Namiki Falcon & Pilot Custom 74, SF nibs

[manoloyloles]

Hello all from sunny Spain

 

I was just wondering whether these nibs are comparable or more or less the same, given that the both pens come from the same manufacturer (PILOT / NAMIKI).

 

I know that the shape of the nib is very different, as the Falcon's is very peculiar, but when it comes to writing, are there severe differences?

 

If anyone can leave some input, it will be highly appreciated!

[The Grim Sheaffer]

No the Falcon nib has a lot more Flex. The Custom SF nib will give line variation but not to the same degree.

[manoloyloles]

Excellent! Many thanks, Grim Sheaffer!!

[Neill78]

I was just wondering whether these nibs are comparable or more or less the same, given that the both pens come from the same manufacturer (PILOT / NAMIKI).

 

If you are talking about the Falcon pen versus the Pilot Custom 74 with SF nib, which I think you are based on the title of your post, then the Pilot 74 SF will probably give you more flex. If you are talking about the Falcon nib available on the higher-end Custom series pens, then the Falcon nib is supposed to be much more flexible than the Falcon pen and the Custom SF nib. Very confusing naming scheme for the Western market.

 

There is an almost identical question in this forum from about a week or two ago, so you may want to double check as I don't own a Falcon pen or S-F nib.

 

Neill

[drawline]

I've also been curious about this, ie the Falcon pens range of soft nibs vs the custom lines, but I have taken it for granted that it is quite similar, as in not very much if any (lots of differing opinions, I believe most me included dont find the SF anything but "cushy", but some have expressed that the medium is more flexy or noticeably springy than the fine).

[solitaire]

I have a Falcon pen and a Custom pen with a Falcon nib (Japanese label FA).

 

The latter is marginally more flexible than the nib of the Falcon pen.

 

Both pens are wonderful to write with and I recommend them

 

The Custom FA is my favorite pen at present

 

Solitaire

[The Grim Sheaffer]

The Pilot 74 FA is the falcon nib. It will give a lot more flex than the Falcon Pen. The 74 SF does not have much flex.

 

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[donwinn]

The Pilot 74 FA is the falcon nib. It will give a lot more flex than the Falcon Pen. The 74 SF does not have much flex.

 

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Where did you get your Custom 74 FA? I looked for one, and was told the FA nib did not come in a size 5 nib, which is what the Custom 74 has, so I had to get a Custom 742 FA.

 

Donnie

[drawline]

Wow, that is still some remarkable level of flex on the Falcon. And its not modified?

[feiye]

Wow, that is still some remarkable level of flex on the Falcon. And its not modified?

It's not that you can't get remarkable flex from the Falcon, it's just hard to. To get a significant amount of flex from a Falcon you would require a much greater amount of pressure to be applied.

 

The FA nibs are much easier to flex.

[drawline]

Interesting! I would be too afraid to add that kind of pressure to it. Using say 5 times the amounts of pressure needed to flex a real flex nib yields virtually no variation for me with a Falcon SF, so I find all this puzzling.

 

I thought how hard or resisting a nib is was linked to its limits to be flexed before getting sprung.

[Lloyd]

I thought how hard or resisting a nib is was linked to its limits to be flexed before getting sprung.

The elongated shape of the feed on the Custom FA & the Falcon prohibit the nib from overflexing if held at the typical angle; the feed's tip hits the paper before the nib is over-flexed.

[nvbrennan]

Interested with Donnie where the 74 with the FA nib comes from. Not seen one of those?!

[Bluefinntuna]

Will the FA nib be suitable for daily use? I mean since that it is very flexible will it causing any writing problem if you are not writing with care (say when writing fast)? In another thread a member mentioned that the SF nib may be more suited for daily use, but it doesn't offer enough line variation as the FA

 

TIA