Pelikan Jazz Elegance - Cheap, Slim, High Quality Pocket Pen (Video)

[Honeybadgers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpcRkUiiKGI

 

Polished. Section.

 

I hate them so much.

 

But the rest of the pen is so good, I tolerate it.

 

They cost about $12 when you can find them, they pop up on massdrop from time to time, or as a pen/rollerball set on amazon for about $20.

 

You get a pen and a cartridge (or a pack of cartridges if you get it on massdrop) As for converters, the pen can be kind of picky since it's so thin (see video), but the schmidt K1 fits well.

 

The pen only comes in M. I find both of mine to write nice and juicy F-M lines, closer to a japanese M than a western. But they're wonderfully smooth and effortless writers, without a whisper of scratchiness or hard starting or skipping. Juicy but not gushing wet, they're very useful in everyday writing.

 

The body and cap are lacquered brass. I love the white model, it's got a shiny, lovely pearlescent wetness to it.

 

The clip is phenomenal, with a big sweep to clear any lip of clothing, and they're hinged, with a nice tapered barrel to aid in insertion into pockets. The snap cap is nice and positive without being too firm or too gentle, and mine's shown no signs of getting loose with use. It posts deeply and securely, and is not overly backweighted at all.

 

It's quite thin and straight in the hand, and long enough to use posted or not. I've noticed no gremlins regarding any tendencies to dry out, and it can go several weeks capped without use, starts right up.

 

Ink in the video is the new Lamy Bronze. It's a fun orange, but it's not very everyday usable (Monteverde Fireopal is still the only everyday orange I know of) and it ain't bronze. I also don't seem to be getting the shading that so many other people do in the pens I've tried.

Edited April 2, 2019 by Honeybadgers

[RoSpectre]

Cool video. I like the ink slam and the works box full of converters! Looks like a good writer... have you considered brushing the section? I too am bothered by polished sections... not enough to avoid buying pens that have them, but just enough to waste time fretting about them. I used a rough buffing stick to brush lines into a Jinhao section once with decent results. I'm experimenting with resin coatings now, but if those don't stick my next idea is to try a dremel wire brush finish, or stone wash (throw section in a container with smooth rocks and run through the dryer) or else find a way to engrave rings around the section. And if I really want to get nuts I'll try acid etching or flame blueing sometime. Anything to kill the really slick surface.