... and I'm scared because my first experience with the MF nib wasnt so nice... (looking for a M nib)plus I can't afford buying from america even if CFP can actually get all the nib grades on this pen...Shiki-oriori meigetsu... I just hope I can use the MF nib...

What did you dislike about the H-MF nib?

 

Sailor has a curious habit of offering some limited edition fountain pens with only this nib. Luckily, I don't mind it (my hand writing is a bit erratic in speed and pressure--the H-MF helps to regulate that), but I'd like to see one in a H-M.

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What did you dislike about the H-MF nib?

 

Sailor has a curious habit of offering some limited edition fountain pens with only this nib. Luckily, I don't mind it (my hand writing is a bit erratic in speed and pressure--the H-MF helps to regulate that), but I'd like to see one in a H-M.

I was getting some very toothy nobs with the MF that or (bleep) tier paper not to mention I was using their "school" budget pens... the stuff found on the lecoule the Prera was better for the price IMHO
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