I Just Ordered A Hakase...

[ethernautrix]

Wow. That makes me want to dye my hair platinum blonde and wear it slicked back in a neat bob with diamond hair pins, don a white mink stole, and stick a cigarette in the Hakase and smoke it.

 

Nicely played, Hakase.

[85AKbN]

Hakase is making your pen with the painstaking craftsmanship, I believe.

 

I sat mesmerized watching this video.

 

English version:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3856175299&feature=iv&src_vid=cmsCTlLS6mA&v=_0eSlUXxa1k

[Earthdawn]

@ mongrelnomad ~ WOW !!!

 

Stunning pens and I mean show stopping beauty there.

 

Congrats and I would love to see some more pics and writing samples.

 

The prices are quite shocking as well lol but as with everything the bill must arrive too

[Earthdawn]

Geoduc - as you wish, here's a pic of the nib. I bought two bottles of the sepia ink - mine is the light shade. Seems there's also a darker shade too. How convenient that I forgot to buy a Hakase pen pouch with the pen

 

 

 

Bringing this back as I found a video of the pouch being made....

 

Edited December 14, 2013 by Earthdawn

[rhk]

Now that is a stunning pen! Congratulations. Please write a review and post some more closeup pictures of the barrel. Ruud

[mongrelnomad]

Wow. That makes me want to dye my hair platinum blonde and wear it slicked back in a neat bob with diamond hair pins, don a white mink stole, and stick a cigarette in the Hakase and smoke it.

 

Nicely played, Hakase.

Funnily enough I do find myself channeling a bit of Fitzgerald when I'm using it. (All you need is a stiff drink and a pen, right? )

 

Either that, or Babe Ruth...

 

 

I sat mesmerized watching this video.

 

English version:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3856175299&feature=iv&src_vid=cmsCTlLS6mA&v=_0eSlUXxa1k

 

I have seen that - it's amazing how modernity has not impinged on tradition at all. Part of what makes these pens so appealing...

 

@ mongrelnomad ~ WOW !!!

 

Stunning pens and I mean show stopping beauty there.

 

Congrats and I would love to see some more pics and writing samples.

 

The prices are quite shocking as well lol but as with everything the bill must arrive too

Thank you! Well, as I said, the bank balance and I have had a minor falling out of this very pen. I know I'm right though!

 

Seriously though, these are the first pens I've ever bought where there has been no question of every cent being worth it...

 

 

 

Bringing this back as I found a video of the pouch being made....

 

Maybe they were making mine!

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/11363452406_d89db24b97_c.jpg

 

 

 

Now that is a stunning pen! Congratulations. Please write a review and post some more closeup pictures of the barrel. Ruud

Thanks Ruud. You know the joy of a new Hakase only too well... I'll surely post more photos and impressions when I get a chance...

[brahe]

Congrats on the pen. Stunning.

These Hakase pens look absolutely amazing.

 

I want to order a Hakase fountain pen but still 'fighting' with the Japanese site. I know what I want and can't wait to order a FB10A and have it adjusted.

But, I tried to contact Hakase three times over the last month but still no reply. I find that curious and I did not expect this at all. Is this normal ?

At the same time, I contacted Nakaya for ordering a fountain pen and they replied immediately.

Because of that I already ordered a Nakaya Neostandard in col Shobu.

 

Can anyone help me out here? Love to get in touch with Hakase.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Brahe

Edited January 30, 2014 by brahe

[daoud62]

Congrats on the pen. Stunning.

These Hakase pens look absolutely amazing.

 

I want to order a Hakase fountain pen but still 'fighting' with the Japanese site. I know what I want and can't wait to order a FB10A and have it adjusted.

But, I tried to contact Hakase three times over the last month but still no reply. I find that curious and I did not expect this at all. Is this normal ?

At the same time, I contacted Nakaya for ordering a fountain pen and they replied immediately.

Because of that I already ordered a Nakaya Neostandard in col Shobu.

 

Can anyone help me out here? Love to get in touch with Hakase.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Brahe

 

I am very surprised that Ryo Yamamoto has not written you back. In my communications with him, he has invariably answered within 24 hours.

 

Which e-mail address are you using?

[mongrelnomad]

Congrats on the pen. Stunning.

These Hakase pens look absolutely amazing.

 

I want to order a Hakase fountain pen but still 'fighting' with the Japanese site. I know what I want and can't wait to order a FB10A and have it adjusted.

But, I tried to contact Hakase three times over the last month but still no reply. I find that curious and I did not expect this at all. Is this normal ?

At the same time, I contacted Nakaya for ordering a fountain pen and they replied immediately.

Because of that I already ordered a Nakaya Neostandard in col Shobu.

 

Can anyone help me out here? Love to get in touch with Hakase.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Brahe

Not my experience at all. Prompt and friendly emails have been the name of the game since the very beginning... Are you using info[at]fp_hakase.com?

 

 

I am very surprised that Ryo Yamamoto has not written you back. In my communications with him, he has invariably answered within 24 hours.

 

Which e-mail address are you using?

What he said...

[Mesu]

Words are not enough for this stunning pen.. Looks massive..

 

Some pics with cap open please?

[mongrelnomad]

As requested (and a bit late), here are some more photos of the desk pen. I do intend to do a proper review, so there will probably be a bit of crossover between that future endeavour, and this series of brief findings of another of Hakase's completely unexpected creations...

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/12251019896_e2dacaba1f_b.jpg

 

The detailing is sublime: from the pyramid stopper, to the incredible delicacy of the clip on this huge, voluptuous pen.

 

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2807/12250631333_518239292a_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3784/12251022596_ded65bee4d_b.jpg

 

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/12250636813_2b089d9ba5_b.jpg

 

The nib: Pilot size 15. Same as it ever was...

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/12250456975_436831763f_b.jpg

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/12250905624_8b08ca6bf2_b.jpg

 

And, the main event: the tortoise. Never, ever, look at fake (celluloid, acrylic) tortoise after peering into the real thing. It's not a solid, but rather a liquid:

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/12251025766_fefdc20c73_b.jpg

 

Hope that goes some way to giving you a sense of this strange and wonderful pen...

Edited February 1, 2014 by mongrelnomad

[rudyhou]

nice. i find the clip is very interesting.

[Earthdawn]

@mongrelnomad

 

WOW !

 

Fantastic pictures of a stunning pen !!!

 

Looking forward to seeing your review.

 

Thank you for taking the time to take and share those outstanding pictures of a rare pen!

[shumanfu]

Jeebus.. now I need to plan my order.

[Mesu]

Wow.. The celluloid close up is cool...

[mongrelnomad]

nice. i find the clip is very interesting.

It's incredibly dainty; curled by hand.

 

@mongrelnomad

 

WOW !

 

Fantastic pictures of a stunning pen !!!

 

Looking forward to seeing your review.

 

Thank you for taking the time to take and share those outstanding pictures of a rare pen!

My pleasure. Just hope I have time to get to it soon...

 

Jeebus.. now I need to plan my order.

Ooh... do tell! What's the shortlist?

 

Wow.. The celluloid close up is cool...

Not celluloid: real tortoise shell and buffalo horn. Only the section is ebonite...

[daoud62]

A breathtakingly beautiful pen. Congratulations and enjoy it! I have two, and I daresay there will be more. Hakase is the best!

[mongrelnomad]

Today I got an eMail from Ryo Yamomoto alerting me to a video on the website showing (with sometimes incomprehensible English commentary) each step in the construction of a Hakase pen...

 

Edit: I can't find out how to embed this, so here's the link to it on the Hakase site. Anyone who can, feel free to post it here.

 

http://fp-hakase.com/movie.html

Edited February 11, 2014 by mongrelnomad

[Painterspal]

Stunning pen, on a completely different level to all but a very few IMO.

[Sharksteve]

Not celluloid: real tortoise shell and buffalo horn. Only the section is ebonite...

As an experienced diver, underwater photographer and filmer and nature lover I have to say I'm disgusted (!) by the use of tortoiseshell.