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foureight84
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Sep 30, 2015
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Excited for this one. I recently bought a custom heritage 91 in extra fine. If the pilot nib sizes are similar then I don't recommend extra fine if you do a lot of writing. Too dry, the tines will dig into cheaper paper. Definitely will need to get a clairefontaine or rhodia notebook. Fine is better. Much smoother to write and a lot wetter. You won't experience skipping or that scratchy feedback.
Sep 30, 2015
AlexGk
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Sep 30, 2015
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foureight84The line size of a SEF Falcon used with zero pressure and an EF Heritage 91 are indeed similar, but considering the large difference in stiffness between the two nibs, the experience with the Falcon is usually slightly smoother and wetter. Furthermore, the SEF provides, IMHO, the best line variation between zero and max pressure on the point of the nib, due to all Falcon nibs having a similar peak widening of the tines at high pressures. Still, I find the FA nib used on the Pilot Custom 742 and Heritage 912 (size #10) and in the Custom 743 (size #15) to provide the best overall experience in terms of flex and smoothness, both among Pilot pens and modern flex pens in general. It's a pity how the feeds used on those pens can't really keep up with the nib in certain situations, which is why I'm still trying to find a good way to tweak the feed of my FA nibbed pen to my liking.
Sep 30, 2015
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