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I just received a reply from Pilot that they are going to send me a replacement o-ring for my Custom Maple. Great after sales service by Pilot.

 

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My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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I received a replacement o-ring from Pilot. Yet again, an example of great after-sales customer service support. It seems this replacement o-ring fits the pen more sungly than the ripped one.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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Hi,

 

I was always a big fan of the Pilot Custom pens. It's good to read this review, and I will use the word Scantling starting today. There is so much good information in this review, it's one of the most interesting reviews that I have read.

 

Dillon

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thank you for sharing. i LOVE wooden fps. i have yet to have one from pilot but look forward to finding one on my next trip to japan. thanks again for a great review.

-rudy-

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A lovely pen that feels great in the hand. :thumbup:

"Have fountain pen, will travel."

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Hi, Hari,

 

Please post your pictures. I am looking forward to seeing them.

 

rokurinpapa

 

Ok, I finally took some pictures today in natural sunlight:

 

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With the Platinum light Briarwood pen:

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I hope you enjoy the pictures.

 

Regards,

Hari

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I just received my Custom Maple (Kaede). This is a great addition to my wooden pens (Yakusugi, Briawood and Tagayasan).

 

I am pleased with the grain patterns for my pen. The natural wood look is excellent to behold.

 

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Great photography. Also, look at the barrel of 'yours', wood grains patterned like a fish fin.

Beautiful!! I'll sure have to forgo a pricey new pen & buy a macro lens to add to my 2 Canon lens

collection of a prime(50mm,1.4) & a zoom(28-135).As photography is about the object; the stuff

(gooda in hindi) between your ears;the lens & the light, mostly.

The feel of a wooden pen is different as I understand from my heavy E-Motion by FC. But, I will

not go for a pure wood pen as the temperature range in India is a broad zero degrees to just

below 50 degrees, with humid monsoons in between.

Poor liitle thing-a wooden pen in India.

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Hi, Hari,

 

Please post your pictures. I am looking forward to seeing them.

 

rokurinpapa

 

Ok, I finally took some pictures today in natural sunlight:

 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

 

Regards,

Hari

 

Thank you for your efforts and nice pictures. The maple seems in the process of aging.

I think your maple will become darker and more beautiful in accordance with writing in

the near future.

 

rokurinpapa

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Thank you for your efforts and nice pictures. The maple seems in the process of aging.

I think your maple will become darker and more beautiful in accordance with writing in

the near future.

 

rokurinpapa

Thank you Rokurinpapa. The maple is a very precious pen for me, a kind friend in Canada gifted it to me, I have kept it very safely.

 

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Nice to see this thread - reminds me that I have this pen waiting for me web I return from holiday (it arrived the day before I was leaving, I didn't have the time to do anything with it).

True bliss: knowing that the guy next to you is suffering more than you are.

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Speaking of the Pilot Kaede, I am awaiting my second one. This one is with an F nib. My current one is an M nib. I like Kaede's nibs. I will post a side-by-side photos once I get this new one with an F nib.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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Here is my another Kaede. This one is an F nib. A very smooth nib without being too slippery. I like the wood grains on this pen. Each pen is unique as no two pens share the same wood grains.

 

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The Kaede nib. The Kaede's nib is one of the key elements which attracted me to this pen.

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Side by side photos.

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My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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Reading this review again and again and contemplating whether or not to bite the bullet and get one of these!

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Reading this review again and again and contemplating whether or not to bite the bullet and get one of these!

Resistance is futile.:) If you like a wooden pen (I think you do based on your other post), you won't be disappointed. The Pilot Kaede is not that expensive for such a unique pen with a great nib. The pen's size is similar to the Customs 742, which is just right for a comfortable grip.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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A quick follow up. My Kaede with an M nib is still in my daily rotation. The balance of the pen is excellent and the nib behaves to perfection. I still have 2 other Kaedes stored in the pen case as back-ups.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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A quick follow up. My Kaede with an M nib is still in my daily rotation. The balance of the pen is excellent and the nib behaves to perfection. I still have 2 other Kaedes stored in the pen case as back-ups.

 

Thank you for your nice follow up. The wood grains of your Maples are very beautiful.

 

rokurinpapa

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I also bought one of these nice pens and I'm very satisfied. I do have a question, though: in your experience, does the wood ever gets shiny? I have a Sailor Hakone whose wood surface has become bright and shiny after a few weeks of usage. Do you think this will happen to the Maple Custom as well?

 

thansk,
Fabio

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