Hakase Pens For $1000 Or Less?

[vam272]

Does anyone know how to get a reply from Hakase? I have asked twice about ordering a Rosewood pen from them, only to have no reply.

[shuuemura]

They reply to me very quickly, often within an hour or so. Ryo Yamamoto is amazing! Try using another email address if that helps.

[hughdrbf]

They reply to me very quickly, often within an hour or so. Ryo Yamamoto is amazing! Try using another email address if that helps.

shuuemura, I've been interested in a large jade celluloid Hakase but can't tell from their page (http://fp-hakase.com/products/celluloid/) which one may be the one. I don't see an email address for Ryo on their site, and I'd like to make contact to open a conversation with them. Could you pls point me to the email address?

 

Thanks.

 

Hugh

[shuuemura]

shuuemura, I've been interested in a large jade celluloid Hakase but can't tell from their page (http://fp-hakase.com/products/celluloid/) which one may be the one. I don't see an email address for Ryo on their site, and I'd like to make contact to open a conversation with them. Could you pls point me to the email address?

 

Thanks.

 

Hugh

 

Ahh, it's info@fp-hakase.com. Cheers!

[mongrelnomad]

I have a few Nakayas, a Rosewood Hakase and a Sailor Ebony (with maki-e).

 

I like my Hakase best (you can find out more in my reviews), but my Sailor is also a very good pen. Its 18k nib is very unusual for a Sailor (I think the ebony series are the only ones that use it), and though it is a bit wet - being available only in M and B, though there was scant difference in the specific nibs I tried - it is a lovely nib if you don't fetishise a narrower line. They can be a bit plain and ordinary, unless you plump for an ornate maki-e version, but then your pen would be more expensive than a 'budget' Hakase, and it would never feel handmade or bespoke.

 

Seriously: stop mucking about and go for the Hakase.

Edited November 30, 2014 by mongrelnomad

[vam272]

I have a few Nakayas, a Rosewood Hakase and a Sailor Ebony (with maki-e).

 

I like my Hakase best (you can find out more in my reviews), but my Sailor is also a very good pen. Its 18k nib is very unusual for a Sailor (I think the ebony series are the only ones that use it), and though it is a bit wet - being available only in M and B, though there was scant difference in the specific nibs I tried - it is a lovely nib if you don't fetishise a narrower line. They can be a bit plain and ordinary, unless you plump for an ornate maki-e version, but then your pen would be more expensive than a 'budget' Hakase, and it would never feel handmade or bespoke.

 

Seriously: stop mucking about and go for the Hakase.

Where is the Rosewood review? I am about to order one, having finally gotten a reply (due to servers,not Hakase).

[mongrelnomad]

Where is the Rosewood review? I am about to order one, having finally gotten a reply (due to servers,not Hakase).

Here...

[kenhsv]

Ok if you want to know about the wood materials the only thing your going to look at is the patterns that make up the wood that will be turned into the pen all hakase pens made of wood are lined with ebonite to give it extra rigidity but beyond that your call your choice the more exotic nib designs that designate their 80 year anniversary are in #15 size since pilot made them its as big as a nib found in the 823 and 743 and are more expensive than the more subtle designed pen next this being a hakase pen can be made edison style IE bespoke but I think the limits are only it has to be made available in their pen catalog (IE the form and shape of the pen) and just mix and match from there the length of the pen however you can specify which then can be ground and or tuned to your writing style...

I havent seen anyone have a trully bespoke Nakaya here in the forums (as I imagine they all get their Nakayas from John Mottishaw) though but I may have a hunch people in Japan have their own bespoke Nakayas

I purchased a bespoke Nakaya for a friend who was graduating from Nurse Practioner school. It was very easy. And they added Kanji for an extra touch.

 

It takes a WHILE. I ordered months ahead, but when graduation was fast approaching, I wrote them an email. They put a priority on finishing it for me, and I got it just in time for the graduation.

 

It was a very pleasant experience.

 

Of course, it didn't have the Mottishaw touch, but it was an awesome gift. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again!