Why Are Some Fountain Pens Just Plain Interesting?
Engravers Script is one of the writing styles that I have been trying to learn, so the Pilot Custom 742 with a Falcon nib seemed to be the ideal pen.
I have several Pilot pens so I knew the quality and finish would be good, as with most Japanese Pens.
Initial impressions are that it's a Montblanc 149 look-alike, virtually the same length as well; MBs aren't a particular favorite of mine, but I suppose the looks of the Custom 742 do grow on you.
The resin body feels quite solid and although the black resin doesn't have that deep glow of the upscale Sailors, its contrasting gold trimmings give it a classy feel.
The clip is strong and effective.
Two turns and the screw cap is off, although the barrel takes a bit longer, requiring five turns to access the filler.
This is a good system, one of the better ones, it's the CON70 with a push type piston, large capacity and very efficient.
Quick clean and easy, I'm very pleased with it.
All in all, the pen feels very well made; everything fits properly and screws smoothly.
It feels a bit slimmer than both the Sailor Professional Gear and Montblanc 149 for example, being well balanced and very comfortable, even un-posted, the kind of pen that you can get very used to! The Falcon Nib It is a very flexible nib, it seems to me to be what some would call a 'full flex', although it's not in the 'wet noodle' category.
Maybe some would consider it to be a 'mid flex', or even somewhere in between.
This flex business is so subjective! Anyway, it has more flex than most of my 'flex' nibs.
You can write with a normal cursive hand but it doesn't take much pressure to open the tines for a broader line and when you use the nib's full repertoire, you have to write sufficiently slowly for the feed to keep up.
You can however get really good line variation and have to push it quite hard to get rail-roading.
It's a beautiful Fountain Pen, the nib is very smooth, considering that it's a fine point and it's a delight to use, providing you have a light hand and plan to use its flexibility.
It flexes progressively through a good portion of its length, not just the tip, a bit like a slow action Fly Fishing Rod! To me it's a great pen for its purpose, but not what I would call a workhorse pen.
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I have several Pilot pens so I knew the quality and finish would be good, as with most Japanese Pens.
Initial impressions are that it's a Montblanc 149 look-alike, virtually the same length as well; MBs aren't a particular favorite of mine, but I suppose the looks of the Custom 742 do grow on you.
The resin body feels quite solid and although the black resin doesn't have that deep glow of the upscale Sailors, its contrasting gold trimmings give it a classy feel.
The clip is strong and effective.
Two turns and the screw cap is off, although the barrel takes a bit longer, requiring five turns to access the filler.
This is a good system, one of the better ones, it's the CON70 with a push type piston, large capacity and very efficient.
Quick clean and easy, I'm very pleased with it.
All in all, the pen feels very well made; everything fits properly and screws smoothly.
It feels a bit slimmer than both the Sailor Professional Gear and Montblanc 149 for example, being well balanced and very comfortable, even un-posted, the kind of pen that you can get very used to! The Falcon Nib It is a very flexible nib, it seems to me to be what some would call a 'full flex', although it's not in the 'wet noodle' category.
Maybe some would consider it to be a 'mid flex', or even somewhere in between.
This flex business is so subjective! Anyway, it has more flex than most of my 'flex' nibs.
You can write with a normal cursive hand but it doesn't take much pressure to open the tines for a broader line and when you use the nib's full repertoire, you have to write sufficiently slowly for the feed to keep up.
You can however get really good line variation and have to push it quite hard to get rail-roading.
It's a beautiful Fountain Pen, the nib is very smooth, considering that it's a fine point and it's a delight to use, providing you have a light hand and plan to use its flexibility.
It flexes progressively through a good portion of its length, not just the tip, a bit like a slow action Fly Fishing Rod! To me it's a great pen for its purpose, but not what I would call a workhorse pen.
To read other interesting articles visit my website www.
penclassics.
com
