Sailor Nibs Comparison And Japanese Famous Pen Craftsman

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Your handwriting is excellent and so is your English. Another great video! Thanks.

 

Actually, though I can only understand a few of the words, your videos in Japanese are very clear because of the excellent visual information.

 

Thank you so much for the kind words, Kenshin.

 

Language is different, but I'm going to keep uploading the videos

of fountain pens and their craftsmen because I think something is

common to visual information.

 

Have a good weekend,

VirtuThe3rd

[JJ51]

Hi ALL,

 

 

Having been researching Sailor fountain pens for a long time,

I've just tried to make the video review of Sailor Music nib in

English for members of FPN.

 

 

Before this post, I have already shared some research results

on this topic, however, most of them have no English subtitles

or no explanations in English.

 

 

So this is the first time to share the fountain pen review in

Engllish.

 

 

This may be hard (for native speakers) to understand what I'm

saying though, if this is informative, I'd be more than happy to

be of service to you.

 

 

Sailor Fountain Pen Music Nib Review (English)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2I1PwuXHkg

 

 

Best regards,

VirtuThe3rd

 

 

Nice! Thank you very much for this. :roflmho:

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Nice! Thank you very much for this. :roflmho:

 

Thanks! You are welcome.

I'm glad you said so.

[wisma46]

Super!

 

Thank you for the video review.

I understood your English perfectly.

 

By the way, please tell me what kind of Sailor's nib is the best you have ever written with ?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Thank you. I'm really glad to hear that.

I felt at ease! lol

 

Your question is tough to answer because Sailor's nibs are all

smooth and easy to handle. But if I choose one, Zoom nib is the

smoothest writer of all Japanese nibs, I think.

 

 

Thanks for suggestion and new great video. Kawakubo-san has true craftsmanship.

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Thanks for suggestion and new great video. Kawakubo-san has true craftsmanship.

 

ur welcome.

Yep, Mr. Kawakubo is a true professional!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46goejRpDds

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7Yhs8y-H4

[VillersCotterets]

 

Sailor Nibs Comparison　

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sw-Na4VZXBw

 

I enjoy very much your videos about Japanese pens, especially the ones about the Sailor brand.

 

Would it be possible to see writing of all nibs on a single page, for a better ensemble view?

 

Thank you

[notVirtuThe3rd]

 

Sailor Nibs Comparison　

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sw-Na4VZXBw

 

I enjoy very much your videos about Japanese pens, especially the ones about the Sailor brand.

 

Would it be possible to see writing of all nibs on a single page, for a better ensemble view?

 

Thank you

 

Hi. Thanks for the comment.

 

What about this video on my channel?

Enjoy watching Sailor nibs world.

 

 

All Nibs of Sailor Fountain Pens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ2JsBdrm9I

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Hi ALL,

 

I've just translated the web page of TSUGE fountain pen company

and made the promotional video about the new awesome product.

 

 

URL

http://pen.tsugepipe.co.jp/

 

 

Translation

 

"Atmosphere of Japan"

 

To invent this fountain pen, we spent several years to see important cultural properties and assets in museums and galleries in Japan. We visited temples and gardens in Kyoto, Nara. Investigating them, soon we found that Japan’s Makie ones are famous all over the world as Japan’s traditional skilled technique, but are not the center of Japan’s cultural properties. Each important cultural property has their own “atmosphere” of its period. And by excellent eyes, they are valued for “atmosphere”. “Techniques” are never than “means” for it. To help to understand, we don’t call pens “real Japan” which just decollated by Makie on. And the pen with a clip formed of Japan’s traditional sword is not recognized as “our Japan”. We see it as a just curious exotic one. In Asia, writing instruments are important field from ancient time. This pen was invented to put a Japan’s important atmosphere on. We have various inherited cultural atmospheres. We selected several ones that are so deep spiritually, simple but refined for our fountain pen.

 

“Outward appearance”

 

Simple straight form. That is inspired from former fountain pens. Because of Simplicity, they can have the atmosphere that we need by adjusting the length of cap, the curve of the end. Each cultural properties, for example, each Buddha statue and Asian character has so different atmosphere each other for their slight deference of curves and lines. And we believe that Japan’s most important mind is in our delicate simplicity. So we selected this style and designed carefully considering the atmosphere.

 

“Nib”

 

We thought a originally designed body should has a nib of original design to complete the pen’s atmosphere. It’s a simple principle. We own designed and made the nib from 14k board. We needed calm atmosphere. And we adopted over-under feed to make the pen has such atmosphere. Former fountain pens have usually over-under feeds, but we took it for that reason.

 

“Inner world”

 

For its usability, we developed a independent inhaler to put ink in. But more than usability, we wanted to make the whole world of the pen. The inner parts are a little more complicated design. It is concealed in the simple outward appearance. Please feel it. It has Japanese and east Asian feeling.

 

 

Video I made

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMRmrf2oBSA

 

 

Just for your information.

Edited February 21, 2013 by VirtuThe3rd

[VillersCotterets]

Sailor Nibs Comparison　

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=sw-Na4VZXBw

 

I enjoy very much your videos about Japanese pens, especially the ones about the Sailor brand.

 

Would it be possible to see writing of all nibs on a single page, for a better ensemble view?

 

Thank you

 

Hi. Thanks for the comment.

 

What about this video on my channel?

Enjoy watching Sailor nibs world.

 

 

All Nibs of Sailor Fountain Pens.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=pJ2JsBdrm9I

 

I am hoping for a direct comparison on the same page, instead of a sequence. Something more like this http://2.bp.blogspot...bComparison.jpg

[notVirtuThe3rd]

I am hoping for a direct comparison on the same page, instead of a sequence. Something more like this http://2.bp.blogspot...bComparison.jpg

 

Thanks for the link.

OK, I'll do that before too long.

[symphony]

Your translation gives me Japanese atmosphere. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Your translation gives me Japanese atmosphere. Thank you so much for sharing this.

 

Thanks for reading, symphony.

[notVirtuThe3rd]

I've just uploaded "Yamada Fountain Pen Shop　(short)"

on my YouTube channel.

 

Please enjoy watching Japanese craftsmanship!

 

 

Yamada Fountain Pen Shop　(short)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL3Qr8uSIg4

[JJ51]

I've just uploaded "Yamada Fountain Pen Shop　(short)"

on my YouTube channel.

 

Please enjoy watching Japanese craftsmanship!

 

 

Yamada Fountain Pen Shop　(short)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL3Qr8uSIg4

 

:clap1:

Edited February 24, 2013 by JJ51

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Thanks, JJ51.

 

 

Maki-e fountain pens　- Music:Perfume Remix -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baCfXWjBomc

[inkstick]

You did it. New video again! Thanks for sharing that. I have to check the video after my assignment!!

 

:roflmho:

Edited February 26, 2013 by inkstick

[symphony]

While the pen exists as an instrument to convey and record our thoughts, the maki-e fountain pen, with its coating of natural lacquer and Japanese pictures drawn with gold, silver, sea shells, egg shells, and so on, is a work of art that represents an elegant expression of the "slow life" in contrast to the throwaway culture around us these days. Great video.

Edited February 26, 2013 by symphony

[notVirtuThe3rd]

You did it. New video again! Thanks for sharing that. I have to check the video after my assignment!!

 

:roflmho:

 

Thanks. I hope you'll enjoy it.

[notVirtuThe3rd]

While the pen exists as an instrument to convey and record our thoughts, the maki-e fountain pen, with its coating of natural lacquer and Japanese pictures drawn with gold, silver, sea shells, egg shells, and so on, is a work of art that represents an elegant expression of the "slow life" in contrast to the throwaway culture around us these days. Great video.

 

Thanks for the comment on my video.

I do think so, too!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfSR8mo4CeE

[notVirtuThe3rd]

While the pen exists as an instrument to convey and record our thoughts, the maki-e fountain pen, with its coating of natural lacquer and Japanese pictures drawn with gold, silver, sea shells, egg shells, and so on, is a work of art that represents an elegant expression of the "slow life" in contrast to the throwaway culture around us these days. Great video.

 

Thanks for the comment on my video.

I do think so, too!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfSR8mo4CeE