Sailor Susutake Bamboo

[Lucky7]

Sailor Susutake Bamboo - final orders for models made by Mr. Noboyoshi Nagahara

 

Hi all,

 

I have just posted a classified ad for the final batch of Sailor Susutake Bamboo pens that will be made by Mr. Noboyoshi Nagahara this month before his retirement.

 

I thought I would put a post on here too since some of you may not have known of his retirement, or may have been saving up for one of his pens.

 

The advert is here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/classifieds/item/7412-sailor-susutake-bamboo/

If you would like to order one of these pens please pop me a message. Our deadline is the 8th March as there will be no more time for him to make them after this.

 

Best wishes,

 

Steven Jackson

Lucky 7 Pens

[OakIris]

Very nice looking pen but way beyond my means!

 

Out of curiosity, what makes them worth that amount of money? (Over USA $1900. ) I understand that the material is rare, and the craftsman that will be making them is retiring, but are they also really special writers? ( :embarrassed_smile: Sorry for my ignorance.)

 

Holly

[Lucky7]

Very nice looking pen but way beyond my means!

 

Out of curiosity, what makes them worth that amount of money? (Over USA $1900. ) I understand that the material is rare, and the craftsman that will be making them is retiring, but are they also really special writers? ( :embarrassed_smile: Sorry for my ignorance.)

 

Holly

 

Hi Holly,

 

These pens come with the Nagahara nibs, which are extremely good (you can read about them here: http://www.sailorpen.co.uk/nagahara-story.html). However, the main value in these pens and many others are in their rarity and collectability rather than their functional or material value. For example, a Ming vase or a Rembrandt painting doesn't achieve its functional objectives any better than something that costs a fraction of the price, but in themselves they are inherently valuable because of their significance.

 

So in summary, they are very good writers, but the writing is not their sole purpose. They're really something for specialists and collectors rather than general pen users.

 

Best wishes,

 

Steven Jackson

Lucky 7 Pens

[asaha]

Purely elegant

[nicholasyeo]

This is absolutely, outrageously beautiful...

That metal plate on the section is just classy and the fact that it is made by the respected

nibmaster makes it all the more special!

[Pen2009]

If the bamboo has been smoked for many decades from "Irori," I am curious if there is some faint smell of some food. They cook something in Irori and I am sure whatever is smoked with fume from Irori should smell something.

[OakIris]

Very nice looking pen but way beyond my means!

 

Out of curiosity, what makes them worth that amount of money? (Over USA $1900. ) I understand that the material is rare, and the craftsman that will be making them is retiring, but are they also really special writers? ( :embarrassed_smile: Sorry for my ignorance.)

 

Holly

 

Hi Holly,

 

These pens come with the Nagahara nibs, which are extremely good (you can read about them here: http://www.sailorpen.co.uk/nagahara-story.html). However, the main value in these pens and many others are in their rarity and collectability rather than their functional or material value. For example, a Ming vase or a Rembrandt painting doesn't achieve its functional objectives any better than something that costs a fraction of the price, but in themselves they are inherently valuable because of their significance.

 

So in summary, they are very good writers, but the writing is not their sole purpose. They're really something for specialists and collectors rather than general pen users.

 

Best wishes,

 

Steven Jackson

Lucky 7 Pens

Thank you for your response, Steven. I do indeed like beauty for beauty's sake but as far as pens are concerned, I love them for their functionality as well. This is probably a pen that would never be used since inking it up would reduce its value. Very cool for those that can afford to buy something for their display case.

 

Anyway, the pen is very nice looking and I really like bamboo (I actually have some very hardy cultivars growing here in Colorado) but obviously I am not one of those that will be getting one. I hope all of Mr. Nagahara's Susutake Bamboo fountain pens find a good home with some very satisfied collectors.

 

Holly

[georges zaslavsky]

saw one in the flesh at my favorite dealer mr mora today and it is a work of art

[doc4]

If the bamboo has been smoked for many decades from "Irori," I am curious if there is some faint smell of some food. They cook something in Irori and I am sure whatever is smoked with fume from Irori should smell something.

 

Mine has no scent that I can detect ... maybe apart from a bit of

[Marlow]

saw one in the flesh at my favorite dealer mr mora today and it is a work of art

 

Come on, Georges, I'm sure you can afford one! Profitez de l'instant présent!

[Lucky7]

saw one in the flesh at my favorite dealer mr mora today and it is a work of art

 

We went ahead and ordered a couple in - they've still not reached the UK yet but I'm looking forward to getting them when they do.

 

I figured that even if there is not the demand, I can always keep one for myself

[tinta]

Just wondering,....would the significant drop-off between the section & the barrel cause a problem in comfortably holding this pen?

I've seen other Sailor collector-grade pens (a recent porcelain one comes to mind) that have this feature.

Could they be comfortable daily writers?

 

All that said, I use Sailor's traditionally shaped pens & have a high regard for their nibs.

Edited August 2, 2012 by tinta