Customer Reviews

(2 customer reviews)

1 out of 2 people found the following review helpful

  Wonderful pen. The EF..., May 13, 2011

By jus...

Wonderful pen. The EF point is a little "dry" in the writing, and hasn't really broken in yet. I'm using Nooder's Bay State Blue (the bluest blue I have ever seen) and it seems to feed very well.

The pen is very sensitive to the kind of paper. If you use it on a high quality paper, it is super smooth and wonderful (it's a dream on a Rhodia dotpad). On cheap paper, it is very scratchy and seems to feed very differently. I think EF nibs are more demanding of paper finish, while a F or M nib wouldn't be so picky.

0 out of 1 people found the following review helpful

  I was skeptical when..., October 17, 2011

By ragdolleye

I was skeptical when I saw an American pen with a nib labeled as "extra fine," and with good reason - it is not. I was tempted to rate this three stars due to misrepresentation on the nib size but it [does] write quite nicely for a chunky-writer. I tend to write at about 1/8" text height so finding pens that deliver fine lines and paper ruled accordingly is tough. If anyone reading this is looking for a [real] fine nib - check out Sailor. I definitely have to note the build quality though - this pen just feels like a workhorse fountain pen when you pick it up; it's very solid for a budget fountain pen. If the extra-fine nib were truly extra-fine... this would likely have been a five-star pen for me, but it could pass for a medium-nib pen in some circles.