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would love to own one. what site should i go to see available choices and make an order?

 

Try here...

 

thank you for the referral. i'll give it a shot :)

-rudy-

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would love to own one. what site should i go to see available choices and make an order?

 

Try here...

 

thank you for the referral. i'll give it a shot :)

 

Cool! Let us know what you choose and how your experience is! :thumbup:

Too many pens; too little writing.

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would love to own one. what site should i go to see available choices and make an order?

 

Try here...

 

thank you for the referral. i'll give it a shot :)

 

Cool! Let us know what you choose and how your experience is! :thumbup:

 

unfortunately, it's all in japanese. sigh... crybaby.gif

-rudy-

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would love to own one. what site should i go to see available choices and make an order?

 

Try here...

 

thank you for the referral. i'll give it a shot :)

 

Cool! Let us know what you choose and how your experience is! :thumbup:

 

unfortunately, it's all in japanese. sigh... crybaby.gif

 

Try this...

 

(Google translate is your friend!)

Too many pens; too little writing.

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So I just ordered a Hakase (buffalo horn, nipple, teardrop clip, F-nib). I have to wait 10 months and it will cost... rather a lot.

 

Tell me I'm not mad, because the buyer's remorse is kicking in big time!

 

Perhaps because some poor little buffalo is running around without a horn and nipple?!

 

:roflmho:

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Being such an expensive pen, does the company provide the lifetime warranty on its pens?

 

As all central bankers are so busy with printing fiat paper money (or adding zeros and more digits on their computers, for that matter), Hakase is going to raise the price of some of the materials.

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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Being such an expensive pen, does the company provide the lifetime warranty on its pens?

 

Website says 3 years:

 

"Effective from November 31, 2011 Manufacturing minutes) for quality assurance fountain pen

 

When a malfunction occurs, from the date of shipment 3 years , we will repair free of charge, to adjust.

 

We ask that you please consult our company there is a defect.

 

The warranty period is 3 years is. When you ask for repairs, etc., we ask after confirming the information below.

 

If applicable to the following, it will be repaired at a reasonable charge even within the warranty period.

 

If misuse, dropping, any defects due to vibration.

 

If a fault occurs due to fire disasters, such as flooding.

 

If the repair technician other than the Company, modification, adjustment seen.

 

If a person other than the person in your medical record order is used. "

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would love to own one. what site should i go to see available choices and make an order?

 

Try here...

 

thank you for the referral. i'll give it a shot :)

 

Cool! Let us know what you choose and how your experience is! :thumbup:

 

unfortunately, it's all in japanese. sigh... crybaby.gif

 

Try this...

 

(Google translate is your friend!)

 

i tried. it didn't work. must be the internet connection here in this country. oh well... :( but thank you. much appreciated.

-rudy-

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I've just come to the end of this highly entertaining thread, breathless to know what the pen is actually like. Please tell us.

 

I am sitting up straight.

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I've just come to the end of this highly entertaining thread, breathless to know what the pen is actually like. Please tell us.

 

I am sitting up straight.

 

AAN - I wrote a review which has since disappeared into the netherworld of old FPN reviews! Needless to say, I sat straight up and was smitten... :P

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Huh! I'm still equivocating, and sitting up straight, so lets have some pics and a review as soon as possible.

 

Meanwhile, how has the original one fared? Used often? Showing any patina? I'm intrigued, but mostly very envious.

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Huh! I'm still equivocating, and sitting up straight, so lets have some pics and a review as soon as possible.

 

Meanwhile, how has the original one fared? Used often? Showing any patina? I'm intrigued, but mostly very envious.

 

Don't worry AAN, I will. However it is always nice to see that others are sharing the excruciating excitement of the ever-too-long wait with me :P

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Price is relative. I don't mind spending three figures on jewelry for my wife. I would never spend that much on a pen for myself.

"how do I know what I think until I write it down?"

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Meanwhile, how has the original one fared? Used often? Showing any patina? I'm intrigued, but mostly very envious.

It's recieved much use, though not as much as I'd have liked. I love the nib (though it is very wet and requires a very dry ink - I use Diamine Registrars' Ink) but find that it is too broad for my usual style of writing. Hence why the new one will have an F nib.

 

As for Patina: not yet, though I'm determined to do my absolute best!

 

Price is relative. I don't mind spending three figures on jewelry for my wife. I would never spend that much on a pen for myself.

 

I thought that too till I did the sums and found that I was spending far more, just in piecemeal. Since my Hakase (and my Nakayas), I now buy nicer - and yes, more expensive - pens, but more seldom. Seems to have actually saved me money (to no doubt spend on jewellery for my wife and presies for my daughter!) :thumbup:

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Just got a message. No. 2 is on its way! :bunny01:

 

Well, I hope you have reserved some time next week to make some pictures and write a review! Btw, your wet pen is perhaps good for using the sepia ink, which has particles. I don't know if F nibs would need to be cleaned more often. The lighter sepia variant is less prone to clogging though than the darker one. Ruud

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Well, I hope you have reserved some time next week to make some pictures and write a review! Btw, your wet pen is perhaps good for using the sepia ink, which has particles. I don't know if F nibs would need to be cleaned more often. The lighter sepia variant is less prone to clogging though than the darker one. Ruud

It's fabulous with the sepia ink (light), but it's not really a practical ink if you're not using the pen multiple times a day - I've left it for a day and come back to have it clogged on more than one occasion.

 

And no, I can't wait! (Gorgeous Nakaya in you photo btw... is it the kingfisher?)

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It's fabulous with the sepia ink (light), but it's not really a practical ink if you're not using the pen multiple times a day - I've left it for a day and come back to have it clogged on more than one occasion.

 

And no, I can't wait! (Gorgeous Nakaya in you photo btw... is it the kingfisher?)

 

That Nakaya is the Flowers of all Seasons, see https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/166446-nakaya-flowers-of-all-seasons-maki-e/

 

At the moment, I have one Nakaya and one Hakase on order, and am looking forward to the fall.... Ruud

 

 

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