Pilot Falcon with flexible nib

It arrived.
It's got gorgeous laquer.
But... The nib and I really don't like each other.

I just don't get on with it at all... Which is weird because my vintage sheaffer with it's semi-flexible nib is just as fine and just as flexible!

Fortunately, the Mrs has saved me the hassle of boxing it up and returning it to Cult Pens for a refund / exchange... She tried it, loves it and has snaffled it! It's now been inked with Diamine Syrah and she's busy using it in one of her journals; proclaiming it to be "a superb pen, and a wonderful writer".

I've been promised a custom ground Stub nib for my Pelikan M800 by way of exchange in the near future, so all for the best, eh? :-)

time flies...

February already?

Mea culpa! I've added a new pen to the collection at the weekend, so just waiting for it to arrive. It's a burgundy metal bodied Pilot Falcon with it's "flexible nib" in "Soft Fine" as Pilot call it, so I'll post a review and writing sample here when it arrives.

It'll write ranging from a Fine to a Broad line depending on pressure on the nib and reviews on FPN say that the "Soft Fine" gives very good line width variations.

This'll be fun! Can't wait for it to arrive!

Busy busy busy!

Work has been keeping me extremely busy. Worked the last two weekends on top of normal working week.

I'm already over a third of the way through the TM Lee handmade journal that the Mrs bought me! I've only had it since 14th January!

Pelikan M800 fine nib really suits me so much better. Loving it even more than I did!

Now then... Do I get a 1mm stub nib for it and practice my italics?

Blimey. That was quick

The M800 arrived back with me today with it's shiny new fine nib fitted.

The chaps at Stone Marketing must have done the swap and packed it back up and posted it back the same day it arrived! Talk about excellent service.

I'm loving the M800 even more with it's Fine nib. It's now writing a line the same width as the M nib Pilot Capless and suits me much better.

Happy Yeti!

M800 nib, part 3

Stone Marketing confirmed they received the Souveran this morning and I should be getting it back early next week with it's new Fine nib fitted.

M800 nib followup, part 2.

The M800 was posted off today by Royal Mail Special Delivery to Pelikan's UK distributor (Stone Marketing Ltd) for it's nib swap.

They say that the estimated turnaround for repairs is 5-10 working days, but here's hoping a nib swap will be quicker... I'm missing it already!

Pelikan M800 nib followup.

Having written a couple of pages with the M800 medium nib, and compared it both with my medium nibbed other pens and with a Pelikan extra-fine nib (thank you to my wife for letting me try her Pelikan to do so), I have decided that the Pelikan Medium nib is just a little too broad for my tastes.

This is probably due to the extremely large amount of ink that it puts down on the page with each stroke rather than the actual width of the nib itself.

Fortunately, within 28 days of purchase (along with receipt) Pelikan allow you to exchange the nib of the fountain pen free of charge.

I have been advised to contact the UK distributor of Pelikan pens to arrange this, and will be in touch with them later today (if they are open on Saturdays) or on Monday.